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MOUNT KENYA TREKKING

RLS500 - 5 Days MT. KENYA UP SIRIMON DOWN SIRIMON
Min. Person: 2

Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and depart for Nanyuki town, arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon will be spent acclimatising and organising any gear you may require for the trek. Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel

Day 2: Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park Gate where you will begin your hike to Old Moses Hut for your first overnight on Mt Kenya, lunch enroute. The hike takes about 3 hours, by passing tropical rain forest and bamboo vegetation sections. The altitude here is 3,300m. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 3: Old Moses - Shiptons
After breakfast, hike to Shipton’s which is at 4,200m above sea level. You stop for a picnic lunch half way through the hike. Dinner and overnight at the hut. Walking time is 5 to 7 hours depending on your individual fitness level.

Day 4: Shiptons - Pt Lenana - Shiptons
A pre-down attempt of Pt. Lenana. This early start is intended to give you enough time to read Pt Lenana when the sun is rising and in clear weather gives you a clear view of the majestic scenery. After photography and viewing descend to Shiptons for overnight, meals enroute.

Day 5: Shiptons - Nairobi
After breakfast, descend leisurely to the road head then on to Nanyuki town where you have lunch then catch your transport to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

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RLS501 - 5 Days MT. KENYA UP SIRIMON DOWN SIRIMON
Min. Person: 2

Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and depart for Nanyuki town, arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon will be spent acclimatising and organising any gear you may require for the trek. Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel

Day 2: Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park Gate where you will begin your hike to Old Moses Hut for your first overnight on Mt Kenya, lunch enroute. The hike takes about 3 hours, by passing tropical rain forest and bamboo vegetation sections. The altitude here is 3,300m. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 3: Old Moses - Shiptons
After breakfast, hike to Shipton’s which is at 4,200m above sea level. You stop for a picnic lunch half way through the hike. Dinner and overnight at the hut. Walking time is 5 to 7 hours depending on your individual fitness level.

Day 4: Shiptons - Pt Lenana - Shiptons
A pre-down attempt of Pt. Lenana. This early start is intended to give you enough time to read Pt Lenana when the sun is rising and in clear weather gives you a clear view of the majestic scenery. After photography and viewing descend to Shiptons for overnight, meals enroute.

Day 5: Shiptons - Nairobi
After breakfast, descend leisurely to the road head then on to Nanyuki town where you have lunch then catch your transport to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

AMT 501
MT. KENYA UP SIRIMON DOWN NARO MORU (5 DAYS)

Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel. Drive to Nanyuki town. A town set on the foothills of Mt, Kenya. After lunch, spend the rest of the afternoon acclimatising and sorting out and organising all the requirements for your trip. Dinner and overnight at a Nanyuki budget hotel.

Day 2: Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Track Park Gate. Hike to Old Moses hut in an average hiking time of 3 hours, lunch enroute. This hike is very essential for acclimatisation and quite educative as far as the vegetation is concerned. Dinner and overnight at the hut, which is 3,300m above sea level.

Day 3: Old Moses - Shiptons
An early start for Shiptons, attitude 4,200m in an average hiking time of 6 hours, lunch enroute. Sirimon route lies on the north - western side of Mt Kenya and generally escapes some rainfall, making it drier than other routes most times of the year. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 4: Shiptons - Pt Lenana - Mackinders
Wake up to a pre-dawn attempt of Pt Lenana, 4,985m above sea level. If you are fortunate and the weather is clear, you may see Mt Kilimanjaro to the south, Mt Elgon to the west and even the Indian Ocean to the East. After your photography and viewing opportunity, surrounded by glaciers and ice rock caves, descend leisurely to Mackinders camp on the Naro Moru trail, meals enroute. The attitude here is 4,200m. The hut is on Teleki Valley opposite the main peaks. Descent will be about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 5: Mackinders - Nairobi
After breakfast, descend to Met station in roughly 3 hours and catch your transport to Naro Moru town for lunch then board your transport to Nairobi, arriving in the evening.

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RLS502 - 5 Days MT. KENYA UP SIRIMON DOWN NARO MORU
Min. Person: 2

Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi. Lunch in Nanyuki. Organise gear for the trek and begin the acclimatisation process as the town is at the foothills of Mt Kenya, at an attitude of 1,950m Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel.

Day 2: Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park Gate, 2,660m above sea level. Begin your 3 hour hike to Old Moses hut in an average hiking time of 3 hours. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 3: Old Moses - Shiptons
After breakfast, hike to Shiptons in an average hiking time of 5 to 7 hours, which depends directly on one’s level of physical fitness. Lunch will be taken enroute. The altitude here is 4,200m above sea level; dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 4: Shiptons - Pt Lenana - Meru Mt. Kenya
You will wake up to a pre-down attempt of Point Lenana, altitude 4,985m. After your photography and viewing session descend to Minto’s Hut on the Chogoria trail for a full breakfast then down to Meru Mt Kenya for dinner and overnight in tents. (At extra cost, you may upgrade your accommodation and spend the night at the Meru Mt Kenya Bandas, subject to availability)

Day 5: Meru Mt. Kenya - Nairobi
After breakfast, descent to Chogoria town, which is a 32km walk. (Halfway done, you may take transport for 16 km to the town at extra cost). Lunch in Chogoria then depart for Nairobi.

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RLS 503 - 5 Days MT. KENYA UP NARO MORU DOWN NARO MORU
Min. Person: 2

Day 1: Nairobi - Naro Moru
After breakfast, depart Nairobi for Naro Moru town where you will spend the night at the Youth Hostel after sorting out and organising any gear you may require to hike up the mountain, which also serves as an acclimatisation process as Naro Moru is roughly 2,000m above sea level.

Day 2: Naro Moru - Met Station
Drive to the Naro Moru Park Gate and hike a distance of 9 km in an average hiking time of 4 hours. Rest of the day at leisure continuing with the gradual process of acclimatisation. Dinner and overnight at the hut, which is 3,000m above sea level.

Day 3: Met Station - Mackinders
After breakfast, hike up the Teleki valley to Mackinder’s camp where there is a spectacular view of the main peaks. The walking time will be five hours approximately. Meals and overnight at the hut, the altitude here is 4,200m.

Day 4: Mackinders - Pt Lenana - Mackinders
You will wake up to a pre-down attempt of Point Lenana. An early start ensures a successful summit bid and weather permitting, for a clear view of the majestic summit scenery. Pt Lenana stands at 4,985m above sea level. Descend to Mackinders camp for dinner and overnight at the hut , having conquered Mt. Kenya.

Day 5: Mackinder - Nairobi via Naro Moru
After breakfast, descend down to Met Station and on to the park gate in 3 to 4 hours time. Drive to Naro Moru town for lunch then return to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

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