6 Days /5 Nights Mount Kenya Climbing

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DAY 1: NAIROBI - NANYUKI
Picked from Airport or your Hotel and drive north to Mt. Kenya region (Nanyuki Town). Spend the rest of day acclimatizing due to sudden change of altitude. Dinner and overnight at Hotel in Nanyuki Town.

DAY 02: NANYUKI - OLD MOSES HUT
Transferred form your to Sirimon Park Gate where the hiking start. You will hike to Old Moses Camp 10kms which is 4hrs walk. Dinner and overnight at Old Moses Hut (3300m).

DAY 03: OLD MOSES HUT - SHIPTON CAMP
After an early breakfast you will ascend to Shipton Camp via Makinders Valley with picnic lunch en-route arriving Shipton Camp late afternoon (16kms which is 7-8hrs hiking duration). Dinner and overnight at Shipton Camp (4,200m).



DAY 04: SHIPTON CAMP - MAKINDER'S CAMP
Early climb to point Lenana 4,985m - On clear day you will be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro on the south, Mt. Elgon to the west and Indian Ocean to the east. Descend to Makinder's Camp for full breakfast and rest for the whole day. Dinner and overnight at the Camp (4,300m).

DAY 05: MAKINDER'S CAMP - MET STATION
Soon after breakfast you further descend to Met Station via Terek Valley, are Met Station in time for late lunch. Dinner and overnight at Met Station Bandas (3,100m).

DAY 06 : MET STATION - NAIROBI
You will have a leisure taken breakfast and later you hike to Naru-Moru Park gate where you will be picked and transferred to Nairobi.

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