4-Day Hike to Mount Kenya from Nanyuki Town
Highlights
Mount Kenya, Nanyuki
nature, trekking, camping
Group Tour
4 Days
Medium
English, Swahili
Description
Sign up for this 4-day excursion and ascend towards the second-highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya, via the Naromoru route. Starting from Sirimon Gate, hike through the Old Moses Camp, Shipton's Camp and reach Point Lenana Summit and admire the spectacular views of the sunrise.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Nanyuki town - Old Moses camp (3300m)
You will be picked up from your hotel, or residential place in Nanyuki town around 9:30 am. Start driving towards the north, reaching Sirimon Gate (Mt. Kenya park gate) in 45 minutes.
Have your lunch at this point and meet the rest of your climbing crew. Start your hiking tour along a paved road through the rainforest, reaching Old Moses Camp (3300 m ) in 3 hours, at a distance of 9 km.
Overnight at the campsite
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Day 2: Old Moses- Shipton's camp (4200m)
Have an early breakfast and start trekking along a single trail up the hill crossing Ontulili and Likii Valleys, continuing along Mackinders valleys to reach Shipton's Camp (4200 m) in 6-7 hours. Have lunch along the way.
Overnight at Shipton's campsite
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Day 3: Shipton's - Summit (4985m) - Met station camp (3300m)
Wake up at 2:00 am, have a simple breakfast and start trekking in the dark for 3 hours to Point Lenana Summit (4985 m). From this point, you will be rewarded with a spectacular African Sunrise.
Take photos and then start descending towards the Narumoru route, passing Austrian and Mackinders Camps.
Continue hiking along the wide Tereki Valley filled with vertical bogs, reaching the Met station in 5 hours for an overnight stay.
Overnight at the Met Station
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Day 4: Met Station - Nanyuki town
Have an early breakfast and start trekking down in the forest with high chances of spotting wildlife, for a distance of 9 km to reach Naromoru gate (2600m).
Have a small celebration with your crew and board the vehicle to Nanyuki for your onward destination to Nairobi.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 4 | /person |
This is a group tour |