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Leaving Nairobi to
start the adventure to climb Mt
Kenya, there is a wealth of different sights, sounds and smells as we
travel across African plains. Seeing Masai shepherds tending their
livestock, traditional style dwellings, small communities and typical
African views means the experience has well and truly begun before we
even start to see Mt Kenya in the distance, getting bigger as we near
it. Mt Kenya is surrounded by swathes of lush forest, giving way to
alpine moorland with the top a striking mass of rock peaks that are
often covered in snow.
Our trek up Mt
Kenya climbs and descends on different
routes, which traverse the mountain allowing us to see much more of the
mountain's character than just using the one route. Trekking to Point
Lenana at 4985 metres for sunrise, the views from Mt Kenya are
excellent, of the forests below and African plains in the Great Rift
Valley. On a clear day the snows of Kilimanjaro can be seen over 250 km
away! To climb Mt Kenya, a world famous peak, is a great and attainable
achievement for most adventure travellers!
Why not extend your
trip and enjoy East Africa for a
little longer either by combining any of our trips, or by adding a
safari or beach extension detailed on our Trip
Extensions
page.
| Itinerary |
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8 day trip to
climb Mt Kenya, with 6 days on the
mountain (see Altitude
and Acclimatisation)
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Day
1: Fly from the UK to Nairobi.
Arrive
in the evening and transfer to our hotel (BB)
Day 2:
Drive from Nairobi to Mt Kenya NP;
then into 4wd vehicles to Bandas Camp around 3000m
Day 3:
Start trek on Chogoria route, 3 hrs
through
forest and moorland, camp at Lake Ellis at 3400m
Day 4:
6 hour trek up through heather
moorland to 4000m to camp at Lake Michaelson
Day 5:
Trek into the alpine desert, to reach
Simba Tarn camp at 4600m after about 5 hrs
Day 6:
Leave camp around 4am for sunrise at
Point Lenana (4985m), descend
on the
Sirimon route to overnight at Old Moses campsite at 3400m: an 8 hour day
Day 7:
3 hrs to park gate, drive via the
equator to Nairobi hotel for dayrooms, evening flight home
Day 8:
Arrive back in the UK early morning
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| Dates |
| Friday 6
July - Friday 13 July 2012 |
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| Saturday 6
October - Saturday 13 October 2012 |
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| Friday 22
February - Friday 1 March 2013
Full
Moon |
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| Friday 5
July - Friday 12 July 2013 |
Trip Ref -
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| Saturday 5
October - Saturday 12 October 2013 |
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If you want to
travel on a different date, and/or with
your own group of family or friends, just go to Make my own
adventure to
create your own adventure trip.
When comparing trip
prices, in addition to the trip
price itself, it is just as important to compare the $ exchange rate
used that the trip price is based on.
General Information
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