5 Days Mount Kenya Climb Through Chogoria

Highlights

Nairobi, Nanyuki, Mount Kenya

trekking, climbing, camping

Private Tour

5 Days

Medium

English

Description

Chogoria has long been considered the most picturesque, dramatic, and varying route. It's the most beautiful of the access routes to Point Lenana, and the best for acclimatisation as the gradient is the easiest. You are more likely to be the only climbers on this side of the mountain, ensuring a unique wilderness experience. Our guides are specialists on Mount Kenya, thoroughly knowledgeable in the flora, fauna and a foreign language.

Itinerary

Nairobi - Nanyuki

Pick up from the hotel at about 0800. It's then about 3 1/2 hours from Nairobi to collect the porters and guides (as required). Into the Mt. Kenya forest for the 22 km drive to the Park Gate at 2,850 m. Dependent on road conditions, these 22 km have been known to take all afternoon to do, and in really wet conditions the top four or five km may be impassable. Night, dependent on clients wishes, at the Meru Mt. Kenya Banda's or at road head a further 7 km from the Park Gate.
Lake Ellis

After breakfast and sorting of porter loads, we set off up the mountain at a nice and easy pace. A slightly longer walk via Lake Ellis gives scenic views of Mugi, Ithunguni and the Giants Billiards Table. If we follow the river near the road head, upstream for about 3 km, the foreground scenery and flora is stunning. Lunch by the stream banks then it's time to cut up the left-hand hillside to our camp at about 3,600 m, well away from any more "touristy" areas.
Minto's Hut

From our campsite, we continue to move up through the moorland zone. As this area of the mountain is still off the beaten track, there are no paths to follow, and on each trip, we vary the area we walk across. After about an hour, traverse left and joined a ridge (slight path to follow) and join the normal Chogoria route to Minto's Hut after about 4 hour walking. Lunch at a small stream crossing then 45 min on to a camp near Minto's Hut and next to one of the tarns. A very short afternoon walk over to superb views across to "The Temple" and down to Lake Michaelson.
Point Lenana

After pre-dawn breakfast, leave Mintos Hut for the summit passing near the Simba Tarn and Harris Tanto Point Lenana which is approximately 4 - 5 hours. After the sunrise at 6.30 and nice views of Kilimanjaro and the Coastline descend back to Mintos for full breakfast and thereafter descend to Meru Mount Kenya Lodge (Bandas) having our lunch at the Road head. Dinner and overnight at the Bandas.
Nanyuki - Nairobi

After breakfast, walk for 15 km downhill through the dense rain and bamboo forests to connect the 4 WD jeep to Chogoria Town. Then after lunch at Chogoria drive back to Nairobi for your next destination.

What's Included

Return transfer Nairobi -Nanyuki/Chogoria-Nairobi

3 meals per day while trekking

4 days Mt. Kenya trek

5 nights accommodation while trekking

2 transfer from Nanyuki/Chogoria- park gate- return

All government park fees

4x4 transport on Chogoria route

English Speaking Mountain Guides and Porters

Accommodation at Nanyuki Simbas lodge D/B/B

Mt Kenya T-shirt and Certificate

Two Man tent.

What's Excluded

First and last night accommodation in Nairobi.

Gloves, Sun glasses, Sleeping bag, Hats, Rain suits, Warm Jacket, Heavy boots, Scarf's, Rain Trousers.

You can hire some of the equipment available at a reasonable cost

Know Before You Go

Additional accommodation, transfer from and back to the airport can be arranged at an extra cost.

Our cancellation charges are determined by the fact that once we have booked with Hotels, Safari Camps and Lodges and with the local Airlines, they will charge us a cancellation fee if cancel a booking.

Generally, there is a 50% charge on cancellation with 14-35 days, 75% charge with 2-24 days, and 100% charge within 48 hours. It is the responsibility of a traveller to have adequate cancellation insurance while travelling.