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Day 1: 9 Km, 3 - 4 hours
Leave Nairobi at 8.00am and drive through the Central Highlands
to arrive at Nanyuki by 11.00 am. Have lunch and proceed further
with a four-wheel drive vehicle for Sirimon park Gate. Check in
and start hiking through the rain forest to Old Moses Camp at 3,300m.
Day 2: 16Km,
7 - 8 hours
Breakfast is served at 7.00am. Hike through the Liki Valley via
Mackinder's Valley to Shipton's Camp at 4,200m. Lunch is served
en route. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 3:
After breakfast
start the peak circuit, ascending to a steep ridge through Kami
Hut, Hausberg Tarn and Two Tarns Lake. This will take 4 hours. Return
to Shipton's Camp where you take dinner and overnight.
Day 4:
Wake at 2.30am
for tea and biscuits and proceed to Point Lenana at 4,985m. This
takes 3 hours, arriving in time for sunrise. If it is clear, Mt.
Kilimanjaro's highest peaks, Kibo and Mawenzi are visible from the
south, Indian Ocean from the east and Mt. Elgon from the west. Afterwards,
descend to Shipton's camp for full breakfast. Leave at 10.00am for
Old Moses for dinner and overnight.
Day 5:
After breakfast
leave camp for park gate. Drive to Nanyuki for lunch. Afterwards
drive back to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon.
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