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Mount Kenya

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Landscape
Mountain
Routes available
2
Trip length
5 days
Common starts
Nairobi

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Our itinerary notes show what a day here can feel like, without separating the destination from the journey around it.

Mount Kenya features on 2 FAD itineraries, ranging from 5 days. Compare the routes, see what our guides plan into a day here and choose the journey that fits your time.

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Naro Moru Route
Day 05 5 Days
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Day 05 in Mount Kenya 01 / 06

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Naro Moru Route

Have breakfast and then descend to the met station and onwards to the Naro Moru park gate in about 4 hrs time. You will then drive to Naro Moru town for lunch and depart for Nairobi arriving late afternoon. This is the end of your Mt. Kenya Climbing vacation safari. Cost will be...

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5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Sirimon Route
Day 04 5 Days
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Day 04 in Mount Kenya 02 / 06

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Sirimon Route

Sirimoni Route Mount Kenya Trekking Safari - Depart Shipton's Camp climbing towards Old Moses Camp and on to Point Lenana (Mount Kenya's Peak) You will depart the Shipton's Camp at 3am pre-dawn and make an attempt at the peaks and through the steep rocky quarry which runs through...

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5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Sirimon Route
Day 03 5 Days
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Day 03 in Mount Kenya 03 / 06

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Sirimon Route

Depart after breakfast for a 900m ascent following the track uphill and fork left at the juction. An hour from Judmier, the track will cross the Ontulili river. You will proceed along the contours on the right through the moorland and cross the Liki north. Proceed up the hill tow...

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5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Naro Moru Route
Day 04 5 Days
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Day 04 in Mount Kenya 04 / 06

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Naro Moru Route

You will start a pre-dawn climb to Point Lenana. Your chances to tackle the summit are increased when you start early and also avoid the bad weather from early afternoon. The Pt. Lenana is at 4,985m above sea level. You will later climb down to Mackinder's camp for dinner and ove...

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5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Naro Moru Route
Day 01 5 Days
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Day 01 in Mount Kenya 05 / 06

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Naro Moru Route

The first day of your Mount Kenya Climbing safari will see you depart after breakfast from Nairobi to Naro Moru, a small town on the slopes of Mount Kenya. You will spend the day at the base of Mount Kenya before your climbing mountain safari for acclimatization

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5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Sirimon Route
Day 02 5 Days
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Day 02 in Mount Kenya 06 / 06

5 Day Mount Kenya Climb: Sirimon Route

Leave Nanyuki and drive to the Sirimoni gate from here you will follow the track going uphill through the Mount Kenya forest opening up to heath land in 3 hrs of trekking. The track leads to Judmier camp at 3300m. Dinner and overnight at Judmier Camp.

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When to go to Mount Kenya

Our safari year runs in three seasons. They change the price, the crowds and what the plains look like, so the month you choose shapes the trip as much as the route does.

Country
Kenya
Time here
5 days
Routes
2
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  • PeakJul to Oct
  • HighNov to Mar
  • LowApr to Jun
  1. Jan High
  2. Feb High
  3. Mar High
  4. Apr Low
  5. May Low
  6. Jun Low
  7. Jul Peak
  8. Aug Peak
  9. Sep Peak Now
  10. Oct Peak
  11. Nov High
  12. Dec High
  • Jul to Oct Wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara
  • Apr to May Long rains: green parks, quiet roads

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