Hiking Mount Kenya along Chogoria route is the most rewarding in terms of scenery giving you an enjoyable & relaxed experience. Trekking in 6 days will give you ample time to acclimatize and local exploring to Nithi Waterfalls, lake Ellis, Hall tarns, the Temple among other scenic landscapes.
The program is not tailored for children as it does not have many walking hours per day.
Here is the sample of the itinerary starting from Nairobi and back
Hike Highlights;
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Altitude Gain from Nairobi; 1,150m
Hiking distance; 7km in 2 hours
Vegetation; Bamboo Forest
Meal Plan; Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation at Anabas lodge.
Leave Nairobi early as 7am, board your vehicle driving towards the north side of Kenya reaching Chogoria in 4 hrs. Have lunch, meet your climbing crew (porters and guides) at this town and board a 4×4 altogether proceed driving to Mount Kenya Chogoria forest passing by the government formalities check till clearance point where hiking starts.
Altitude Gain; 500m
Hiking distance; 11km in 3-4 hours
Vegetation; Alpine short bushes
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation at Lake Ellis campsite.
After breakfast and packing, leave camp towards lake Ellis but via a detour to Nithi waterfalls. Packed lunch will be served and water to ensuring an action-packed experience.
Altitude Gain; 850m
Hiking Distance; 9km
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Vegetation; Alpine moorland and giant heather
Accommodation type; Quality Mountain tents with mattress
After having breakfast and packing, leave the camp trekking up a steep and moderate elevation reaching to Mintos hut in 6-7hrs. Make sure when leaving the camp, you have enough water. In the afternoon explore around the Camp. Lunch will have been packed for you.
Whilst at the camp, make local explorations to the temple and Gorges valley view. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.
Altitude Gain; 490m
Hiking Distance; 5km
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Vegetation; Giant Heather and bare rocks
Accommodation type; Austrian Hut with Bank beds
After breakfast and packing, leave camp hiking along the gentle trail about an hour to the start of steeper scree reaching tooth col in another hour. From here you’ll be rewarded with scenic views of Hide valley, Thompson and Gallery tarns. Continue hiking another hour reaching Austrian Hut in time for lunch. In the afternoon local explore around camp and to lewis glacier. Lunch, dinner and overnight inside the hut.
Altitude Gain; 105m
Altitude Drop; 1,685m
Hiking Distance; 11km
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Vegetation; Alpine Bush
Accommodation type; Quality Mountain tents with mattress
Wake up at around 0400 hrs, pack your bags and have a simple breakfast. (Only tea, coffee or chocolate served with biscuits) Start hiking in the dark reaching to the summit in 1 hour. At the summit take photos enjoying the sunrise. When the views are very clear, Kilimanjaro is visible. Start descending via Sirimon route reaching Shiptons hut for full breakfast and rest. After resting, commence back to hiking down along the wide Mackinders valley reaching Old Moses Camp (3,300m) in 5-6 hours.
Altitude drops to Nairobi; 1,685m
Hiking distance; 9km in 2 hours
Vegetation; Bamboo & Rain Forests
Meal Plan; Breakfast
Have breakfast around 8am, start trekking down the paved road with high chances of spotting wildlife reaching exit in 2hrs. Board your ride back to Nairobi or onward destination.
END OF THE TRIP.
