Depart Nairobi for Mt Kenya arriving at Castle forest lodge (2300m) for dinner and overnight stay. Spend the afternoon after noon in the lodge where you can have bird walks along the nature trails.
After breakfast, leave Castle forest lodge for a two hours walk to Upper Kamweti rest house for lunch, dinner and over night stay (2600m). Distance covered 10 kilometers.
Leave Kamweti rest house for a 16 km walk through the Bamboo forest to Sagana campsite. Lunch en route dinner and over night stay at the camp. (3650m).
After breakfast, depart for a 15 km walk through Bamboo forest, giant heath and then moorland to Thego campsite. (4050m).
After breakfast, leave thego camp to Mackinder’s camp (4300m) via lake Hohnel. Walk through some of Mt Kenya wild flowers like, Water filled lobelias, cabbage lobelias, giant ground -sells and giant senesces. Lunch en route, dinner and over night at the camp.
Today, you will wake up at 0230am and have a light breakfast. At 0300am, start attempting point Lenana arriving at 0615am ready for the sunrise. On a clear morning Mt Kilimanjaro is clearly visible weather permitting. Descend to Mintos hut for a full breakfast and latter descend further Meru Mt Kenya Bandas campsite for dinner and over night stay.
After breakfast, walk for about 10km and then board a 4×4 vehicle to Chogoria for lunch before proceeding to Nairobi having conquered the second highest mountain in Africa.
