Mt
Kenya Climbing.
GCS-K
701: 5 DAYS MT KENYA TREK
The scenery
of forest moorland and glaciers is spectacular. On your trek,
you will see Colubus monkey, elephant or buffalo. This walk
takes you up the mountain via the Sirimon route with unforgettable
scenes of the diverse vegetation. You will also touch ice and
snow on the equator.
Day
1: Nanyuki
Depart
Nairobi in early morning driving north accompanied by our mountain
guide in a shared taxis. After a drive of two and a half-hours
we arrive in Nanyuki where we spend the night in one of the
lodges at the foot of Mt. Kenya.
Day
2: Sirimon track
A short
drive in the morning will take us to the Sirimon track. We start
our trek. We walk to Old Moses Camp (5 hours walk). Overnight
at old Moses Camp (3,400m).
Day
3: Mackinders Valley
Our hike
takes us via Mackinder's Valley to Shipton's Camp (5 hours walk).
Night at Shipton's Camp (4,200m).
Day
4: Point Lenana
Early in
the morning we climb Point Lenana (4,985m). On a very clear
day we should be able to see Mt.Kilimanjaro in the South. From
the top we walk down to the Meteorological Station (6-7 hours
walk). Night at the bandas at the Met. Station.
Day
5: Nairobi.
After a
morning trek, depart
back to Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon.
GCS
-K 702: MT. KENYA SCENIC TREK - 4 DAYS
Day
1: Nairobi/Naromoru.
Leave
Nairobi to Naro Moru arriving at Lunchtime. After lunch proceed
to Naro Moru Park Gate and start hiking from this point to the
Met. Station a distance of 9 km, which takes 3 hours. Dinner
and overnight.
Day
2: Mackinders Camp.
After breakfast
continue ascent to Mackinders Camp for dinner and overnight.
Day
3: Point Lenana.
Wake up
at around 2.30 am and attempt Point Lenana via Austrian Hut.
After Point Lenana at 4985m descend down to Mintos Hut for breakfast
then continue further down to Mountain Bandas with picnic lunch
en-route. Dinner and overnight at the Bandas.
Day
4: Chogoria - Nairobi.
After an
early breakfast leave the mountain via the Bamboo forest to
Chogoria village by land rover[extra cost]. After lunch take
your transport back to Nairobi where the tour ends.
GCS-K
703: MT. KENYA HIKING (NARO MORU - CHOGORIA) - 5 DAYS
Day
1: Nairobi - Naromoru.
Leave
Nairobi for Naro Moru arriving in time for lunch. Drive to the
base hotel where you spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day
2:
Naromoru - Met Station.
After
breakfast drive to the park gate (2460 m) where the trek starts.
The 3 hours walk covers 9 kms through equatorial rain forest.
Dinner and overnight at Met Station at 3,048 m.
Day
3:
Mackinders Camp.
At 7.30 hours
in the morning, trek past the vertical bog and beautiful vegetation
e.g. Giant lobelia, Hagenia. Picnic lunch en-route. After lunch
proceed down to Teleki Valley arriving at Mackinders Camp (4300
m) in the late evening, dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day
4: Point Lenana.
An
early pre-dawn ascent to Point Lenana via the Austrian Hut(4985
m) through the Lewis Glacier to reach the summit at 6.30 in
time to see the sunrise. We then descend to Mintos Hut for breakfast.
Later continue down along the famous Gorges Valley to the Mountain
Bandas. Lunch en-route and dinner and overnight at the Bandas.
Day
5:
Chogoria - Nairobi.
Leave
at 7.30 am through Bamboo forest for a trek that takes 5-6 hours
to Chogoria town. After lunch at the town we are transfered
to Nairobi where the tour ends.
GCS-K
704: "AROUND MOUNTAIN KENYA" TREK
Day
1: Nairobi - Nanyuki.
Depart
Nairobi at 9.30 am for Nanyuki, a journey which takes approximately
3 hours. After lunch walk around this small town or relax in
the hotel preparing yourself for the next few days trek. Dinner
and overnight at hotel.
Day
2: Nanyuki - Sirimon Park Gate - Old Moses Camp.
After breakfast
transfer to the park gate where, after checking in, we commence
our hike accompanied by the guide, cook and porters. Our trek
goes through the rain forest made up of bamboo, rosewood and
other vegetation to Old Moses Camp at 3,300 metres. From the
gate to the mountain hut is a 3 hours hike that covers nine
kilometres. Dinner and overnight.
Day
3: Old Moses - Shiptons Camp.
Our six
to seven hours trek takes us through heath and moorland where
wildlife abound and comprise of buffalo, rock hyrax and dik
dik. We reach Shiptons Camp at an altitude of 4,200 m for dinner
and overnight.
Day
4: Shiptons Camp.
After breakfast
you may take an acclimatization hike to Hausberg col (4,700m)
before coming back to Shiptons for dinner and overnight.
Day
5: Mackinders Camp.
Wake up
early morning, start for Point Lenana (4,985 m) which is reached
just before sunrise - this is an ascent of about 800 metres
in three and a half-hours. Descend via the Lewis Glacier to
the Austrian Hut (4,790 m) and continue to Mackinders Camp (4,200m)
for overnight. The descent from Point Lenana to Mackinders takes
about two hours.
Day
6: Nairobi.
After breakfast
at 8.00 am we cross the vertical bog to the road ahead where
we are picked up for our transfer to our base hotel for showers
and lunch. In the afternoon we are driven to Nairobi where our
hike terminates.
Mt
Kilimanjaro Climbing.
GCS-T
701: Marangu Trek (7 days).
Day
1: Arusha - Marangu.
Transfer to Marangu. Dinner and overnight at a hotel lodge / camp.
Day
2: Marangu - Mandara Hut (2,744 M):
Distance: 9 kms. Estimated
duration: 4 hours.
Depart
from your hotel, drive straight to Marangu National Park gate,
where the climb begins (1860m) on the edge of the mountain forest.
Walk through the semi tropical dense rain forest, with camphor,
cedar, juniper, wild olive and pillar trees festooned with lianas,
lichens and Spanish moss. Flowers of various species delight the
eyes, while monkeys shake trees and terraccos and other colourful
forest birds sing in the forest profusion. The walking takes 4
hours covering 9 km to Mandara Hut, at 2744 m near Maundi Crater.
Dinner and overnight at Mandara Hut.
Day
3: Mandara Hut - Horombo Hut (3,761 M).
Distance: 11kms. Estimated duration: 5 hours.
Starting
early in the morning towards Horombo Hut you walk 5 hours, to
cover the first 4 km or so, the dense rain forest now gives way
to the rolling moorland, clothed in knee-high grass tussocks dotted
here and there with giant heather trees, some standing upto 9
m high. Here is perhaps the most pleasant point, where the landscape
is decorated with tropical flowers and the sun is refreshingly
warm. From here, both Kibo and Mawenzi Peaks are magnificently
viewed. Some animal species are found here, i.e. bush duikers
etc. The landscape becomes more rugged and rocky, as you continue
to Horombo Hut at 3761 m above sea level. Dinner and overnight
at the Horombo Hut. You should have warm clothes due to strong
winds here.
Day
4: Horombo Hut - Kibo Hut (4,700 M).
Distance: 10kms. Estimated duration: 5 hours.
After
breakfast, continue to Kibo Hut through the euphorbia trees and
here high altitude causes difficulty in breathing and tiredness
is felt. The path leading you to Kibo Hut passes the water streams
and skirts MAWENZI before opening out into the lunar landscape
of the saddle. It forms a "U" between MAWENZI and KIBO
Peaks. You will experience the winter nights as cold and icy winds
encircle the huts accompanied by frost and snow. Dinner and overnight
at KIBO Hut.
Day
5: Uhuru Peak - Horombo Hut (3,761 M).
Distance: 24kms. Estimated duration: 12-13
hours.
Wake
up after midnight for the final attempt to the summit. Walk for
about 5 hours, the steepest and most difficult part of the route,
to GILMAN'S POINT at 5681 m above sea level, on the Crater rim.
Try again if your stamina allows, for UHURU Peak, reached in about
2 hours. This is the highest point in Africa. After signing the
visitors book, descend to Horombo Hut, for dinner and overnight.
Day
6: Horombo
Hut - Marangu
Hotel.
Descend to Marangu Gate then transfer to Marangu
or Kibo Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day
7: Marangu - Arusha.
After breakfast, Depart for Arusha arriving in the afternoon.
GCS-T
702: Kilimajaro Fast Trek (6 days).
Day
1: Arusha - Marangu.
Distance:
9 kms. Estimated duration: 4 hours.
Leave Arusha after breakfast and drive to Marangu Gate, where
you will start the trek to Mandara Hut. Lunch, dinner and overnight
at Mandara Hut.
Day
2: Marangu - Mandara Hut (2,744 M).
Distance: 11kms. Estimated duration:
5-7hours.
After
breakfast trek slowly to Horombo Hut. Lunch, dinner and overnight
at Horombo Hut.
Day
3: Horombo Hut (3,761 M).
Full day at Horombo Hut acclimatizing to the higher altitudes.
Day
4: Horombo Hut - Kibo Hut (4,700 M).
Distance: 10kms. Estimated duration: 5-7
hours.
After breakfast trek from Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut. Lunch, dinner
and overnight at Kibo Hut .
Day
5: Kibo Hut - Summit - Mweka Hut.
Distance: 8kms. Estimated duration: 7 hours.
Early start to the summit arriving there by daybreak after
a long trek. Then descend slowly to Mweka Hut. Lunch, dinner and
overnight at Mweka Hut.
Day
6: Mweka Hut - Arusha.
Distance: 10kms. Estimated duration: 3-4
hours.
Leave
from Mweka Hut after breakfast and descend down to Mweka Gate
where you will be picked up for the drive back to Arusha Town.
GCS-T
703: Machame Route Trek (8 days).
Day
1: Nairobi - Arusha/Moshi.
Drive to Arusha/Moshi via Namanga boarder where on completion
of immigration formalities you will proceed either to Arusha or
Moshi for overnight in a hotel/cottage.
Day
2: Arusha/Moshi - Mweka - Machame Hut.
Estimated
duration: 6 hours.
An early start will ensure that you reach Mweka gate in time for
the trek to Machame hut. Dinner and overnight will be at your
camp in Machame.
Day
3: Machame hut - Shira Hut (3,658 M).
Estimated
duration: 4 hours.
After breakfast you will hike to Shira Hut. The trek takes you
through rain forest and steep rocky ridges. After a short rest
dinner will be served at the camp. The evening will also be spent
at the camp.
Day
4: Shira Hut - Barranco Hut (3,680 M).
Estimated
duration: 6 hours.
From Shira Hut trek towards Barranco hut. the terk will bypass
the lava tower, proceed to the arrow glacier at an altitude of
4,876 metres before descending to Barranco Hut.
Day
5: Barranco Hut - Barafu Hut (4,600 M).
Estimated
duration: 8 hours.
After breakfast we leave Barranco and continue to the Karanga
valley for the junction which connects with the Mweka trail. We
hike to the Barafu Hut where we set up camp. Dinner and overnight
at the Barafu Hut campsite. There are possibilities of sighting
both the Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.
Day
6: Barafu Hut - Stella Point - Uhuru Peak - Mweka Campsite.
Estimated duration: 11 hours.
An early rise for Stella point at an altitude of 5,745 metres
on our way to the summit Uhuru peak which is 5,896 metres above
sea level. From the summit we descend to the Mweka campsite at
3,100 metres above sea level. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day
7: Mweka Hut - Arusha.
After breakfast we descend to the Mweka Park gate to connect transport
to Arusha for overnight.
Day
8: Arusha - Nairobi.
After breakfast depart from Nairobi where you arrive before lunch.
GCS-T
704: Umbwe Route Trek (8 days).
Day
1: Nairobi - Arusha.
Leave Nairobi for Arusha by shuttle bus arriving in the afternoon.
The afternoon will be at leisure with accommodation in a budget
hotel, you can use this opportunity for shopping and arranging
your gear. Dinner and overnight in your hotel.
Day
2: Arusha - Lava caves.
Estimated
duration: 4 hours.
Morning transfer to Marangu gate then to Umbwe village for commencement
of hike. Trek to the Lava caves for dinner and overnight. The
lava caves are at an elevation of 2800 metres above sea level.
Day 3: Lava caves - Barranco Hut.
After breakfast, continue ascent along sharp ridge, giving a distinct
high mountain feeling, then unto the moorland and arrive in Barranco
hut in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Barranco hut.
Day
4: Barranco Hut - Arrow glacier.
Estimated
duration: 4 hours.
A medium trek past enormous breach walls to camp at the foot of
the Arrow glacier. In the afternoon you will acclimatize at 4,900
metres and watch the sunset behind Mt. Meru.
Day
5: Arrow glacier - Kilimanjaro Crater Rim.
Through steep walls and scrambling up the screen and past the
frozen lava on the tottering wall we will arrive to camp by the
stunning crater rim of Kilimanjaro.
Day
6: Kilimanjaro Crater Rim - Horombo Hut.
As usual you will start in the early morning to conquer the Uhuru
peak at 5,896 metres and descend through Gilmans point and onto
Kibo hut for dinner and overnight. Kibo hut is situated at an
elevation of 3,761 metres.
Day
7: Horombo hut - Arusha/Moshi.
After breakfast descend to the Marangu Park gate via Mandara hut
and connect transport to Arusha or Moshi for overnight.
Day
8: Arusha/Moshi - Nairobi.
After breakfast you will depart for Nairobi. If you depart from
Moshi you will arrive in the afternoon and if you depart from
Arusha you will arrive before lunch.
Mt.
Meru Climbing.
GCS-T
705: Mt. Meru Trek (5 days).
Day
1: Nairobi - Moshi.
Transfer to Moshi. Dinner and overnight at a hotel lodge / camp.
Day
2: Moshi - Momella- Miriakamaba Hut.
Estimated duration: 3 1/2
hours.
After breakfast depart Moshi at around 8:30am drive to Momella
gate. Make payment and start the climb with picnic lunch to the
first hut called Miriakamaba hut. Dinner and overnight at Miriakamaba
hut.
Day
3: Miriakamaba Hut - Saddle Hut.
Estimated duration: 4 hours.
After
breakfast. Proceed with a climb to second hut called Saddle. This
is too steep part compared to the first part (2 ½ ). During
the afternoon, you can decide to attempt climbing little Meru
peak and back. ( 1 1/2). Dinner and overnight at Saddle hut.
Day
4: Saddle Hut - Meru Peak.
Wake
up at mid-night and have a cup of tea before starting attempt
big Meru peak. Proceed to summit crossing rocky path and back
to Saddle hut for full breakfast. The day will be spent resting.
Lunch, dinner and overnight at Saddle hut.
Day
5: Saddle Hut - Momella - Moshi.
Leave Saddle hut and descend down to Momella gate via first hut
(Miriakamba) where you will be transferred to Arusha/Moshi.
