Is it suitable for a 75 year old to do this trek? If he cannot make it to the summit, can he stay in Shipton Camp and wait for the group?

If you are a mountain climber or trekker and fit you can make it with the up Sirimon down Sirimon route, if not, yes you can stay and Shipton and try to acclimatize or come down to Oldmoses, normally for Mt. Kenya we don't join them in a group in case the speed is slow, they go at their own pace. If you can't summit, the guide brings you down.

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Mount Kenya Trek (Sirimon Route) 4D/3N

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Start and end in Nairobi

4.2

1,326 traveler reviews

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Mount Kenya Trek (Sirimon Route) 4D/3N

4 days

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Start and end in Nairobi

4.2

1,326 traveler reviews

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Hiking & Trekking: Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
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Group Size 1 - 20
Age range 10 to 99

Highlights

Hike through bamboo forests to Old Moses Camp
Trek across Mackinders Valley to Shipton Camp
Climb to Point Lenana for a stunning sunrise
Enjoy views of Mt Kilimanjaro from the summit
Descend to Sirimon Gate and return to Nairobi

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Day 1 Nairobi-Mount Kenya, Kenya
Day 2 Mount Kenya, Kenya
Day 3 Mount Kenya, Kenya
Day 4 Mount Kenya-Nairobi, Kenya

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Alex
· January 8th, 2020
We came on this trip hoping to arrive in time to see the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara and unfortunately didn't coincide exactly because its not a guarantee that the wildebeest will be migrating the same week every year, but we saw SO MUCH WILDLIFE that we couldn't believe our eyes! We were really happy with the camping, food, safari drives, guides, drivers, everything. Special thanks to our guide Samson in Kenya he made it such an authentic and fun trip.
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Mickael
· January 8th, 2020
We couldn't believe how lucky we were on this trip, we got to see a little bit of everything. It was arranged perfect from start to finish and we couldn't ask for more. We would love to come back again.
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Georgina
· January 8th, 2020
Our guide took us to see all of the best lookouts for animal viewing and he new exactly where the animals were hiding out, you could tell he had a ton of experience. It was outstanding.
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Mount Kenya Trek (Sirimon Route) 4D/3N

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Is it suitable for a 75 year old to do this trek? If he cannot make it to the summit, can he stay in Shipton Camp and wait for the group?
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- Bamba TravelOperator•Written April 2025
  If you are a mountain climber or trekker and fit you can make it with the up Sirimon down Sirimon route, if not, yes you can stay and Shipton and try to acclimatize or come down to Oldmoses, normally for Mt. Kenya we don't join them in a group in case the speed is slow, they go at their own pace. If you can't summit, the guide brings you down.
- Bamba TravelOperator•Written April 2025
  The price for this option would be 2,825 USD per person.

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