MOUNT KENYA CLIMBING

 

90 EUROS PER PERSON PER DAY

           

                        INCLUDED

 

 

·                    Transport from Nairobi to the mountain and back

·                    Three meals per day

·                    Camping equipments

·                    Mountain Entrance fees

·                    Guide

·                    Porters

·                    Cook

 

 

ROUTE 1.

 

Day 1. Nairobi/Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi mid morning for Nanyuki arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent in this area for acclimatization. Dinner and overnight in a budget hotel.

Day 2. Old Moses Camp
After breakfast, drive to Sirimon Park Gate. After chek-in start hiking through the Rain Forest for 9 km to Old Moses camp (3300m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Shipton Camp
Depart Old Moses Camp at 7:30 am via Mackinders Valley to Shipton Camp (4200m). The distance takes 6 to 7 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4.Point Lenana- Chogoria
Early morning departure (3:00 am) to the summit, a walk that takes 3 hrs to point Lenana (4985m) arriving at 6:30 in the morning. After sunrise, descend to Mintos Hut for full breakfast and later proceed down through the Gorges valley to Chogoria Bandas and campsite. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Chogoria/Nairobi
After breakfast, set on morning journey to Chogoria (32km). 4WD vehicles are provided but during bad weather, climbers may have to walk some disance as vehicles may not reach the Bandas. From Chogoria transport is provided back to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.

COST:90 Euros per person per day

 

 

ROUTE 2

 

Day 1. Nairobi/Mt Kenya
Depart Nairobi in the morning arriving Naromoru in time for lunch. After lunch you proceed to Mt Kenya Youth Hostel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2. Met Station
After breakfast, proceed to Naromoru Park Gate and start hiking to Met Station (3300m). The hiking takes about 3 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Mackinders Camp
Depart Met Station after breakfast and proceed to Teleki Valley arriving Mackinders Camp (4300m) early evening. Picnic lunch enroute. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Austrian Camp
Depart
at 10:00 am after breakfast ascending along a steep screw to Austrian Hut (4700m). Covering this distance takes about 3 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Point Lenana-Chogoria
Departing at 5:30 am, proceed through Lewis Glacier to Point Lenana(4985m) arriving approx. 6:30 am in the morning. After the sunrise, descend down to Mintos Hut for full breakfast. Later descend along the famous Gorges Valley to Chogoria campsite. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6. Chogoria- Nairobi
After breakfast, set on morning journey to chogoria (32km).4WD vehicles are provided but during the bad weather, climbers have to walk some distance as vehicles may not reach the bandas. From Chogoria transport is provided back to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.

COST:90 Euros per person per day

 

 

ROUTE 3

 

Day 1:Nairobi-Naro Moru
Leave Nairobi for Naro Moru town for lunch. After lunch drive to the youth Hostel for the rest of the day and night acclimatizing.

Day 2:Naro Moru-Met Station
After breakfast leave the Youth Hostel and drive to the main gate.start ascending the mountain through the rain forest for the ten kilometers to the met station for dinner and overnight
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Day 3:Met Station-Mackinders Hut
After breakfast continue ascend to mackinders camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Mackinders Hut –Met Station
Wake up very early in the morning around 2.30a m and attempt point lenana via Austrian Hut to mackinders camp for breakfast and then descend down to Met Station for dinner and overnight.

Day 5:Met Station-Nairobi
After breakfast, descend the last bit of Mount from met station via Naro Moru main gate for a short drive to Naro Moru town to catch your transport to Nairobi where the tour ends.

COST:90 Euros per person per day

 

 

ROUTE 4

 

Day 1:Nairobi –Nanyuki
Leave Nairobi by public means accompanied by our mountain guide for lunch. Spend the remaining part of the day acclimatizing due to the sudden change of altitude. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Nanyuki

 

Day :2 Nanyuki - Old Moses
Transfer from Nanyuki hotel breakfast to the Sirimon gate where the climbing starts, Walk through the rain forest for 9 km (5 hrs walk)to the first mountain hut-Old Moses (3300)for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Old Moses-Shipton Camp
After breakfast at Old Moses, continue climbing through Mackinders Valley to the second hut Shipton Hut (4200m) for Dinner and overnight.

Day 4: ShiptonHut- Pt Lenana - Old Moses
Early in the morning we climb to point lenana 4985 m (17,058).on a very clear day we should be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro in the South of Mt.Elgon to the west and the Indian Ocean to the East. We descend to Shipton camp for main breakfast and soon after descend to old Moses for the night

Day 5:Old Moses – Nairobi.
After breakfast transfer from Old Moses
to catch transport back to Nairobi where the tour ends.

COST:90 Euros per person per day

 

ROUTE 5

Day 1:.Nairobi –Nanyuki
Leave Nairobi by public means accompanied by our Mountain guide arriving Nanyuki in time for lunch. Afternoon is spent in Nanyuki acclimatizing. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Nanyuki.

Day 2 :Nanyuki– Old Moses Camp
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park gate and begin your 5 hours hike to Old Moses Camp,3,330m above sea level for meals and overnight at the hut

Day 3: Old Moses Camo-Shipton Camp
After breakfast , walk from Old Moses camp via mackinders valley to Shipton Hut (4200.Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 4:Shipton Point-Lenana-Mintos Hut
Wake up very early in the morning around 2.30 hrs ready to hike to Point Lenana(4,985).on a clear day, we should be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro to the South,Mt.Elgon to the west and the Indian Ocean to the East after Point Lenana,descend to Mintos(4,250m). for break fast then proceed to road Head for lunch and dinner and overnight.

Day 5: head-Chogoria-Nairobi
After breakfast, an early walk will take us to Chogoria for lunch then back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon having conquered Mt. Kenya

COST:90 Euros per person per day

 

 

KILIMANJARO CLIMBING

 

 ROUTE 1

Day 1. Nairobi/Arusha/Moshi
Depart Nairobi by morning shuttle to Moshi arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2. Machame Hu
Drive
to Machame Village. The climb begins at the end of the tarmac road, walking for about 6 hrs gradually ascending through the forested hills onwards to Machame Hut (3000m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Shira Hut
Early in the morning, you will cross a valley and stream before ascending a steep ridge. The path then drops into a river gorge before you climb more gently onto the moorland of the Shira plateau - 3,800m. Total climbing time is about 6hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Barranco Hut
The path continues directly up the ridge towards Kibo, then turns right and descends into Barranco gorge. Climb to Barranco hut at 3940m shortly after. Total climbing time is about 6 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Barafu Hut
Crossing the Barranco Valley, climb the Barranco wall (not technical climbing), then follow the Kibo South Circuit. You will then turn left and climb up a ridge for about 2 hrs to Barafu hut at 4,600m . Dinner and overnight.

Day 6. Mweka Hut
Very early start for the summit first to Stella Point and then Uhuru Peak at 5895m. After sunrise, descend down to Mweka hut, which takes about 6 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7. Mweka Gate
This is the last day of your climb. You will descend to Mweka Gate where you will be met and transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8. Arusha/Nairobi
Depart Moshi by morning shuttle back to Nairobi arriving approx 1830hrs.

COST:135 Euros  Per person per days

 

 

ROUTE 2

Day 1. Nairobi/Arusha/Moshi
Depart Nairobi by morning shuttle to Moshi arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2. Mandara Hut
After breakfast, drive 45kms to Marangu Gate (1860m). Walk 9 kms through dense semi-tropical Rain Forest to Mandara Hut (2744m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Horombo Hut
Depart early morning for a 10hr walk up to Horombo Hut (3761m). The landscape becomes more rigged and rocky but superb, with mawenzi and Kibo peaks in view. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Kibo Hut
After breakfast, proceed on a 6hr walk throguh spectacular mountain vegetation to Kibo Hut (4732m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Uhuru Peak/Horombo
The final attempt to the summit is made in the early hours of the morning at 2:00 am. It takes about 5 hrs to the most difficult steep part of the route to Gilman Point(5681m). From Gilmans, it takes one hour thirty minutes to Uhuru Peak (5895m.) Descend to Horombo Hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 6. Moshi/Arusha/Nairobi
Descent is rapid. After breakfast, walk down to Marangu Gate for transfer to Moshi. Dinner and overnight in Moshi

Day 7. Arusha/Nairobi
Depart Moshi by morning shuttle back to Nairobi arriving approx. 1830 hrs.

COST:135 Euros  Per person per days

 

 

INCLUDED

·                     Transport from Moshi to the gate and back on the last day

·                     Accomodation in the mountain

·                     Three meals per day

·                     Camping fee

·                     Camping equipments

·                     Mountain entrance fee

·                     Guide,cook,porters

·                     Resque fee