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5
Days / 4 nights Sirimon out Chogoria
Day 1. Nairobi/Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi mid morning for Nanyuki arriving in time for
lunch. The afternoon is spent in this area for
acclimatization. Dinner and overnight in a budget hotel.
Day 2. Old Moses Camp
After breakfast, drive to Sirimon Park Gate. After Check-in
start hiking through the Rain Forest for 9 km to Old Moses
camp (3300m). Dinner and overnight.
Day 3. Shipton Camp
Depart Old Moses Camp at 7:30 am via Mackinders Valley to
Shipton Camp (4200m). The distance takes 6 to 7 hrs. Dinner
and overnight.
Day 4. Point Lenana- Chogoria
Early morning departure (3:00 am) to the summit, a walk that
takes 3 hrs to point Lenana (4985m) arriving at 6:30 in the
morning. After sunrise, descend to Mintos Hut for full
breakfast and later proceed down through the Gorges valley to
Chogoria Bandas and campsite. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5. Chogoria/Nairobi
After breakfast, set on morning journey to Chogoria (32km).
4WD vehicles are provided but during bad weather, climbers may
have to walk some disance as vehicles may not reach the Bandas.
From Chogoria transport is provided back to Nairobi, arriving
late afternoon.
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Naromoru down Sirimon
Day 1: Nairobi/Naromoru
Depart Nairobi in the morning for Naromoru Town
arriving for lunch. Proceed to Naromoru Youth Hostels
for acclimatization for the rest of the day. Dinner
and overnight.
Day 2: Met Station
Depart after breakfast and drive to Naromoru Park
Gate. After registration start your hike through the
rain forest for about 9 km with picnic lunch en route
to Met Station (3050m) for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Mckinders Camp
After breakfast proceed with your ascend covering over
14km (5-6 hrs) to Mackinders Camp (4300m) with picnic
lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Old Moses
Depart early morning at 3.00am to attempt point
Lenana(4985m) - 3½ hrs arriving at 6.30am for sunrise.
After sunrise descend to Shipton Camp for breakfast,
then further down to Old Moses camp (3300m) for dinner
and overnight.
Day 5: Nairobi
After breakfast descend 9 km to the Sirimon Gate for
transport to Nanyuki and back to Nairobi.
Price includes:
- Transportation from and back to Nairobi
- I night fullboard accommodation in Nanyuki
- Services of a trained guide and porters
- All camping equipments
- Three meals per day
Not included:
- climbing equipments
- Sleeping bags
- Visas
- Other expenses of personal nature such laundry,
beverages, bottled water, tips etc.
4 Days Sirimon Down Sirimon
Day 1: Old Moses Camp
Depart Nairobi early morning and drive through Kikuyu
countryside to the slopes of Mt. Kenya arriving Nanyuki Town
in time for lunch. After lunch proceed to Sirimon Park Gate
(1 hr). Start hiking from this point to Old Moses Camp - 9
km (3300m) for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Shipton Camp
Depart in the morning for Shipton Camp along
Mackinders Valley with picnic lunch en route. Dinner and
overnight at Shipton Camp - 4200m.
Day 3: Point Lenana/Old Moses
Summit day! Depart camp at 3.00am and start ascending
towards Point Lenana (4985m) to arrive approx. 6.30am for
the sunrise. When the weather is clear, Mt. Kilimanjaros
Kibo and Mawenzi peaks are visible. Descend to shipton Camp
for breakfast, then proceed further down to Old Moses Camp
for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Nairobi
After breakfast, descend through the rain forest to
Sirimon Park Gate for our transport back to Nanyuki and
onwards to Nairobi.
Price includes:
- Transportation from and back to Nairobi
- I night fullboard accommodation in Nanyuki
- Services of a trained guide and porters
- Three meals per day
Not included:
- climbing equipments
- Sleeping bags
- Visas
- Other expenses of personal nature such laundry,
beverages, bottled water, tips etc.
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Mount Kenya National Park
Mt. Kenya National Park is located to the east of the Great Rift Valley, about 175km North-East of Nairobi. The ecosystem lies in Central and Eastern provinces of Kenya. At 5,199m the mountain is the second highest peak in Africa. Mt. Kenya is an important water tower in the country. It provides water for about 50% of the country’s population and produces 70% of Kenya’s hydroelectric power.
UNESCO inscribed Mount Kenya as a World Heritage Site. It’s described as one of the most impressive landscapes in Eastern Africa with its rugged glacier-clad summits, Afro-alpine moorlands and diverse forests that illustrate outstanding ecological processes.
The attraction of Mount Kenya include impressive landscape, rugged glacier clad summit, afro alpine moorland, forests, wildlife and over 800 recorded plant species of which 81 species are endemic to the area. Mount Kenya is the only free standing mountain in the world with permanent glaciers.
Mount Kenya has three major climbing routes, this include Sirimon route, Chogoria route and Narumoru Route. Accommodation is inform of mountain huts, one can also camp around the mountain huts and use the mountain huts facilities.
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