Climbing Kilimanjaro And Mount Kenya

 Join your tour in Nairobi and meet your group and Tour Leader for an introductory briefing.

Overnight Standard Hotel

Drive to Mount Kenya, afternoon at leisure. Optional activities include nature walks (look out for Colobus monkeys), visit Mau Mau caves, boating on the resident lake. (About 3-4 hours walking)

Overnight Basic Mountain Shelter Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we transfer to Sirimon Gate and begin our exhilarating trek on Mount Kenya. We first trek through montane forest vegetation which becomes heathland after about 3 hours. From Old Moses camp we can see the summits of Batian and Nelion. (About 4-5 hours walking)

Overnight Basic Mountain Shelter Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we take an acclimatisation walk from Old Moses to Liki Camp and back. The relaxed ascent is characterised by great views of valleys with alpine vegetation (such as giant lobelia, everlasting flowers and cabbage groundsels) and sightings of Batian and Nelion.

Overnight Basic Mountain Shelter Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we ascend to Shiptons into tussock grass vegetation with giant groundsels and curious rock formations. (About 6-8 hours walking)

Overnight Basic Mountain Shelter Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The vegetation becomes increasingly sparse and we start coming across tarn lakes. We ascend to Hausebergs col at 4590m before descending into the Hausberh valley and arriving at Shiptons camp where we overnight. (About 4 hours walking)

Overnight Basic Mountain Shelter Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Our day starts at 3am to begin our summit attempt via Austrian hut where we stop for a brief rest. We reach Point Lenana by sunrise enjoying glorious views from Point Lenana (4985m). Thereafter we return to Mackinders to enjoy a full breakfast before our descent to Met station. (About 11 hours walking)

Overnight Basic Mountain Shelter Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Descend via the scenic Naro Moru route via the vertical bog (wet moorland), bamboo forest and tropical rainforest. Transfer to Nairobi, overnight. (About 3 hours walking)

Overnight Standard Hotel Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today we fly to Kilimanjaro airport and transfer to Moshi, where we relax before our next trek.

Overnight Standard Hotel Included meals: Breakfast

This morning we will drive to the village of Nale Moru for the starting point of the Rongai route. Porters will assist throughout the trek carrying all of our luggage. You only need carry what you will need for the day – waterproofs, a camera, water bottle and a packed lunch. The first stage of the trek is through farmland and pine forests You may have chance to see the beautiful Kilimanjaro Colobus monkey, elephant or buffalo en route. Our first camp will be at the edge of the moorland zone at around 2600m (About 4 hours walking).

Overnight Basic Camping Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Leaving the pine forest behind we carry on with a steady ascent walking though moorland. There are superb views of the Eastern icefields on the crater rim of Kibo, the highest of the three volcanoes which form the mountain. We will have lunch at the ‘Second cave’ at 3450m. In the afternoon we will leave the main trail and strike out across moorland on a smaller path towards the jagged peaks of Mawenzi, the second of Kilimanjaro’s volcanoes. We will set up campt today in the sheltered valley near Kikilewa caves at 3650m (About 8 hours walking).

Overnight Basic Camping Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning we have a short but steep ascent up grassy slopes which is rewarded by a superb view of the Kenyan plains to the north. We leave vegetation behind shortly before reaching our next camp at Mwenzi Tarn (4330m) directly below the towering cliffs of Mawenzi. This afternoon you have chance to rest or explore the surrounding area to aid acclimatisation. (About 3-4 hours walking).

Overnight Basic Camping Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We leave our campsite and cross the lunar desert of the ‘saddle’ between Mawenzi and Kibo After a couple hours trekking, reach this spectacular place, with the summit of Kilimanjaro in the backround and our trail to the high camp stretched out before our eyes. Upon reaching our camp the remainder of the day will be spent resting in preparation of the final ascent after a very early night!(4700m) (About 4 - 6 hours walking).

Overnight Basic Camping Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We start the final, and by far the steepest and most demanding part of the climb, around midnight. We will walk very slowly in the darkness on a switchback trail through losse volcanic scree to reach the crater rim at Gilman’s point(5685m).We will have a short rest to admire the spectacular sunrise over Mawenzi, before pushing on to the final ascent to Ulhuru Peak (5896m) approximately 3 hours round trip. We will pass spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit areas. The descent to Kibo hut is surprisingly fast and after some refreshment we continue our descent to our camp for the night at Horombo (3720m). (13- 15 hours walking)

Overnight Basic Camping Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we have a steady descent through moorland and a lush forest at Mandara (2700m) down to the gate at Marangu.(1830m)Here we will say goodbye to our porters and drive back to Moshi, arriving late afternoon.

Overnight Standard Hotel Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 The trip ends today in Moshi after breakfast.

Included meals: Breakfast