5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing- Sirimon Down Chogoria Route

Tour Information: 5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing- Sirimon Down Chogoria Route
Start : Nairobi
End : Nairobi
Tour Duration: 6 Days & 5 Night
Accommodations: As Per Itinerary
Group Size: 2 Pax and above;& Group Joining guaranteed departure

Day 1. Nairobi/Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi mid morning for Nanyuki arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent in this area for acclimatization with a complementary tour to the Equator . Dinner and overnight in a budget hotel.

Day 2 : Judmier Camp/Shipton Camp 6-7hrs, 14km, 900m ascent
After Breakfast drive to Sirimon Park gate and trek for 3 - 4 hours to Old Moses Camp (Judmeier) through a beautiful forest with East African Pencil Cedar trees, Poducarpus trees and the giant Hygenia trees. From Judmeier camp you can see the summits of Batian andNelion peaks: 9kms

Day 3: Shipton Camp - acclimatization day
Spend the day acclimatizing. Walk to Kami Hut down to Hauseberg Lakes (Hauseberg Tarn and Nanyuki Tarn). Walk back to Shipton for dinner and overnight,

Day 4: Shiptons/Point Lenana/Mount Meru Bandas (Chogoria Gate)
6 hrs, 14km, 785m ascent
Leave at 3am up a steep stony quarry that cuts through a cliff clearing visible part towards lower Hall Tarns arriving point Lenana at 6:30am, taking about 3hrs. After the sunrise, descend down to Mintos hut, 2hrs, for breakfast and further hrs down to Mount Meru Bandas, 2950m, for dinner and overnight,

Day 5: Chogoria Bandas/Chogoria/Nairobi
Descend 2hr, 15km to forest clearance to catch a 4x4 transfer vehicle to Chogoria Village where you will connect with your transfer vehicle back to Nairobi,

Tour price Includes:-

  • Guarantee price/guarantee trek on confirmation
  • Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
  • Full board accommodation whilst on the trek.
  • Accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary
  • All park entrance fees to include government taxes
  • Service of an English speaking professional guide, porters and skilled cook
  • Start and finish Nairobi
  • Treated water on the trek

Excluded:

  • Laundry, sleeping bags, beverages/Drinks, accommodation before the trek and climbing gears
  • Hotel accommodations in Nairobi before and after the trek
  • International flights
  • Visas to Kenya
  • Items of personal nature
  • Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary