7-Day Mt Kenya Climbing via Chogoria Point Lenana Hike

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi - Mt Kenya Bandas

Leave Nairobi in the morning and drive to Chogoria, where a lunch stop will occur. After lunch, we take a short drive up to the Star point of the bamboo forest where the trekking commences through the thick bamboo forest for about 11 km to the Mt Kenya Bandas.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Mount Kenya Bandas.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mt Kenya Bandas - Lake Ellis Campsite

The ascent of the mountain begins after breakfast and making the day’s requirements arrangements. This is an easy trek marked by lovely sceneries and landscapes to the Lake Ellis Campsite for the night stay at about 3600m. There is a lunch break by a crossing stream and views of the moorland and a beautiful view of the Mugi, Inthanguni, and Giant Billards.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Lake Ellis – to Minto's Camp

The 3rd-day adventure begins after breakfast, with the first goal being to connect to the normal tourist trail on the Chogoria route at about 4100m. This connection trek is about 3 hours up through a mountain ridge. There’s a lunch break at a small crossing stream amid beautiful panoramic views of the gorges and valleys of northern Moorland. After Lunch, there’s a short hike of about an hour to the Minto’s huts area, where a night break is taken. The altitude at this point is about 4200m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Minto's Camp - Austrian Hut

This is a day of ‘rock climbing’ as the trek ascends along the base of huge rock boulders. From the top, there is an extraordinary view of the mountain. It’s an elevation gain of about 500m from the Minto’s camp and it takes a couple of hours to reach the tooth col. From there it’s a traverse to the Austrian hut for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Austrian hut camp - Mackinder's Camp

The summit attempt is always done before dawn, begins at about 5 am, and takes about 1 hour right on time to catch a beautiful sunrise from the top of the sky. Point Lenana, 4985m is the hikers' summit. After sunrise, a gradual descent begins heading to the Austrian hut camp for breakfast. This is followed by a slow lap of victory and celebration at Mackinder’s camp for an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mackinder's Camp - Shipton's camp

Mackinder’s camp to Shipton’s camp, about 4200m above sea level
A 3-Hour Descent Trek From Liki North To Old Moses Camp Begins After Breakfast To Catch Transport For Nairobi.
After breakfast, a clockwise ascension of the 2 Nanyuki tarns is done. This is followed by a steady descent to Shipton’s camp. There’s an overnight stay at the camp.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Shipton's camp - Nairobi

A 5-hour descent trek from Shipton’s camp to Old Moses camp through the Mackinder’s valley begins after breakfast to catch transport for Nairobi. Lunch is served at the camp before departure for Nairobi.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.