Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi to Nanyuki

   • Drive to Nanyuki town and check-in to a budget hotel for lunch. 

   • Have lunch and spend the rest of the day and night acclimatising. 

   • Organize any gear you may require for the trek.

   Have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.

2. Day 2: Nanyuki to Old Moses Camp

   • Have breakfast and get transferred to the Sirimon Gate, from where the climbing starts.

   • Walk through the rainforest for 9km with lunch en route. (4 hours)

   • Reach the first Mountain Hut- Old Moses Camp, which is 3,300 m above sea level. This hike is very essential for acclimatisation and quite educative as far as the vegetation is concerned. 

   Have dinner and overnight stay at the camp.

3. Day 3: Old Moses Camp to Shipton Camp

   • Have breakfast at Old Moses.

   • Continue climbing via Mackinder’s Valley to Shipton Hut (4,200 m). Have lunch on the way. (6.5 hours)

   Have dinner and overnight stay at the camp.

4. Day 4:: Shipton Hut to Point Lenana to Mackinder’s Camp

   • Wake up at 02:30 and climb to point Lenana (4,985 m). 

   • See Mt. Kilimanjaro in the South, Mt. Elgon to the West and the Indian Ocean to the East. 

   • Descend down to Mackinder’s Camp for the main breakfast.

   • Relax for some time and descend to Met Station Camp, where you will also have your lunch.

5. Day 5: Mackinder’s Camp to Met Station to Nairobi

   • Have breakfast and descend to Met Station in roughly 3 hours. 

   • Continue to descend the last bit of the mountain to Naro Moru Main Gate for lunch. 

   • Take a transfer vehicle at the gate for a short drive to Naro Moru town and on to Nairobi.