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Overview
5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing – Sirimon – Naro Moru Route, Offers the most rewarding site on sunrise with views of Mt Kilimanjaro, Kenya coast and Mt elgon at Point Lenana. combines two of the most famous routes , Sirimon and Chogoria, producing a remarkably diverse and spectacular trek.
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Description
5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing – Sirimon – Naro Moru Route climbing package combines two of the most famous routes up the mountain, Sirimon, and Chogoria, producing a remarkably diverse and spectacular trek. 5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing – Sirimon – Naro Moru Route coming off the west passes through the dry side of the mountain with its giant trees and rocky terrain, and the descent onto the Chogoria path is exactly different with its lush bamboo and highland forests. Sirimon route is considered by many to represent Mt Kenya one of the easiest routes to reach Point Lenana.
The route is on the dry side of the mountain and affords walks through old-growth forest on lower slopes and giant heather, alpine flowers and lobelia in higher elevations. Naro Moru route also considered one of the quickest routes to descend. Ascent is on the dry side of the mountain which offers some of the finest walkings. Climb up through forest into a wide ridge approach to the summit area. The route starts on the northwest side of the mountain near Nanyuki.
Mount Kenya climbing In Sirimon Route and Out Chogoria is ideal during the following seasons: Jan to March and July to October. Mount Kenya may not be the highest Mountain but its one of the best trekking and climbing Mountains with Biodiversity, Beauty and best sceneries ever to be found on another Mountain in Africa.
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Itinerary
Itinerary of the 5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing via Sirimon & Naro Moru Route: DAY 1 - Leave Nairobi at 8:00 am to Nanyuki, which normally takes 4 hours drive, arriving at 12:00, then proceed to Mt Kenya National Park Sirimon gate, picnic lunch will be provided. - After lunch, follow the track uphill for 10 km, forking left at the junction to reach Old Moses camp which is situated at 3,300m. - The ascent from Sirimon gate to Old Moses is 690m. - Dinner/overnight. DAY 2 After breakfast, leave at 8:00 am, follow the directions for the direct route, until you reach the fork after one hour. - The track becomes a path, and swings right and south round the head of a large valley, crossing several small streams to reach the crest of the ridge between the Otulili and Liki North Valleys. - A walk of 3 to 4 hours to Liki North hut at 3,993m. - Dinner/overnight. DAY 3 - After breakfast, ascend the west side of the Valley, over a ridge, then down into the Mackinders Valley to meet the direct route, taking one to two hours. - From here, follow the Mackinders Valley to reach Shipton camp, a total of 4 hours from Liki to Shipton's camp at 4,250m. - Dinner/overnight. DAY 4 - Wake up at 2:30 at night, have tea and biscuits, then leave at 3:00 to the summit which normally takes 3 hours, this section is rocky and frozen scree. - Continue walking until you get to point Lenana 4,985 meters at 6:30 in the morning for the sunrise. - Then descend down to Mackinders camp for breakfast then after breakfast walk down to Met station for 5 hours. - Dinner/overnight. DAY 5 - After morning breakfast, continue walking down through the bamboo and indigenous forest to reach Naro Moru gate to meet up with your transport back to Nairobi.
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