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5-Day Mount Kenya Hiking Adventure: Ultimate Trekking Experience

This 5 Days Mount Kenya Hiking Adventure is perfect for mountaineers to have an exciting hike to the top of Mount. Kenya. The trip will take you through various campsites on Mount. Kenya that will enable you to have the best of your time well at the hike.

Various vegetation types on the mountain slopes will be seen, especially the moorland and bamboo. While at the top of the mountain, visitors will have spectacular views of the nearby areas which is nice for photography lovers. The trip will last for five days, three mainly for hiking to the top and two for descending.

Mount Kenya Hiking Adventure Highlights

  • Day 1: Transfer to Mount. Kenya.
  • Day 2: Mount. Kenya Bandas to Lake Ellis campsite.
  • Day 3: Lake Ellis to Mintos camp.
  • Day 4: Mintos to Point Lenana to Old Moses camp.
  • Day 5: Old Moses camp and Transfer to Nairobi.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Mount. Kenya.

Pick up from your place of accommodation in Nairobi. Embark on the transfer to Mount Kenya which is approximately 6 hours and 28 minutes’ drive through Chogoria town. Lunch will be served on arrival in Chogoria.

After lunch probably at around 3:00pm, embark on the walk to Mount. Kenya Bandas which accounts for approximately 10 kilometers. Camp at Bandas where dinner will be served and stay for the night.

Day 2: Mount. Kenya Bandas to Lake Ellis campsite.

Packed breakfast served at Mount Kenya Bandas camp around 7:00 AM. After breakfast walk to Lake Ellis which is at an elevation of 3600 meters above sea level. It is a 9 kilometers distance at a 700-meter ascent. A delicious, packed lunch served on the banks of the lake. At around 3:00 PM continue to the campsite and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Lake Ellis to Mintos camp.

Breakfast served early morning at 8:00am. After there, visitors embark on the walk of 12 kilometers to Mintos camp. Lunch served on the way at the small streams that cross through the mountain areas at around 1:00pm.

After there, continue to Mintos camp which is at the innovation of 4200 meters above sea level at a 600-meter ascent. This work takes you through the gorge valleys and the moorlands. On arrival at the camp, visitors will relax as they wait for their packed dinner and then stay for the night eventually.

Day 4: Mintos to Point Lenana to Old Moses camp.

Breakfast served at around 8:00am. After their visitors, continue the hike for three hours up to point Lenana which is the highest point. On arrival at the point, the visitors will spend an interrupted 2 hours enjoying the scenery and doing photography.

After there, lunch will be served at around 1:00 PM. After lunch embark on the 5-hour descent through Mackinders Valley to Old Moses camp Where visitors will have dinner and stay for the night.

Day 5: Old Moses camp and Transfer to Nairobi.

Breakfast served at 7:00am. After breakfast, hikers embark on the three-hour descent to Sirimoni Park gate. On arrival at the gate, they will find their guide after which they will embark on the 6 hours’ journey back to Nairobi


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