Trip Overview
This 3-days climb to reach the third-highest peak, Point Lenana (4985m), on the Sirimon route provides the easiest way to the top and is the quickest going down. It takes the hiker through the mountain rain-forests, moorland vegetation and the alpine vegetation which include the giant heather, giant groundsel and giant lobelia. You hike up the Likii Valley and then into Mackinders valley where there is a spectacular views of the main peaks, and the goal is to reach Point Lenana in time to watch a breath-taking sunrise over this otherworldly and dramatic mountainous landscape on mount kenya.
Included / Excluded
- Pick-up or Drop-off service
- All meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Mountain guide, porters and cook
- All Park entrance fees
- Service of an Emergency First aid officer
- Hut accommodation fees
- Snacks and energy bars
- Items of personal nature
- Visas and International flight fares
- Hiking gears
- Travel insurance and evacuation cover
- Tip and gratuities
- Anything else not mentioned above
Trip Itinerary
Hiking Distance:Â 8kms
Duration:Â 2.5Hrs
Leave Nairobi at 8 am for Nanyuki town. Proceed to Sirimon Gate where you will have lunch and begin our trek. From the gate follow the track as it winds uphill though the forest which later becomes heath land upto Old Moses camp 3300m asl.
Meal Plan:Â Lunch and Dinner
Hiking Distance:Â 16kms
Duration:Â 6Hrs
After breakfast, follow the track uphill, forking left at the junction. After one hour from Old Moses Camp, the track crosses Ontulili River. Go right contouring through the Moorland and crossing Likii North and continue uphill to Mackinder’s Valley from where there are panoramic views up the valley towards the main peaks. Dinner and overnight at Shipton Camp 4200m asl.
Meal Plan:Â Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Hiking Distance:Â 24kms
Duration:Â 10Hrs
 Leave the camp at 3am up a steep stony quarry that cuts through a cliff clearing visible part towards lower Hall Tarns arriving point Lenana(4985 M asl) at 6:30am, taking about 3hrs. After the sunrise, descend down to Shiptons Camp for breakfast and later proceed down to Old Moses camp for lunch. Upon finishing your lunch you will board your private vehicle for transfer back to your hotel in Nairobi.
Meal Plan:Â Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
END OF THE TRIP
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