Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi to Nanyuki to Mt Kenya

   • At 7:00 am, leave Nairobi by shared shuttle van for a 4-hour drive to Nanyuki to pick up your mountain crews at Sirimon gate.

   • Start your hiking to Mt Kenya after lunch. 

   • Trek from the Sirimon gate to Old Moses Camp, a distance of 9 km that will take about 3-4 hours of trekking. On the way, you will pass through indigenous forest trees like Podo trees, Douglass fire, Cinder, pine, bamboo and finally, to the heath part. 

   Dinner and overnight at Old Moses Camp.

2. Day 2: Old Moses Camp (3300 m) to Shipton's Camp

   • Wake up at 6:00 am in the morning, pack your belongings, and then have breakfast at 6:30 am. 

   • Leave Old Moses Camp with a picnic lunch exactly at 7:00 am and head to Shipton's camp, a journey of a distance of 14 km that takes about 6-7 hours. Shipton's camp is located at the base of the highest peaks in Mt Kenya. 

   Dinner and overnight at Shipton's camp.

3. Day 3: Shipton's Camp (4200 m) to Lenana Summit (4985 m) to Chogoria, Meru Mt Kenya Bandas (2950 m)

   • Wake up very early in the morning, exactly at 2:00 am, to prepare yourself and then take pre-breakfast at 2:30 am. 

   • Leave Shipton's at 3:00 am to attempt the summit journey that takes about 3 ½ hours. Point Lenana is the third highest peak in Mt Kenya and the only one that can be reached by trekking. On a clear sky day, you can see Mt Kilimanjaro on the southern side and the Indian Ocean shining as the sun is rising.

   • After enjoying the summit, descend down to Mintos Hut for a full breakfast.

   • Here, the Mount Kenya guide will give you 45 mins/1 hour to relax before proceeding further to Chogoria gate via Road Head (3300 m), where you will have lunch. 

   Overnight stay at Meru Mt Kenya Bandas.

4. Day 4: Meru Mt Kenya Bandas to Nairobi

   • After breakfast, descend for 32 km and walk towards Chogoria shopping centre, where you see your transfer vehicle for the journey back to Nairobi.

   You can prefer a vehicle for an extra cost from Bandas to Chogoria shopping centre, where you meet your transfer shared shuttle van back to Nairobi. This is just an option in case you are too exhausted.