Itinerary

1. Day 1: Sirimon gate - Old Moses Camp

   • Drive to Sirimon Park gate Mt. Kenya National Park. 

   • Start the walk, part of the trail follows a good track through dense forests alive with bird song and the sounds of noisy Columbus monkeys. Elephants also inhabit these parts, but they are rare these days and we will be lucky to see one. We emerge on the edge of the forest where it joins the moor land zone, to Old Moses camp.

   Altitude gained 600-meters 

   Walking distance: 9 km

   Time: 3 hours

2. Day 2: Old Moses Camp –Shipton’s Camp

   • Start the hike, after breakfast, through the barrow, here the moorland offers a gentle walk to Likii North Valley. 
   • Walk up to Mackinder’s Valley which has a variety of Alpine plants, walk along the valley to Shipton’s Camp at 4200 m

    Walking time: 6-7 hrs -

   Accommodation: Hut

3. Day 3: Shipton's Camp - Lenana Peak - Mintos

   •  3:00 AM: Ascend to Point Lenana (4985 m) arriving there in time to see the African sunrise. 
   • Enjoy the views and taking photographs, From Pt. Lenana you have good views of Pt. Nelion (5188m), Pt. Batian (5199m) and other surrounding peaks. On a clear day, the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro can be seen protruding from the sky over 340km to the south. 
   • Descend to Halls Tarn campsite (4,300m) for breakfast and overnight.

   Altitude gain: 785 m

   Time: 3 hrs 

   Accommodation: Tent (tent and mat to provided)

4. Day 4: Mintos - Meru Mt Kenya Bandas

   • Start a 15km hike after breakfast, taking 6 hours hiking gently down a broad ridge.
   • Enjoy magnificent views back up the valley to the snowy peaks, and down to the waterfall tarns and lava flows in the Gorges Valley itself. 

   Lake Michelson, Lake Ellis, the giant billiard table and the Mugi hills will be visible at a distance. 

   A picnic lunch will be provided on the way, spending the night at Chogoria Banda's which provides hot showers.

5. Day 5: Meru Mt Kenya Bandas - Chogoria - Nairobi

   • Walk for approximately 10 km in the rain forest, after breakfast, enjoying beautiful views. 
   • Connect with your mountain 4x4 vehicles to drive you out of the park and down to Chogoria Town. 
   • Transfer into another vehicle before continuing back to Nairobi or to another planned destination.