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22 -7 Days Kamweti-Timau

DAY 1: NAIROBI –CASTLE LODGE (1500M-2081m)
Drive from Kimunye shopping centre by transport. The important {6}km Acclimatization walk will lead you through a part of the equatorial rain forest, you however can be entertained by varieties of game including the black black and white colobus monkeys, elephant and even Buffaloes if lucky. Dinner and overnight at the famous castle lodge {2081}sagana

Day 2: Castle Lodge –Kamweti {2081-3150}.
Leave the famous castle  Lodge after breakfast for kamweti.This is through the last part of equatorial rain forest ton the beginning of the bamboo zone. The views are just amazing and the experience .is unbelievable, lunch dinner and overnight at upper kamweti guest house {2650}

Day 3: Kamweti –Sagana campsite {2500m-3150m}
Start early enough after breakfast ready for 15 km trekking, this through the beautiful undisturbed bamboo zone where the real trekking starts. Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight at sagana campsite.

Day  4: Sagana campsite –Thegu camp{3150m-4000m}
Start by steep climbing from sagana to fragile moorland. The experience is just wonderful and views are just amazing, with the special mountain plants that never grow below 3500m. Lunch en-route dinner and overnight at Thegu camp {3850m}

Day 5: Thegu camp-Mackinders camp {4000m-4300m}
Breakfast and depart Thegu camp for mackinders camp, with full time peaks view In front of you, its 13km trekking through wonderful and fragile moorland. Slow pace rhythm is highly recommended on this day. Packed lunch on the way, dinner and overnight at Mackinders camp {4300m}

Day 6: Mackinder camp-point Lenana-Majors camp {4300m-4985m-4000m}
Predawn continental breakfast and shoot for the summit at 6.15am time to enjoy the African sunrise and a chance to Kilimanjaro to the south about 316kms away After this magic experience, its then a careful descend to Austrian hut again for the real breakfast before proceeding to major camps. Lunch en-route dinner and overnight at the majors camp{4000m}

Day 7: Majors Camp-Road Head-Nairobi{4000m-1500m}
Last breakfast and start descending towards the road. The three hours walk will eventually leave you at the Mariana camp {road head} for transfer back to civilization, lunch at Nanyuki proceeding to Nairobi where the tour ends. Water a day before, a night before and at least 4 liters during the expedition.

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