Climbing Options: We are at your service to customize any of our itineraries to suit your needs. You are at liberty to reduce or add a number of night(s), change a hotel (upgrade / downgrade) or change a given routing etc. Feel free to talk to our experienced consultants for your preferred trekking routing. Sirimon Route: Total hiking distance: Approximately 60 kms excluding acclimatization hikes
Day 1: Nairobi – Nanyuki – Old Moses
Departs: Any day
Hiking time: 4hrs
Distance: Approximately 9kms
Habitat: Montane forest
Transfer from Nairobi to the Sirimon Park gate (alt.2700m). After enjoying our picnic lunch, we begin an acclimatization hike in the tropical forests of Mt. Kenya to arrive at the Old Moses camp (alt.3200m) in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 2: Old Moses – Shiptons
Hiking time: 7hrs
Distance: Approximately 14kms
Habitat: Moorland
After breakfast, start the hike up the moorland vegetation, enjoying the amazing scenery of the Sirimon and Mackinders valleys. Picnic lunches will be served on the way arriving at the Shiptons camp (alt.4200m) in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 3: Shiptons – Simba Col – Oblong Tan
Spend the whole day at the Shiptons with an acclimatization visit to the Simba Col and a possible circuit to Oblong Tan. Dinner and overnight at Shiptons camp
Day 4: Shiptons – Summit – Mackinders – Met Station
Hiking time: 4hrs to Point Lenana Peak, 6hrs to Old Moses
Distance: Approximately 5kms ascent, 23kms descent
Habitat: Stone scree, ice-capped summit and Moorland
Start the attempt at 03h00 of the screech scree to the summit - point Lenana (alt.4985m) which is the highlight of our trip! After taking photos with the sunrise, descend slowly to the Mackinders camp where we will have breakfast, a short rest and then start the trek down to Met station hut for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Met Station – Naromoru Gate – Nairobi
After breakfast and feeling like achievers and we surely are, it is easy going down enjoying the cool mountain weather. We depart the camp to connect with the transfer vehicle to our onward destination.
Charges Per Person
No Of Pax | East Africa Citizens | Kenyan Residents (Expatriate) | Non Residents |
1 |
KES 58,000 |
KES 60,400 |
USD 1,150 |
2 - 4 |
KES 45,900 |
KES 49,900 |
USD 1,020 |
5 - 7 |
KES 43,500 |
KES 47,500 |
USD 970 |
8 - 9 |
KES 41,500 |
KES 45,900 |
USD 900 |
10 & Above |
KES 40,000 |
KES 44,000 |
USD 840 |
Any extra day will cost from KES 5,000 & USD 150 per person for citizen / resident and non resident respectively
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