Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Rendezvous at the group hotel in Nairobi. Complimentary transfers available for all clients arriving on Day 1. KE group package services begin with the evening meal at the hotel.
Day 2: Drive north to the Mount Kenya National Park. Continue by 4WD vehicles to the Chogoria Gate. Overnight in a basic lodge, locally known as a 'banda'.
Day 3: Early morning game viewing walk. Then, after breakfast, we begin our trek across open moorland to our first camp at Lake Ellis. Optional afternoon acclimatisation walk on Mugi Hill.
Day 4: Trek across moorland to join the main Chogoria Trail. Views of Vivienne Falls and the Gorges Valley. Descend to a picturesque campsite at Lake Michaelson.
Day 5: Ascend to the 'alpine zone' above the treeline and head towards the north side of Point Lenana. A short, sharp scree slope takes up to the camp at Simba Tarn.
Day 6: Early start for the relatively easy ascent to Point Lenana, the trekkers' summit on Mount Kenya. We watch the sunrise over Africa and descend via the Sirimon Route to Old Moses Camp.
Day 7: Trek down to the park gate and then drive to Nairobi. We have the use of a day room at the hotel in Nairobi, before transferring to Nairobi Airport, where KE group package services end.
