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Take a mountain climbing safari to enjoy both nature and personal achievement of scaling the highest Africa peaks.

Tented Camp

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Walking Safari

Walking Safari gives you the opportunity to move at the pace of nature.

To stand atop a mountain, having walked and scrambled your way up, is an invigorating experience. To make it to one of the peaks of Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa, is an achievement indeed. This tour offers you a quick, challenging, yet manageable ascent up the former volcano.

From the lowlands of Mount Kenya National Park, you will make your way up the mountain and progress through the changing plant and animal life. From forested lands, up to sparse moorlands, with craggy, glacier carved valley towards the top, the diversity of what you will see during your time on Mount Kenya is breath-taking.

During your climb up the mountain you will be accompanied by your own dedicated trekking guide. They will be able to help you spot and identify the wide range of flora and fauna that’s native to the area. Also, you will be accompanied by porters who will take care of transporting your luggage and ensure that hot drinks and food are on hand upon your arrival and each camp.

This ascent can be made quickly over the four-day itinerary that we offer, however we do advise that you take a day to acclimatize to the increased altitude with an overnight stay in Nanyuki on the day of arrival. This is will attract an additional fee, please contact us for further information.

3 nights Mount Kenya

Itinerary

Mount Kenya by Road – Walk to Old Moses

(215 km – 3 to 4 hours driving, 10km – 3 to 4 hrs walking)

At 07:30 am we will collect you from your hotel, residence, or direct from the airport and immediately take you north to the highlands where Mount Kenya lies. At the town of Nanyuki you will stop and your guide will ensure that all the supplies you need for your adventure are on hand.

Enter Mount Kenya National Park through the Sirimon gate, then take a moment to sit and each a picnic lunch ready to fortify you for the hike ahead. Once you’ve eaten your fill you will be taken to start your trek, which will cover 10 kilometres heading uphill. The walk is through the forested levels of the mountain and you will be able to drink in the cool air and stunning greenery all around as you move.

Overnight, you will stay at Old Moses camp, sitting squat in the rugged terrain at a height of 3,300 metres above sea level. The camp is quaint and basic, and here you will have dinner cooked and have chance to rest up, ready for a day of trekking and discovery that lies ahead. Included in the first night trekking up Mount Kenya is:

  • Accommodation in mountain huts
  • Lunch and dinner, no breakfast
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra
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Old Moses – Shipton Camp

(13.5 km – 7 to 8 hours)

Breakfast is taken care of by your porters at the camp, fuelling you for a big day pushing high towards the Lenana Peak of this volcanic mountain. The morning’s walk will take your westwards through valleys and over ridges with plenty of challenge and amazing scenery to boot.

You’ll walk through Mackinder Valley, with its strange vegetation and scrublands as well as interesting native creatures such as the rock hyrax that scurries between rocks and boulders. Your guide will point out the interesting plants along the way, which include the ostrich plum lobelia and cabbage groundsel.

The end point of the day is Shipton camp, where your porters will have arrived early and readied warm drinks and food for your arrival. You’ll have arrived at an altitude of 4,200 metres during your climb and the glaciers and rocky outcrops that crown the mountain will now be in your eyeline. Rest up and sleep well, for tomorrow will be a long day.

The second day of your trekking adventure in Kenya includes:

  • Accommodation at mountain huts
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra
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Shimpton Camp – Summit, to Old Moses Camp

(18.5 km – 11.5 hours)

Watching the sun rise above the horizon on any morning can be spectacular, and to see if from high above the world on a peak of Mount Kenya is a special chance indeed. Wake at 2.30 am and take a quick breakfast of tea and biscuits to see through the morning’s walk. At 3am you will start the climb to the top, over loose rocks and frozen scree, with glaciers around.

Lenana Peak welcomes you from your endeavours and will hopefully reward you with breath-taking views that can even include Mount Kilimanjaro on the horizon on a clear day. Once you’ve reached the height of 4,985 m it’s time to being your trek back down. Initially, you’ll return to Shipton camp to take in a fuller breakfast before setting out back down to Old Moses camp.

The descent should take around 5 hours, with the assistance of gravity and the feeling of accomplishment for having made it to the peak. You’ll camp out at Old Moses once again, with time to rest your feet and get a good dinner as reward for the day’s efforts.

The third day of your adventure trekking in Kenya includes:

  • Accommodation at mountain huts
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra
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Old Moses – to Sirimon on Foot, to Nairobi by Road

(10 km – 3 to 4 hrs walking, 215 km – 3 to 4 hours driving)

Your last camp breakfast will be prepared for you at Old Moses, readying you for one last hike to the finishing point of your tour. From the mountain hut you will begin to descend and revisit the forests and bamboo thickets that you passed through when going the other direction.

As you descend through altitudes you will get a fresh kick of energy as the oxygen returns to the air and the air becomes warm and brisk once more. Your walk will end as you arrive at the Sirimon Gate of Mount Kenya National Park, where you will be met by your driver.

Upon finished your full climb of Mount Kenya you will be driven through the Great African Rift Valley, through the picturesque countryside of Kenya, and arrive in Nairobi. Once in the city, you can request we take you to your hotel or residence, or even directly to the airport, depending on your onward plans. This final day of your trekking safari in Kenya includes:

  • No accommodation, this is the final day
  • Breakfast and lunch, no dinner
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra
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Prices and Seasons

STANDARD

Date1 people2-3 people4-5 people6+ people
Jan 3 - Mar 31, 2024

USD 1,100 per person

USD 755 per person

USD 660 per person

USD 640 per person

Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2024

USD 1,015 per person

USD 725 per person

USD 655 per person

USD 635 per person

Jul 1 - Oct 31, 2024

USD 1,100 per person

USD 755 per person

USD 660 per person

USD 640 per person

Nov 1 - Dec 20, 2024

USD 1,015 per person

USD 725 per person

USD 655 per person

USD 635 per person

Dec 21, 2024 - Jan 2, 2025

USD 1,100 per person

USD 755 per person

USD 660 per person

USD 640 per person

STANDARD

Date1 people2-3 people4-5 people6+ people
Jan 3 - Mar 31, 2025

USD 1,200 per person

USD 855 per person

USD 800 per person

USD 765 per person

Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2025

USD 1,115 per person

USD 825 per person

USD 755 per person

USD 735 per person

Jul 1 - Oct 31, 2025

USD 1,200 per person

USD 855 per person

USD 800 per person

USD 765 per person

Nov 1 - Dec 20, 2025

USD 1,115 per person

USD 825 per person

USD 755 per person

USD 735 per person

Dec 21, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026

USD 1,200 per person

USD 855 per person

USD 800 per person

USD 765 per person

All trip prices are per person based on double occupancy or single occupancy unless otherwise noted. Optional activities are at an additional cost. All prices and fares are quoted in U.S. dollars. Children below 3 years are free of Charge, children between 3 and 12 years will pay 75% of the adult rate.

INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

What's Included


  • All transfers from and to Nairobi Hotel or Airport
  • All accommodations during the trek
  • All meals, hot and unlimited drinking water during the tour
  • Flying Doctors medical, emergency, and rescue cover
  • Well experienced, English speaking tour leader and guide
  • Dedicated support crew: assistant guides, camp master, porters, cooks
  • Hiking and safety equipment: Sleeping Mats, Oxygen cylinders, Medical kits including Diamox.
  • All applicable government taxes, levies and entry fees
  • Eco-friendly, stainless steel, safari water bottle
  • Personalized private service

What's Not Included


  • International flights and taxes
  • Passports and visa applications and processing
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and gratuities for drivers/guides
  • Personal laundry
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Entrance fee for activities noted as optional

Positive Impact Travel

By joining this trip you are directly supporting positive impact projects in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We’ve offset the carbon emitted by this trip by purchasing credits that support important projects that address the UN’s seventeen SDGs, like reducing poverty, affordable and clean energy, reducing hunger, clean water and climate action.

Proceeds from this adventure purchase carbon credits through the local and most awarded carbon project developer, which are invested into projects accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources in our developing countries.

Supported projects are based on internationally recognized standards and are third-party audited. They entail a series of positive impacts on the ground, which benefit local communities and ecosystems, that are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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