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TOTAL PACKAGE COST: USD. 750 PER PERSON – LOW SEASON (1st JANUARY– 30th JUNE)
TOTAL PACKAGE COST: USD. 750 PER PERSON – HIGH SEASON (1st JULY -31st DECEMBER)
HIKING GEAR CHECKLIST
- Waterproof rucksack with day pack
- Sleeping bag (covering at least 3 seasons)
- Roll mats and insulation pads
- Comfortable hiking boots, light walking trainers thongs (flip – flops)
- Gaiters (useful when encountering snow)
- Wooden walking stick / ski pole
- Sunglasses or snow, goggles, sun hat, balaclava or woolen hat
- Warm scarf, gloves, mittens and thermal underwear
- Sweaters / jumpers, anorak / raincoat, water and windproof pants, jackets, t-shirt, several pairs of socks
- Long sleeved shirt with collar, small towel, toiletries and toilet paper
- Sunscreen and lip salve
- First aid kit and insect repellent
- Flash light (head mounted preferable) and spare batteries
- Pocket knife
- Water bottle
- Whistle, some plastic bags
- Camera with spare film and batteries
Included and Excluded
- • Park Fees
- • All meals while trekking
- • Guides
- • Cooks
- • Porters
- • Accommodation while in the mountain in bandas and camps.
- • Drinking Water
- • Personal Insurance
- • Items of personal nature
- • Alcoholic & Soft drinks
- • Hiking gears
- • Visa
- • Tips
Itinerary
Pickup from Nairobi will be done at around 6:30 Am then drive to Sirimon through the Nanyuki highland and have lunch enroute. Proceed to Sirimon park gate and the trek begins from here. The trek will cover 9km till the Old Moses Hut and have dinner and then spend the night there.
After breakfast start the trek passing through the Ontulili valley, Liki valley and the Mackinder valley enjoying the sudden changes of vegetation and of its inhabitants. Arrive at the Shipton Hut during the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hut.
Spend the day at the hut then later on there will be an acclimatization hike to Hausberg to familiarize with the place in preparation for the next day’s hike then descend to the hut to get set for the next day as you will reach the summit. Later have dinner and overnight.
Start off for trekking at around 2:30am to Lenana point passing through Austrian Hut. Experience the feeling of the changing attitudes as you approach the 3rd highest point of the mountain. Lenana which is 4,985M above sea level will be reached at sunrise at around 7:00am. Take photos from the point and on a clear day you will be able to view Mount Kilimanjaro and the smashing view of the great Indian Ocean. Later on descend to Shipton Hut for breakfast and then thereafter descend to old Moses Hut for dinner and overnight.
Have breakfast from the hut then drive to Sirimon gate and then finally back to Nairobi. You will have lunch en route.
