Central, Kenya

Mount Kenya Trekking Tour, Sirimon Route

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Duration
4 days
Max People
21
Min Age
0 - 70
Reviews
4.63 /5

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Mount Kenya Trekking Safari Highlights

This is the tallest of all Kenya Mountains, Mount Kenya rises just over 3,800 metres (17,000 feet) and is the second highest mountain in Africa.

Packed and ready to climb the second highest mountain in Africa? The trek up Mount Kenya might look challenging but it rewards all the way to the peak.

Made up of 3 main peaks, Batian – Nelion and Point Lenana, it all depends on which one you climb with all the three having different elevations.

Batian and Nelion are the highest peaks and require advanced rock climbing and mountaineering skills to conquer.

Batian being Mount Kenya’s highest peak, rises to 5,199 meters followed by Nelion slightly lower with a peak of 5,188 meters then third in place is Point Lenana rising up to 4,985 meters.

There being five (5) different main routes to climbing Mount Kenya, namely Sirimon (Offers one of the most beautiful approaches to the peaks), Burguret (You’ll be navigating through the rainforest overnighting at wilderness campsites. The route is often muddy and rough under foot), Naro Moru (The most popular descent route, fast and easy), Chogoria (The Chogoria route passes by waterfalls and an incredible gorge) and lastly Timau, the most common are the first four respectively.

Most hikers go up and down a combination of routes – which generally take about five (5) to six (6) days to complete.

These routes have security gates which make them the most frequently used.

*NB* some of the routes require special permission from the Kenya Wildlife Service to hike due to poor weather patterns and risk/danger involved during hike.

Mount Kenya remains the best trekking tour because it offers hikers breath-taking mountain scenery of glaciers, lakes, mineral springs, and alpine forests to trek through, as well as spotting some wildlife compared to Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya is considered a more scenic trek.

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Day 1 Nairobi - Sirimon Gate- Judimere Camp/Old Moses Hut. (3,300m)

We depart Nairobi at 8:00 AM straight towards Nanyuki Town (approximately 4hours) where you will have an early lunch crossing the equator en route to the Sirimon Park gate (2660m).

From the gate, we trek up through magnificent Montane forest, bamboo and giant heather zone before reaching the high altitude moorland and our first hut /Old Moses camp) for dinner and overnight.

This is a gentle trek that takes approximately 3 - 4 hrs gaining an elevation of 650m.

Day 2 Judimere/Old Moses Hut - Shipton Camp/ Shiptons Hut (4200m)

Early morning start after breakfast, follow the track uphill, forking right at the junction. After a water break, we continue on the track crossing through Ontulili River before turning right contouring through the Moorland and crossing Liki North River and continue uphill to the spectacular Mackinders Valley from where there are panoramic views up the valley towards the Shipton Camp, with picnic lunch en route arriving in Shipton camp in 7 hrs time.

This camp is a surreal setting below the towering peaks and glacier.

Resident population is of Rock hyrax and sun birds.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 3 Shiptons - Pt Lenana (4985m) - Judimere/Old Moses Hut (3300m)

Full Day Acclimatization

Elevation to gain 785m, Walking distance 25km, Walking hours 10hrs

Kick off at 3.am to reach pt Lenana in time for the African sunrise. The climb starts on frozen scree and continues on a rocky track with some very minor scrambling. With a good Moon you barely need a torch. Without a Moon, then the pollution- free sky bangs on the ground giving you as good a view of the stars as almost anywhere on Earth.

The climb takes 3 -4 hrs and to add to the exhilaration, Mt. Kilimanjaro is also visible from the horizon. Descend to Shipton camp for full breakfast. After breakfast, begin a 14Km descent via Mackinder`s valley to the Judimere Camp/ Old Moses camp (3,300m). The descent is gentle and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands before reaching the camp.

Day 4 Judimere/Old Moses Hut - Nanyuki Town - Nairobi

Elevation descent 650m, Walking distance 9km, Walking hours 2hrs 30min

After early morning breakfast, descend on a broad track through bamboo approx. 3 hours to the Sirimon Park gate to catch a shuttle van for transfer to Nairobi arriving late afternoon at approximately 01:00Pm.

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