You spend the first night at Castle Forest Lodge at an altitude of 2010m, situated 3km into the rainforest on the southern slope of Mt. Kenya, for acclimatization.

Day 1:  At 7.30 Am, you start your hike with a trek of about two hours through the tropical rainforest, then for 4 hours through the bamboo-forest and the last two hours you cross some small streams, swamps interrupted by giant heather until you reach the beautiful Sagana River camp at approximately 3400m for overnight.

Day 2:  After about 4 hours of steep climbing you come to the moorlands with its giant lobelia’s and senecio’s. In the afternoon you cross the moorlands walking through an expanse of tussock grass and descend a little for overnight at the Thigo river camp at about 3900m.

Day 3: From the camp you start traversing the river valley with more tree groundsel and lobelia, over a ridge and into the Hohnel valley. Lunch at Lake Hohnel and across another ridge and the peaks come into view majestically towering over the Teleki valley. You follow the upper slope of the Naro moro River all the way to Mackinder’s Camp (4200m) for overnight.

Day 4: Today you stay at approximately the same altitude and walk the circuit around the high peaks to the other side of the mountain. A beautiful hike and very good for acclimatization to prepare yourself for the next days final ascend. You end the day at Shipton’s camp.

Day 5:  At 3 Am you begin your final ascend of Pt. Lenana at 4985m. There is a good chance of snow and this last climb can be quite a challenge. The view however is more than worth it and the sunrise over a rocky landscape with little lakes and valleys as far as the eye can see absolutely stunning.

After Pt. Lenana you start your descend on the Chogoria route, and breakfast is waiting at the Simba Tarn. It’s a long walk down but with a beautiful view of the Gorges valley and the Temple, a sheer cliff 300m high, and the Hall Tarns scattered on top. You spend the night at the beautiful Lake Michaelson.

Day 6: You climb back on the Temple and follow the gorge and continue to Roadhead for overnight, another very pretty camp on the Urumandi river (3300m).

Day 7: After breakfast you may have one last glance at the majestic peaks you have already conquered. From road head to Mt. Meru bandas is only a two hour walk. Here you leave the park and continue the road down through the rainforest to Chogoria town where the transport will be waiting to take you back to Castle Forest Lodge for a well deserved rest.

Client Comments: "We believe Joseph is one of the best East Africa mountain guides we have met. His knowledge of the East Africa mountains, its flora and fauna was extensive and he helped everyone to climb to point Lenana. We greatly enjoyed seeing such a wide variety of mammals and birds in Kenya and we intend in due course to travel again with Mbango Safaris." J and J G, London.

Entry requirements. Most of Europe nationalities passport holders and most other nationalities require a visa for Kenya which is obtained in advance from the nearest embassy. You will also need to have various vaccinations and take malaria prophylactic. Please consult the nearest embassy about your requirements as soon as possible before traveling.

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Kenya Coast: Wrap up the mountain climbing adventure by visiting Kenya's coast, world renowned for its white sand beaches.
Zanzibar or Lamu:  Combining beach and mountain adventure - end the mountain climbing adventure with pampering stay on nearby Lamu or Zanzibar Island.
Rwanda: After exploring the legacy that Karen Blixen left behind, travel to Rwanda to walk in the footsteps of Dian Fossey and meet the gentle "gorillas in the mist".