14 DAYS (Mt. Kenya / Mt. Kilimanjaro)(MT – 01)
Day 1: - Transfer from Airport in the evening to a Nairobi hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: - Depart from you hotel after breakfast. Proceed crossing the equator and experimenting with the compass pointer. Proceed with the journey until Nanyuki for lunch at the Sportsman Arm Hotel. After lunch relax in the hotel until time for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: - After breakfast vehicle transfer to Sirimoni route hike to old Moses camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: - After breakfast hike to Shiptons camp 4200m for overnight (5 – 7 hrs hike)
Day 5: - After breakfast attempt, Lenana (4985m) at 700hrs and descend directly to main road with transfer to Nakuru national park. Game drive en-route till lunch time. Have lunch in Nakuru. After lunch afternoon game drive until 1800hrs time to return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: - After breakfast drive to Maasai Mara national reserve. Game en-route until lunch time, lunch at Fig Tree camp. After lunch have an afternoon game drive searching for the big five animals. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 7: - After breakfast drive back to Nairobi reaching in Nairobi in time for lunch. Have lunch at the Serena Hotel. After lunch relax in the hotel for about two hours time to have an evening walk exploring the city of Nairobi. Dinner and overnight at the Serena Hotel.
Day 8: - Depart from Nairobi after breakfast and proceed to Arusha through the Namanga Post of the Kenya / Tanzania border arriving in Arusha in time for lunch. Lunch in Arusha. After lunch proceed to Moshi for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: - After breakfast in Arusha start the climba through fascinating rain forest till you reach the first hut – MANDARA meals and overnight at the hut – 9,000 feet
Day 10: - After breakfast follow the ascending path through the alpine meadow. The altitude begins to change and slows down your pace while enjoying the flora and the view of Mawenzi and Kibo peaks. Arrive at the Horombo Hut 12km from Mandara. Meals and overnight at the hut. 12,335ft
Day 11: - After breakfast resume the climbing and the landscaped become rugged and rocky and iquoundles and lobelias appears. Climb to Kibo Hut. Dinner and overnight. 15,520ft.
Day 12: - The beginning of the last ascent is made in the wee hrs. Of the morning while the scree is still frozen climb the very steep part of the route to GILMAN’S POINT. (Most difficult and tiring part) UHURU PEAK is reached within an hour walk along the craters rim. 19,344ft start the descent to Horombo hut for overnight.
Day 13: - Return to Moshi. After lunch, rest the day. All meals and overnight at your hotel.
Day 14: - After breakfast leave Moshi. Depart to Nairobi Kenya through the Namanga border. Arrive in Nairobi in time for lunch. Lunch at Nandos. After lunch have a brief city tour visiting the View point and the oldest Nairobi Market. Be dropped off to the Airport for your flight back.