The Chogoria route is our recommended African Climbing Tour and arguably the most magnificent ascent route to the summit area of Mount Kenya. It is the driest route up the mountain and the walk beside the is truly spectacular.
The descent by the Sirimon route takes one through some beautiful forest tracks and completes the traverse of the mountain.
Accommodation on this hike is 1 night in mountain huts and 3 nights camping. Nonetheless, if you prefer to camp you can do so all night on the mountain
Highlights:
- Combining two of the most scenic routes on Mount Kenya
- Spectacular views of the mountain through the Gorges valley
- Varied mountain vegetation from Rain-forest, Bamboo, Moorland and Giant Lobelia
- The chance to acclimatize at 3,300m

The difinitive African Climbing Tour -Chogoria – Sirimon
Day 1: Nairobi- Mt Kenya Bandas (2,900m) 3hrs, 10km walk, 650m ascent.
Depart from Nairobi at 0800hrs, driving through agricultural country up to Chogoria town for lunch. After lunch, we drive up to the edge of the bamboo forest where we start our trekking through the dense bamboo forest for a distance of 10 km to the Mt Kenya Bandas. Dinner and overnight at the Meru Mount Kenya Bandas.