6 Days Mountkenya chogoria-sirimon Route

Depart from Nairobi at 0800hrs, driving through agricultural country up to Chogoria town for lunch. After lunch, 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 up to the Mt Kenya Bandas. Dinner and overnight at the Mount Kenya Bandas.

After breakfast and sorting of porter loads we set off up the mountain at a nice and easy pace A slightly longer walk via Lake Ellis gives scenic views of Mugi, 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 3,450m.

Lake Ellis- Minto`s Camp. ( 4,200m) 4 hrs, 12km, 750m ascent. Similar early start. Again well off the beaten track to follow a ridge 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. The 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.

Minto`s - Lenana peak summits 4980m 4 hrs, 7km, 780m ascent. After breakfast we begin the gentle slow trek ascending up along the foot of huge rock walls. From the top, we`ll have an excellent view of Mt. Kenya. After ascending for a couple of hours you reach halis tarn lake. From here you traverse until you reach the point lenana for dinner having taken 4 hrs,to the summit then having conqured the we descend down to shiptons camp for the whole day relaxing.

Shiptons camp-Old Moses camp. 6 hrs, 15km, 285m ascent - 900 descent. Having done the summit,and on our easy day,trekk down for 6 hour across the heathers and alpine vegetation Descend to oldmoses camp (3300 m) for lunch via Mackinder`s valley. 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 the oldmoses camp.

Old Moses camp - Nairobi. 3 hrs, 9km, 680m descent. After early morning breakfast, descend and transfer back to Nairobi arriving late afternoon.