6-Day Mount Kenya Chogoria Route Climbing Package

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The Chogoria Route is our recommended and arguably the most magnificent ascent route to the summit area. It is the driest route up the mountain. The walk beside the Gorges Valley is truly spectacular. The descent by the Sirimon Route will take you through some beautiful forest tracks and completes the traverse of the mountain. Accommodation on this trek is camping.

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All about the 6-Day Mount Kenya Chogoria Route Climbing Package.

Arrival
• You’ll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Included

Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water (On all days)

Excluded

International flights (From/to home)
Roundtrip airport transfer
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance

What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.

What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.

Day1 Nairobi - Chogoria Gate

You will depart from Nairobi at 7:00 am, driving through the agricultural country to Chogoria town for lunch. After lunch, you will take a 4×4 and drive up to the edge of the bamboo forest, where you will start trekking through the dense bamboo forest for a distance of 10km up to Mount Kenya Bandas.

Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Chogoria Gate Camp.
Main Destination: Chogoria Gate (Mt Kenya)
Accommodation: Budget camping
• In or near Chogoria Gate

Meals & Drinks:
• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2 Chogoria Gate to Lake Ellis Camp

After breakfast and sorting of porter loads, you will set off up the mountain at a nice and easy pace. A slightly longer walk via Lake Ellis gives scenic views of Mugi, Ithanguni, and the Giants Billiards Table. At the same time, if you follow the river near the road and head upstream for about 3km, the foreground scenery and flora are breathtaking.

You will have lunch on the banks of a stream. Afterwards, you will cut up on the left-hand hillside to your camp at about 3,600m, well away from any of the more ”touristy” areas.
Main Destination: Mount Kenya
Accommodation: Budget camping
• In or near Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3 Lake Ellis to Mintos Hut

You will have an early start. Again, you will walk well off the beaten track to follow a ridge up the mountain for about 3 hours and eventually join the tourist track on the regular Chogoria route at an altitude of about 4,100m. You will experience breathtaking views over the Gorges Valley and back towards Ithanguni and the Northern Moorlands.

Your lunch will be served at a small stream crossing before continuing for an additional hour to the Mintos Hut area at 4200m and our night’s rest.

The afternoon is spent relaxing at camp, though a 10-minute walk to the ”temple” is well worth the effort. This is a 150m vertical cliff that got its name from the position visitors often adopt when peering over the edge—they look as if they are praying.

Main Destination: Mount Kenya
Accommodation: Budget camping
• In or near Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4 Mintos Camp- Austrian Hut

Today, you will begin your trek ascending along the foot of massive rock walls.

From the top, you’ll have an excellent view of Mt. Kenya. After ascending for a few hours, you will reach Tooth Col. From there; you will traverse until you reach the Austrian Hut for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Mount Kenya
Accommodation: Budget camping
• In or near Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5 Austrian Camp - Pt Lenana - Liki North Camp

You will leave at 5:00 am for a pre-dawn attempt, climbing for 1 hour across bare rock and slopes characteristic of the alpine region up to Pt Lenana—the hiker’s summit. You will arrive just in time to catch the African sunrise. You’ll then descend to Shipton’s Camp for breakfast and a short rest. After breakfast, you will begin a 3-4-hour descent via Mackinder’s Valley to Liki North camp (3,900 m). The descent is gentle and offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands, before reaching the camp.

Main Destination: Mount Kenya
Accommodation: Budget camping
• In or near Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6 Liki North Camp - Nairobi

After an early morning breakfast, you will descend for 3 hours up to Old Moses Camp to catch a vehicle for transfer to Nairobi. You will arrive late in the afternoon.

Main Destination: Nairobi (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:
• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of the Tour
• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

Camping on the Chogoria Route

The Chogoria Route is only open to groups that are prepared to camp. Before groups may access Chogoria Park, tents must be displayed at the Chogoria Park Gate. Accommodation in this hike is in mountain huts and camping.

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance.

Camp at Point Lenana

Shipton Hut