3-Day Mount Kenya Hiking via Sirimon down via Sirimon

<p>After pick-up in Nairobi, you'll enjoy an afternoon drive to Nanyuki town, crossing the equator en route to the Sirimon Park gate (2660m). From the gate, you'll check in the park, then drive farther up through magnificent montane forest, bamboo, and giant heather zone before reaching the high altitude moorland and our first hut (Old Moses Camp, 3,300m). Your dinner and overnight stay will be at a private campsite. This is a gentle trek.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you'll follow the track uphill, forking right at the junction. After a water break, you will continue on the track crossing Ontulili River before turning right, contouring through the Moorland, and crossing Liki North River. You'll continue uphill to Mackinder's Valley, from where there are panoramic views up the valley towards the Shipton Camp. This camp is a surreal setting below the towering peaks and glaciers. The resident population is of rock hyrax and sunbirds.</p>

<p>You'll kick off at 3:00 am to reach Point Lenana in time for the African sunrise. The climb starts on frozen scree and continues on a rocky track with some very minor scrambling. With a good moon, you barely need a torch. Without a Moon, then the pollution-free sky bangs on the ground, giving you as good a view of the stars as almost anywhere on Earth.<br>The climb takes 3-4 hrs, and to add to the exhilaration, Mt. Kilimanjaro is also visible from the<br>horizon.<br>You'll descend to Shipton's Camp for breakfast. Then, you'll start to descend for 4-5 hours via Mackinder`s valley to the Old Moses Camp (3,300m)/ campsite. The descent is gentle, and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery, which includes the moorlands, before reaching Old Moses Camp, where you'll relax for at least 45 minutes as you enjoy a hot lunch. A vehicle will pick you up and drive through the rainforest to the Sirimon Park gate. You'll check out and drive back to your next destination.</p>