Mt. Kenya Ascent
plus 4 days Safari

Ascent to  Mt. Kenya up to Peak Lenana plus 4 days Safari
on Aberdares mountains,Lake Naivasha and Maasai Mara

*OPTIONAL CLIMBING TO BATIAN 5199m or NELION 5188m*
9 days - 2000 USD
The price includes also all entrance fees reserves

Day 1: Arriving in Kenya

Pick up from Nairobi Jomo Kenyata airport. Hotel transfer, accommodation 3* hotel.

Day 2: Naromoru Gate 2400m and the Meteo Station camp 3050m
We’ll go by car to Naromoru Gate (2400m) and from there we’ll start climbing on the spectacular and wild Mount Kenya.

Mount Kenya (Kirinyaga) is a mountainous massif that has a maximum altitude of 5199m, being the second highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. The center of the massif is 15 km north of the Equator. In 1997 the mountain region was declared UNESCO World Heritage.

Today we’ll climb up to 3050m altitude at the "Meteo station", crossing about 10km of equatorial forest. 2 hours of trekking. Accommodation in wooden hut’s.

Day 3: Teleki Hut 4300m
Today we’ll climb up to 4300 m altitude at the Teleki Hutt, leaving the equatorial forest and passing by the moorlands up to the limit of the vegetation. Today’s route is about 14 km. long and is taking about 5 hours. accomodation at Teleki hut.

Day 4: Summit Day! Point Lenana 4985m
Before the sunrise, we’ll climb to the highest point accessible without technical equipment: "Point Lenana" 4985m.

After this performance, we’ll go down to Teleki Hut and then further  back to "Meteo station", where we’ll overnight again.

Day 5: Aberdare Mountains, safari. After breakfast, we’ll leave Mount Kenya on board of 4x4 safari cars. Today we have to cross the beautiful Aberdare mountain range, situated opposite to Mt. Kenya. Aberdares (Nyandarua,in the Kikuyu dialect) is a massive mountain range that begins north from Nairobi. Aberdare National Park covers all land from over 3200m down to 2130 m near Nyeri. The crossing of the Aberdares Mountains will take us to altitudes over 3000m crossing among waterfalls and the vegetation specific to high this altitude. The highest peak is "Ol Donyo Satima" (3998 m), meaning "The Buffalo Mountain" in Maa, the Maasai language. We will head to a tented camp on the shores of Naivasha Lake, located on the other side of the Aberdare Mountains. Day 6: Naivasha Lake and Maasai Mara In the morning we will take an 1 hour boat trip to Naivasha Lake, and then we’ll head to Kenya's most famous reserve: Maasai Mara. What you have seen so far only on Discovery TV, National Geographic or Animal Planet, you will see now with your own eyes. Elephants, hippos, rhinos, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes, giraffes, ostriches, eagles, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, crocodiles, monkeys and many other animals, in their natural environment. Accommodation on Tented Camp (tents with beds and private bathroom). Day 7: Maasai Mara We’ll spend the day exploring Masai Mara Reserve, the most beautiful Kenyan sanctuary of wildlife (over 450 species of animals were recorded here). Masai Mara is a continuation of the Serengeti reservation in Tanzania. Named after the Maasai warriors and after the describing tof area seen from the height Mara, which in Maa (Masai language) means speckled, it is famous for its exceptional feline population and for the Great Annual Migration of the zebras, Thompson gazelles and the Wild beasts from/to Serengeti. Around July, each year, these animals are migrating into a giant heard from the north of Serengeti Plains in the search of fresh pasture, and returning to the south around October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive phenomenons in the entire animal world, involving an enormous number of herbivores, which attract many predators, especially lions and hyenas. More than 450 species of birds were identified in the park, including eagles, marabou storks, secretary birds and ostriches. In the evening we’ll return to our Tented Camp for one more night in Maasai Mara. Day 8: Return to Nairobi After another morning game drive and an optional stop at a Maasai village, we’ll return to Nairobi. Day 9: Flight back home Airport transfer. End of services.

*NOTE: For climbing on the top of Nelion (5188m) or Batian (5199m), the tariff is increasing with 600 USD and require good rock-climbing skills!

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The price includes: • Entrance fees for reservations • Transfers + car transport • Local English speaking guide • Accommodation in double room at hotel, hut in the mountain and tented camp in safari. • Meals on the mountain, breakfast in rest.

The price does not include: • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks • Any other services requested by tourists but not specified in the program • Other meals than those specified in the program • Single supplement 200 USD