4 Days from$750 p/p in USD- DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Kenya,
Tour Type
Guided
Safari Standard
Budget
Tour Overview
The 4-day Mount Kenya hike via the Sirimon ascent and Chogoria descent offers a balanced adventure, combining moderate trekking conditions with breathtaking scenery. This route provides a gradual acclimatization through lush forests, alpine landscapes, and dramatic valleys.
General Information
- Safari types:Mountain Safari, Trekking Safari
- You will visit:Mount Kenya Conservancy
- Wildlife:Birds
- Activities:Trekking, Hiking
- Getting around:Transfer Vehicle
- Start/end:Start in Nairobi, end in Nairobi
- Minimum age:17 years
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 750 per person to join a group
From USD 1000 one person climb
What's Included
- Accommodation in huts/tents on the mountain
- 3 course menu while on the mountain for 4 days/3 nights
- Professional guide, cook & porter service
- All parks entrance and camping fees
What's Excluded
- Flights & visas
- Tips, laundry, drinks
- Medical and evacuation insurance cover
- Personal hiking effects, climbing gear, equipment
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Tukutane Kenya Safaris‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Tukutane Kenya Safaris‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries and services are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
Pick up from your Nairobi hotel after breakfast for the drive from Nairobi to Nanyuki (4hrs). Here you collect the team of cook and porters and drive for 1 hour to Sirimon Park gate at 2,650 m where the hiking start. After clearing with the park authority, we will start the hike through the forest accompanied by the guides, cook and porters to Old Moses Camp at 3,300 m, arriving in the afternoon (3-4 hrs walk).
After breakfast, hike through the moorland viewing high attitude flowers, animals and birds species up the Mackinders Valley to Shipton Camp at 4,200 m, which is at the bottom of the peaks. (7 hrs walk).
After an early tea/coffee, you’ll start the climb up leaving the vegetation zone and walk on the loose scree for 3 hrs. Climb up to Lenana Peak at 4,985 m for sunrise and taking pictures. After sunrise, you descend down to meet the team on the way to Mintos camp where you stop for breakfast. After breakfast, you continue with the hike down on Chogoria route viewing the fascinating Gorges Valley to Mt Kenya Anabas Lodge for a hot shower, dinner and overnight (12-15 hrs walk).
After an early breakfast, you will meet with the crews as you wish them a farewell, then take a 2-hour walk through the forest to meet the transport vehicle through the forest to Chogoria village. Continue on to Nairobi.
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