Mount Kenya Climbing: 6 Days: In Chogoria – Out Timau Route
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02 – 04
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05 – 08
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09 – 12
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Tour Plan
Drive from Nairobi and head to Chogoria town, in a small village for dinner and overnight at Transit hotel.
After breakfast, you will have a small village walk and later drive to the Mt. Kenya Forest for 22km. After picnic lunch, you start the 10 km hike to the Meru Mount Kenya public campsite (2980M) for dinner and overnight at the campsite.
You'll start the 7 hrs hike at 07.00 am for Mintos and have lunch en route. This is a very scenic day as you'll be walking along the edge of the Gorges valley with high chances of seeing the Vivian falls and lake Michaelson on a clear day. Dinner and overnight at the Mintos Camp (4200 M), just next to the Hall tarns.
Wake up at 02.30 am, and after a cup of tea and some biscuits, start for the summit, (POINT LENANA 4985 M) arriving on top at around0 6.15 am for the sunrise. After the Photo session, descend to Shipton camp (4200 M) for breakfast and spend the rest of the day relaxing. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Shipton campsite.
After breakfast, start the 7 hrs walk to the Allan campsite (3700 M), having lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
You start the descend to the Kwa - Kimani Timau exit trail for 6hrs. From Kwa -Kimani, this is where the hike ends and you drive to Nanyuki arriving at around 4.00PM, having completed the hike. Transfer back to Nairobi by shared taxi, where you arrive at around 19:00pm.
