4 Days Mt Kenya Trekking: Chogoria Transverse Sirimon Route:

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Duration

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

6 people

Languages

English

About this tour

Chogoria route is the most beautiful trekking route on Mt Kenya with spectacular landscapes and exotic flora and fauna. Tackling Mount Kenya in 4 days you don’t need to be a super athlete but at least have previous high altitude hiking experience.

I won’t recommend this program to first time hikers, old or unfit persons as it might be too intense on them as it involves gaining lot of high altidude on a very short period. Chogoria route is an exclusively camping in tents. Here is an itinerary starting from Nairobi and back in 4 days 3 nights but still we can do it the other way round starting from Sirimon route down chogoria 4 day’s is fairly easier and comfortable hike.

Itinerary

Leave from your pick up hotel or residence on an early morning and drive via the great northern highway arriving Chogoria town in 4 hours. It is from this place you willl meet the rest of your climbing crew (porters) and proceed with the driving through thick rain forest for about 1 hour. Check in the park and all the formalities involved, note that the park entrance fees are only payable via Mpesa or bank transfer, Have lunch and start trekking through rush forests passing the magnificent Nithi waterfalls proceeding to lake Ellis. Dinner and overnight at your campsite.

Have lunch and check in the park and start your trekking. The trail takes you vast wilderness with high chances of spotting wildlife. Make a scenic pass at Mugi hill summit (3,600m) which will allow good acclamation continuing to Lake Ellis camp.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Approximate hiking time, 4 – 5 hours.

Altitude gain from Nairobi; 1,650m.

After having breakfast, leave the camp trekking along a single trail through alpine and moorland vegetation. The trek between the two camps is a no water fetching point, ensure you have enough water about 3 litres from Nithi river. Lunch will have been packed for you. While at Mintos camp, you will explore around the camp to the temple and magnificent gorges valley views and of of lake Michaelson. Dinner and overnight at your campsite.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Approximate 6-7 hours hiking.

Altitude gain; 850m.

Wake up at 0200 hours, have a simple breakfast and hit the trail in the dark for the summit catching up with sunrise on time. At the Summit, this is the most breathtaking moment and unforgettable experience of all. On a very clear day, Mt Kilimanjaro is visible at a far distance. After taking some photos, hike down via Sirimon route passing Shiptons Camp (4,200m) for full breakfast.

After breakfast, leave the camp trekking down along the Mackinders valley reaching Old Moses camp (3,300 m) in 6 hours.

Spend your afternoon exploring around the lake and perhaps fishing.

Approximate hiking ascent, 3-3½ hours.

Approximate hiking descent; 4 hours.

Altitude gain; 685m, altitude drop; 1,185m.

On this final day, leave the camp trekking down on a paved road through the rush forest with high chances of spotting wild animals reaching Sirimon park gate in 2 hours. Check out the park and board on your waiting vehicle back to Nairobi or onward destination.

END OF THE TRIP.

After the breakfast, leave the camp trekking down the main road passing through bamboo and rain forests with chances of spotting wildlife reaching Clearance point in 2 hours. Board your transport back to Nairobi or your onward destination.

Note better is optional to descend down to oldmoses camp

END OF THE TRIP.