7-day Mount Kenya Trekking through the Sirimon Chogoria route

Climb to the top of Mount Kenya via the Sirimon Chogoria route with this gradual 7-day ascent trek, along experienced guides from the Claudious Tours and Safaris team. Reach the top of the second highest peak in Africa!

Group

7 Days

All year

High

Intermediate

Highlights

Summit the second highest mountain in Africa!
Get a gradual acclimatization to altitude with this 7-day ascent
Enjoy unique views over wild landscapes and mountains

Description

Join me on this 7-day Mount Kenya summit circuit trek, with a gradual and paced ascent to the top of the mountain via the Sirimon route, and a quick descent through the Chogoria route.

Mount Kenya is Kenya’s highest peak and Africa’s second highest mountain, after Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Erosion and time have reduced the peak from 6500m to 5199 on the highest point today. This extinct volcano, dating back 2.5 million years old, is located about 200 kilometers north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, in the Mount Kenya National Park.

This Sirimon Chogoria route itinerary follows a gentle ascent trail up to Mount Kenya. This 7-day program was designed to provide an effective acclimatization to altitude, by adding extra but shorter hiking days to the itinerary.

This program splits the distance to the base of the peaks of Mount Kenya into three sections, instead of the usual two. This allows you to complete the summit circuit at ease, following the anticlockwise directions.

The trek will take us around the mountain passing Hausberg col (4,600m) and enjoying spectacular views of the rocky peakss, tarns and suspended glaciers of the west face of Batian peak. On the sixth day, an early morning hike will take us to Point Lenana (4,985m), the hikers’ summit, then we will quickly descend via the Chogoria trail. You can check the day-by-day itinerary below.

Bear in mind you need a decent level of fitness to enjoy this trek, you should be comfortable hiking 6-8 hours a days. This program offers an excellent gradual acclimatization to altitude, following an easy pace and avoiding headaches and symtpoms of mountain sickness.

An extra day at Shipton’s Camp is the key to take all the pressure off the itinerary, allowing you to enjoy this great trek around Mount Kenya.

So if you want to join us on this 7-day Moun Kenya ascent, just contact us! Book your trip and come experience an unforgettable mountain trek.

We also offer a 5-day and a 6-day Mount Kenya trek via the Sirimon Chogoria route.

Price includes

Accommodation included
Guiding fee
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Transport during the trip
Permit and entrance fees
Porters
Personal porters
Clean drinkable water

Price details

The price includes: . Guarantee price/guarantee trek on confirmation
• Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
• Full board accommodation whilst on the trek.
• Meal plan as detailed: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
• Accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary
• All park entrance fees to include government taxes
• Service of an English speaking professional guide, porters and skilled cook
• Start and finish Nairobi
• Treated water on the trek.
• On completion, successful climb Certificate // The price does not include:
• Laundry, tips, sleeping bags, drinks, accommodation before the trek and climbing gears
• International flights
• Visas to Kenya
• Items of personal nature
• Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi - Nanyuki

You will be picked from your Nairobi hotel or on arrival at the Airport by our representative and after the safari briefing drive north past Nanyuki town to Mt. Kenya Sirimon Park Gate where the hiking start. You will have a brief stopover in Nanyuki for shopping and lunch and pick your porters and guides. You will hike to Old Moses (3300m). Meals and overnight: Old Moses Hut/Camp (FB)

Day 2: Ascend To Shiptons Camp (4,200m) Via Mackinder’s To Shiptons Camp After an early breakfast yo

After an early breakfast you will ascend to Shiptons Camp (4,200m) via Mackinder’s Valley with picnic lunch en-route arriving Shiptons Camp late afternoon. Meals and overnight: Shiptons Huts/ Camp (FB)

Day 3: Shiptons Camp to Mackinder’s camp

After breakfast we will hike around the peak through Hausberg valley to Two Turns Huts via western terminal to Mackinder’s camp in Tereki Valley where you will have lunch and time at leisure. You can also decide to camp at American camp at the base of point John. Meals and overnight: Mackinder’s camp or American camp

Day 4: You will have a leisurely breakfast and later on hike up to Austrian Hut (4,750m)

You will have lunch at Austrian Hut and later enjoy the sceneries from the top hut as you explore the surrounding. Meals and overnight: Austrian Hut/ Camp (FB)

Day 5: An early attempt climbs to point Lenana (4,985m).

On clear day you will be able to see Mt. Kilimanjaro on the south. After the summit, you will trek down the Gorges Valley to Mintos hut ((4,300m).) for a full breakfast and rest. Latter in the afternoon after lunch, you will explore the Gorges valley as well as Halls tarn Weather permitting. Meals overnight: Mintos Camp (FB)

Day 6: Descend To Meru Mt. Kenya Bandas (2,800m)

Soon after breakfast you further descend to Meru Mt. Kenya Bandas (2,800m) via Vivian Fall and Nithi Fall with en-route lunch at Road Head. There is a bar and here you will have a beer with your porters and guide. It’s a cerebration time having conquered the mountain. Meals and overnight: Meru Mt.

Day 7: Kenya Bandas/Camp (FB) to Chogoria town for a lunch

You will have a leisure taken breakfast and later you hike down through Chogoria forest and meet with your 4×4 pickup vehicle halfway for a drive to Chogoria town for a lunch. After lunch you will be drive back to Nairobi arriving late afternoon for a drop off at the airport or at your pick up point

Details

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Meeting point

Nairobi

About the guide

Claudious

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Tour Operator

Claudious Tours and Safaris is an East Africa based firm offering Mountain climbing tours and services in East Africa including Mount Kenya climbing safaris, Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking, Mount Elgon walking tours and Mount Rwenzori Trekking. Climbing Africa Mountains offers you an experience of a lifetime. We provide you with Africa Mountain Climbing Safari Packages accompanied by experienced mountain guides, cooks and potters: ensuring that you have safe and adventurous hikes up to some of the highest and most challenging mountains in Africa which includes Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Rwenzori in Uganda and Mount Elgon. These hikes offer an opportunity to sample some of the most exciting Mountain climbing safaris in Africa. We design mountain packages for solo travelers, small and large groups looking at trekking in Africa.

Languages

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What people are saying about Claudious

Tremendous team-effort , highly professional attitude & coordination , mind-blowing guides & their game-drives , neat arrangements even in very adverse situations , superb hospitality from each & every employee..... Claudious Tours & Safaris made us feel at home from the very moment we stepped in Africa. Thank you for everything you did to us. Our trip wouldn't be so pleasant & successful without you guys.

In June, 2009 I climbed Mount Kenya, with Trekking Mount Kenya. I spent 4 days on the mountain and experienced the wonderful challenge and the friendly helpfulness and knowledge of my guides and porters. Everything was provided for my comfort and enjoyment so that it was a thoroughly fabulous and memorable trek! I recommend this company whole-heartedly.

Very organized, very friendly and professional staff. The tour was great, everything was as planned.

Randy

The Climbing Guides and service in both Kenya and Tanzania were super (5+ stars) Kenya Shem, Joxhu, Joseph & Agustin super and thanks. For Kilimanjaro, Deus and Goodlucky were fantastic. However Claudios needs to update the schedule (Lake Nakuru day 7 was canceled) and make available lunches (they were missing on 3 days to and from Nairobi) and make clear when travel will be alone. Finally the Nairobi service agent pushes additional add on Nairobi packages. These are of poor value and should be avoided. These additional package coverage was misleading and I should have avoided completely. This was a Nairobi issue only. Everyone else was above board and super to work with. in summary, the climbs are great and highly recommended. Note the published schedule is not exact and deal with the Nairobi service agent with caution. (Don't take the additional offerings.) Overall it was a very good experience where I met with many great people. Thanks to all.

Matthew

Super fun!