This tour is for adventurous hikers for those who consider going to Climb Mount Kenya through Chogoria Route in the scenic stunning and gorgeous side of mount kenya,this can be done in 6 days depending on your availability in timing.
Mount Kenya trek Chogoria is our top most recommended route and certainly the most magnificent route to reach Point Lenana Peak.  It is located on the east ward side of the mountain. It is least used and so has less hikers than Naromoru and Sirimon routes mount kenya. Ascent starts from Chogoria Town / Village and is the most difficult route to hike Mt Kenya. So, how difficult is it to Climb Mount Kenya?
Mt Kenya chogoria route is located on the windward side up the mountain and the walk beside the Gorges Valley truly spectacular – magnificent views of the Hall Tarn. This 6-day hiking mountkenya tour allows you a comfortable hiking pace, giving you time to ascend the peak in a safe pace while acclimatizing to avoid altitude sickness, Descent is recommended through Sirimon route Mount Kenya
trekking via chogoria route is the most challenging ascent,which normally starts with a drive after organising the clues to mtkenya chogoria town,which is not a more populated but ever green town rich in tea,coffee,green vegetables and bananas,the main activity in the town is farming.driving in the terrain is hard especially when it is rainy season,32 km drive distance from chogoria town to the fist gate of moun tkenya,through the dense forest filledd with bamboo forest plantations,animals like baboons,syke monkey,columbus and bufalloes,and elephants are olso seen, it has a very beautiful sunrise views at the top of mountkenya,the cost in this route attractive,therefore it depends on your pocket budget,we have three kinds of cost:budget class,mid-budget and luxurious categories.The route has very beautiful,gorgeus,pristine ecological features,chogoria route has some differences,
during the day in summer the temperatures can be high as 25 degrees and the night the temperatures can drastically change to -8 degrees,so you are requested to be ready for it.what you are requested is to carry some sun burns,drink more water, and take adequate rests,
climbing mountkenya chogoria route ascent

Day 1: Nairobi- Mt Kenya Bandas (2,900m) 3hrs, 10km walk, 650m ascent.

Depart from Nairobi at 0800hrs, driving through agricultural country up to Chogoria town for lunch which has an altitude of 2300m.chogoria is a metropolitan small town with a population of less than a million people,its vas rich in agriculture because of the best weather and rich soil,the main activity around mountkenya is agriculture,crops like coffee,and tea are the main cash crop.  After lunch,  and drive up to the edge of the bamboo forest where we start our trekking through the dense bamboo forest for a distance of 10 km to the Mt Kenya Bandas.Dinner and overnight at the Meru Mount Kenya Bandas:

Day 2: Mt Kenya Bandas – Lake Ellis Campsite ( 3,600m) 3hrs, 9km, 700m ascent.After breakfast and sorting of porter loads we set off up the mountain at a nice and easy pace,animals may be seen on the way,on a quiet gentle walk passing through the nithi river,species of huge forest trees which are more the 80 years old forming a canopy,from the start and ending with tussock grass,to the altitude of 3300m . A slightly longer walk via Lake Ellis gives scenic views of Mugi hill ,Ithanguni and the Giants Billiards Table, whilst if we follow the river near road head, upstream for about 3 km, the foreground scenery and flora is particularly beautiful. Lunch on the banks of a stream, then it’s time to cut up the left hand hillside to our camp at about 3,600m, well away from any of the more “touristy” areas.

Day 3: Lake Ellis – Minto`s Camp. ( 4,200m) 4 hrs, 12km, 600m ascent.
Similar early start.  Again well off the beaten track to follow aridge up the mountain for about 3 hours to eventually join the tourist
track on the normal Chogoria route at an altitude of about 4,100m. Breath taking views over the Gorges Valley and back over towards Ithanguni and
the Northern Moorlands. Lunch is served at a small stream crossing, before continuing for a further hour to the Mintos Hut area at 4200m and our
night’s rest. Afternoon is spent relaxing at camp, though a 10 minute walk to the “Temple” is well worth the effort.  This is a 150 meters vertical
cliff that gets its name from the position visitors often adopt when peering over the edge – they look as if they are praying.An early nigt.

Day 4:mintos camp 4200m 4km 3hrs – point lenana 4987m to shiptons camp 3hrs
predawn wake up at around 2:30.for the summit point lenana,which is 4985m above sea level.this hike is done in 3 hours after get ready for the sunrise at 6:30 am.baeutiful views are seen all around including mt kilimanjaro on the south when the day is clear.later after the photo session descend down to shiptons camp for breakfast and spending the rest of the day walking around dinner and overnight at the camp

Day 5:shipton 6 hrs to oldmoses camp 3300m.
After breakfast, begin a 6 hour descent via Mackinder`s valley,,from sedeo and terere peaks,high altitude flowers like,scenecio,giant heathers,lobelia terekii, to the Old Moses camp (3,300m). The descent is gentle and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands before reaching  the camp.Dinner and overnight at Old Moses camp.

Day 6:Old Moses camp – Nairobi- 2 hrs.
After breakfast, walk down through the rainforest for 9km in 2 hours,passing through the sirimon equator area,to the sirimon national park gate to connect with your transport vehicle back to Nairobi arriving at 4:30 evening.

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Porter support for the climbNot included
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