Itinerary
- Day 1
Nairobi to Old Moses Camp
You'll leave Nairobi early in the morning and head toward Sirimon Gate. The drive takes you through Nanyuki, where you'll stop for lunch and get your equipment briefing sorted out. This is when you'll meet your mountain crew and the porters who'll be supporting the trek. After that, you start walking through montane forest and bamboo zones, climbing about 740m (2,430 feet) in elevation before reaching Old Moses Camp for the night.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Nanyuki town), Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Sirimon Park Gate to Old Moses Camp (approx. 10km, 3-4 hours)
- Equator crossing en-route to Sirimon Park Gate
- Briefing and equipment check before trek
- Mountain trek through montane forest, bamboo, rosewood and heather zones
Landmarks Mount Kenya Sirimon Park Gate Equator - Day 2
Old Moses Camp to Shipton's Camp
After an early breakfast, you're looking at a tough 7 to 8 hour trek that gains around 900m (2,950 feet). The landscape shifts dramatically as you move through Mackinder Valley, where you'll see unusual alpine plants like giant lobelia and groundsel scattered across the terrain. By evening you'll reach Shipton's Camp, which sits just below the glaciers and peaks, so you're getting close to the summit area now.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Early breakfast before trek), Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Old Moses Camp to Shipton's Camp (approx. 14km, 7-8 hours)
- Trek through Mackinder Valley with unique equatorial African alpine vegetation
Landmarks Mackinder Valley Mount Kenya Main Summits (Batian and Nelion) - Day 3
Shipton's Camp to Point Lenana to Old Moses Camp
This is the big day. You're starting at 3am in the dark with your headtorch, tackling frozen scree and rocky terrain to reach Point Lenana at 4,985m (16,355 feet) right around sunrise. The view of the African dawn from up there is what this whole climb builds toward. After some time celebrating at the top, you'll descend back to Shipton's Camp for brunch, then keep going down to Old Moses Camp. It's a long, demanding day but the kind that stays with you.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hearty brunch at Shipton's Camp after summit), Dinner
Included Activities
- Pre-dawn summit attempt trek from Shipton's Camp to Point Lenana (4,985m)
- Hiker's summit ascent through scree and rocky scramble to Point Lenana
- Sunrise experience at Point Lenana with views of Batian and Nelion peaks
- Descent from Point Lenana to Shipton's Camp for brunch
- Descent from Shipton's Camp to Old Moses Camp (approximately 4-5 hours)
Landmarks Point Lenana Mount Kilimanjaro Batian Nelion - Day 4
Old Moses Camp to Nairobi
You'll have breakfast and then walk down through rainforest toward Sirimon Park Gate, where you'll sign out and meet your vehicle. From there it's the drive back through Nanyuki and then on to Nairobi, finishing up your Mount Kenya trek.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Descent from Old Moses Camp to Sirimon Park Gate (approx. 10km, 2 hours)
- Trek through montane forest, bamboo, rosewood and heather zones
Landmarks Sirimon Park Gate
