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Areas of Interest: Central Highlands, Mt. Kenya, Equator, Mountain Rock campsite, Mau Mau caves, Sirimon Track,  Shiptons Camp, Metrological Stations, Mackinders Valley,  Point Lenana, Kilimanjaro, Nairobi

Activity: Trekking, scenery, photography

Country: Kenya

Situated in the Central Highlands, only 16 Kms south of the equator Mt. Kenya’s equatorial icecaps attract trekkers and mountaineers from all over the world. The highest summits – Batian and Nelion require technical experience, though point Lenana is the trekker’s summit. In this splendid high elevation scenery of mountain forest, moorland and glaciers, you will meet with colobus monkey, elephant or buffalo. You will gradually walk up the mountain to the north of the main peaks via the Sirimon route with an open view of the peak area. Descent will be via the Naro Moru route.

Day 1 – Mountain Rock:
Leave Nairobi in the morning and transfer to Mountain Rock campsite near Nanyuki for lunch. Afternoon at leisure or walk to Maumau Caves with a guide for a small extra cost. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Day 2 – Old Moses:
A short drive in the morning will take us to the Sirimon track. Acclimatization walk (5 hours), to Old Moses camp. Night at Old Moses Camp (3,400m).

Day 3 – Shipton’s Camp:
Via Mackinders Valley we walk from Old Moses Camp to Shipton’s Camp 95 to 8 hours walk). Night at Shipton’s Camp (4,200m).

Day 4 – Metrological Station Banda’s:
Early in the morning we climb Point Lenana (4,985m). The ascent to Lenana by the North face is particularly exhilarating, if not long and hard in some places. However views from the summit are stunning and o­n a very clear day, we should be able to see Kilimanjaro in the south. From the top, we walk down to the Meteorological Station (6 - 7) hours walk). Overnight at the Meteorological Station Bandas.

Day 5 – Nairobi:
We descend early in the morning to Naromoru Park gate where we take our transfer truck back to Nairobi arriving late afternoon.