5 Day Hiking Adventure Mt Kenya Via Sirimon Route

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Nairobi - Nanyuki⌄

   This Morning at 8:00 Am, we will pick you up from Our Nairobi Departure location and drive to Nanyuki. You will link up with the Guide, cook and the porters in Nanyuki, later we will leave Nanyuki and drive to Sirimon Gate. Check in and start hiking through the rain forest to Old Moses Camp at 3300m. Picnic Lunch will be served enroute. If you are Lucky you will see big Game Like The buffalo, Elephant, water bucks and other Game. The distance is 9kms and it takes 3hrs. While at the Old Moses camp at 1600hrs you may take a short 1 hr walk just to acclimatize. Dinner and overnight at the camp Old Moses Bandas.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at Old Moses Bandas

2. 2Old Moses Hut to Shipton's Camp⌄

   After breakfast we start the relatively easy hike of the moorland vegetation on the track crossing Ontulilli River before turning right contouring through the Moorland and crossing Liki North River and continue uphill to Mackinders Valley from where there are panoramic views up the valleys. Walking through the picturesque views of the Sirimon and the Mackinders valleys arriving to Shipton's Camp at 4200m. Lunch is served enroute This is a relatively long Day, the distance to Shipton’s Camp from 0ld Moses camp is 16kms and it takes 6 hours. Shipton’s Camp. This camp is a surreal setting below the towering peaks and glacier with amazing views of the Northern side of the Mountain. Dinner and overnight at the bandas

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at Shipton’s Bandas.

3. 3Start of the Peak Circuit⌄

   Breakfast is served at 0800am and later at 0900am start the peak circuit, from Shipton’s camp the trail leads to kami Camp below the north face of Batian. Continuing southwest the trails climbs up to the ridge 4600 mts above sea level, Hike through the Scree before reaching Hausberg col at 4590m. We will later descend into the upper Hausberg valley and rest at the aptly named oblong and Hausberg tarns. Ascending to the crest of a ridge known as Arthur’s seat we see the trail winding along a beautiful series of rock ledges. We will be able to see Mackinders Teleki Lodge, Two Tarn, Nanyuki Tarn and American Camp. We proceed to Austrian camp thus we shall have seen Point Peter, Daton and other Beautiful Scenes. Picnic Lunch will be served on the way.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at Austrian camp

4. 4To Point Lenana⌄

   The highlight of our trip! At 0430hrs, wake up and have tea & biscuits. Start the attempt of the summit peak (Point Lenana, alt 4985 meters), take photos with the African sunrise, it’s possible to see Mt Kilimanjaro Kibo and Mawenzi peaks from the Summit of Pt. Lenana if the weather is clear especially at dawn, and the views are spectacular. Descend down to Mintos Hut for full breakfast. After breakfast descend to Mt. Kenya Chogoria Bandas as you see Lake Ellis, Mugi hills, Vivien Falls and the Giant Billiards table at a distance. Picnic Lunch at the road head and you arrive at the Bandas early evening for a long deserved hot shower, dinner and overnight at the Bandas.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Mt. Kenya Chogoria Bandas

5. 5Chogoria Bandas - Nairobi⌄

   After breakfast descend for a 10km walk through the bamboo forest, you are picked up by Private transport to Chogoria, Later from Chogoria you bid farewell to the porters and drive to Nairobi, we drive through agricultural country to reach Nairobi at 3pm. Drop off at your Nairobi hotel/residence.

   Meals: Breakfast