Mt. Kenya Chogoria Sirimon Hike, Oct

Kenya’s ultimate hiking destination – to Mt. Kenya. That is an aspiration for thousands of Kenyans and visitors and we’re organising it as a 4 day hike. We’re choosing the more scenic route, that is from Chogoria to Sirimon

Day 1

• Depart Nairobi at 6am, begin drive to Mt. Kenya
• With a washroom break or 2, we expect to arrive at Chogoria gate by 11:30am – starting altitude is 2950m
• Once at the gate, we’ll have a quick lunch
• Our hike will begin from Chogoria gate and our target for this day will be Lake Ellis where we will stay the night
• The trek will involve hiking through montane forest, views of Nithi falls and finally Lake Ellis
• The camp is at an altitude of 3450m – thus our expected elevation change is 500m

Day 2

• Early morning breakfast followed by 7am start for hiking
• The hike will cross alpine and moorland vegetation. Views of Gorges valley, Lewis Tarn await
• We continue on uphill up to Mintos camp at 4200m and expect to arrive by 4pm – do keep a lookout for rock hyraxes and species of birds such as sunbirds
• Early dinner and early to bed

Day 3

• Very early departure from the camp at 2:30am
• The early departure is needed to reach the summit of Lenana peak by sunrise
• The climb is over frozen scree and rocky terrain and can take 3-4 hours
• Mt. Kilimanjaro may be visible in good weather far towards the horizon
• Once summitted, we then continue to Shipton’s camp for a quick and full breakfast, short rest and then hike to Moses Camp
• Dinner and sleep at Moses camp

Day 4

• Final day will have us hiking to Sirimon gate where our vehicle will pick us up
• Return to Nairobi by afternoon/evening

Items needed

• Warm Sleeping bag to minus 15°c 
• Head torch 
• Rain jacket and trouser -warm puff jacket, sweater 
• Warm trouser 
• Hand gloves 
• Warm woollen hats 
• Sun glasses 
• Water proof mountain boot and warm thick socks 
• Walking poles 

Cost coverage

• Transport from Nairobi and back by van
• Entry fees for the 4 days for Kenyans
• Residents would need to top up with 1000 Kshs.
• Non residents would pay an additional 270 USD
• Camp equipment for the 3 nights stay
• All meals except day 1 lunch
• All other hiking related fees such as guides, porters

To answer your questions on our meet up location, payment process and more, please check the FAQs page

Note: cost may change depending large changes in fuel or changes in entry fees. Changes will be communicated to all who have registered