5-Day Hiking Tour of Mt Kenya via Sirimon Route from Nairobi

Early morning we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel/residence and drive to Nanyuki. You will link up with the Guide, cook, and porters in Nanyuki, later we will leave Nanyuki and drive to Sirimon Gate. Check in and start hiking through the rainforest to Old Moses Camp at 3300m. Picnic Lunch will be served en route. If you are Lucky you will see big Games like Buffalo, elephants, and waterbucks, among others. The distance is 9kms and it takes 3 hours. 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.

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 at Shipton’s Camp at 4200m. Lunch is served en route 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 glaciers with amazing views of the Northern side of the Mountain. Dinner and overnight at the bandas

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 the Austrian camp where we shall see Point Peter, Daton, and other Beautiful Scenes. Picnic Lunch will be served on the way.

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), and 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 a 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.

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 the agricultural country to reach Nairobi at 3pm. Drop off at your Nairobi hotel/residence.