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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Nairobi - Old Moses

Nairobi - Old Moses

You'll be picked up from your hotel at 7:30 am. Later, you'll leave Nairobi at 8.30 am, and transfer to Sirimon Park Gate (2,660m) the base of your Mt. Kenya trail. Here you meet with guides/porters and start your climb at 10 am. After a 3-hour walk with lunch on the way, you will head to Old Moses Camp (3,300m) on the edge of the mountainous forest where you will spend the night.

Main Destination:
Mount Kenya
Accommodation:
Old Moses Mountain Camp
  • Budget mountain hut located Mt Kenya
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Shiptons Camp

Shiptons Camp

You'll leave the camp at 8.30 am and continue your hike through the moorland characterized by many varieties of Seneca and lobelia to Shiptons Camp (4,200m). Lunch will be taken on the way. The 14km hike takes about 6 hours. Your overnight stay will be at Shiptons Camp just below the 3 majestic peaks—Batian, Nelion, and Lenana.

Main Destination:
Mount Kenya
Accommodation:
Shipton's Hut
  • Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kenya
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Point Lenana

Point Lenana

After an early morning breakfast at 4.00 am, the trek leads via a steep scree to Simba Cole and on through rocky terrain to Point Lenana. After summit photos, you will descend again to Simba Cole and continue to Mintos Hut (4,200m). Here you have a lunch break, before passing along a ridge overlooking Gorge Valley and Lake Michaelson. In the late afternoon, you will reach your destination for the day—a fly camp at the road head at 3,300m.

Main Destination:
Point Lenana (Mt Kenya)
Accommodation:
Lenana Hotel
  • Budget hotel located in Mwanza (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Nairobi

Nairobi

You'll descend Meru Mt. Kenya Bandas at 3,000m. On your short 2-hour hike you may encounter a buffalo, klipspringer, zebra, and sometimes an elephant. At the bandas, 4×4 vehicles will be waiting to drive you through a dense bamboo forest on slippery roads to Chogoria. Here you will meet your driver, have lunch before bidding the crew farewell, and proceed to Nairobi. You'll be dropped off at your hotel.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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  • This tour is offered by Hyrax Safaris, not SafariBookings.
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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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