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Day No.
|
Destination
|
Overnight stay
|
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1
|
2309m
/ 7578 feet |
Climbers Camp |
|
2
|
300m
/ 9846 feet |
Kampi
ya Machegeni |
|
3
|
Highland
Castle |
Highland
Castle |
|
4
|
4500m
/ 14769 feet |
Two
Turn Hu |
|
5
|
4985m
/ 16355 feet |
Bandas
Lodge |
|
6
|
Depart for Nairobi |
End
of our services |
Day
01:- Climbers Camp (2309m / 7578 feet)
We depart Nairobi at 9:00 Am for our base hotel at Burguret arriving in
time for lunch. After lunch we trek to the famous Mau Mau caves and Burguret
Water falls en route to Climbers Camp for dinner and overnight. This acclimatization
walk takes 3 to 4 hours.
Day
02:- Kampi ya Machegeni (300m / 9846 feet)
After breakfast, we embark on our hike to Kampi ya Machegeni. This 13
kilometers trek takes 5 to 7 hours. We shall have our lunch en route before
reaching Machegeni for overnight.
Day
03:- Highland Castle
After breakfast we continue our alpine ascent. Our goal is to reach Highlands
Castle nine kilometers away in 4 to 6 hours time. We take our lunch en
route. Overnight at Highlands Castle.
Day
04:- Two Turn Hut (4500m / 14769 feet)
We trek to Two Turn Hut.
We enjoy the panoramic view of the mountain and the alpine vegetation
which is now predominantly giant groundsels.
Overnight at Two Turn Hut.
Day
05:- Peak Lenana (4985m / 16355 feet)
We start at 02:30 hours for the extremely stiff climbing to conquer Peak
Lenana. After 4 hours of challenging climbing we reach the Summit of Peak
Lenana. We enjoy the panoramic view below and after sunrise we descend
to Mintos Hut for breakfast. We visit Gorges Valley and thereafter descend
to Bandas Lodge for overnight.
Day
6:- Chogoria
After breakfast, we continue our descent to Chogoria and drive back to
Nairobi arriving late evening
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