The Aberdares Ranges

 The Aberdare Ranges, part of which form the Aberdare National Park rise up to 4001m and neighbor Mt. Kenya. The park, situated about 80 km from Nairobi is engrossed with steeply sloped forested ridges separated by fast flowing streams and massive water falls. Aberdares is host to Karuru Water Falls - the highest in Kenya - that plunges 273m in three successive steps.

The ever low temperatures indicate the cool temperate climate in the Aberdares. Here for the trekker are not only sights of unique vegetation and scenery but also the opportunity to view a wide variety of wildlife and birds.

The beautiful scenery of the high altitudes and the magnificent views of Mt Kenya add something special and unique to the area. The vast thickets of the Aberdares host caves which were once home for the ‘ Mau Mau’ freedom fighters during Kenya's Independence wars.         

THE ABERDARES

3 Days; 2 Nights program for Aberdares.

DAY 1:
Leave Nairobi for Depart Nairobi and drive through Kikuyu land to Nyeri in time for lunch. Drive to Mweiga Park Gate headquarters
to pick up a ranger(compulsory). Drive to Wandare Gate  then depending on road conditions

drive further up to Cinema campsite for dinner and overnight. This camp is famous ass the site where the movie
 “Gorrila in The Mist” was shot

Day 2:  

Leave Cinema camp to start a 4-5 hour trek to Satima Peak (4000m) with a brief stop at Firetower Hut 3850m from which point is
a brief scrabble to the highest point on the Aberdares, Satima peak which offer great sceneries of

Nairobi City, Rift Valley lakes and Mt. Kenya to the east.  You spend 20 minutes at he peak then descend back to Cinema camp for
 dinner and overnight.


Day 3:   

After breakfast, leave the ranges via Wanderis gate to Nyeri for lunch then onwards to Park headquarters where you drop the ranger.
Drive back to Nairobi.
 

5 DAYS HIKING IN THE ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK.

Day 1
Leave Nairobi in the morning by public transport/ your car to Nyeri where you meet a jeep and drive to Wandare gate and walk to fishing lodge for over night in the campsite. Afternoon accompanied with an armed Ranger visit the Karuru and Magura water falls. (4 hrs walking round trip to the water falls)

Day 2
After breakfast trek through the moorland viewing high altitude vegetations where also some animals like Elephants, Lions, Buffaloes, Antelopes and bird species can be encountered to Cinema Camp campsite for dinner and overnight (6-7 hrs walk).

Day 3
After breakfast, hike through the hagenia forest to Fire Looking Point road head campsite for dinner and overnight. (5-6 hrs ).

Day 4
Hike to the top of Satima peak which is the highest point in the Aberdares overlooking the Great Rift Valley to the west and Kikuyu Valley as far as the summit of Mt. Kenya to the east and later descend to the campsite for over night ( 5hrs).

Day 5

After breakfast walk down to meet the vehicle off the mountain via Wanderi gate and then proceed back to Nairobi.NB: Aberdares is a mountain park so all the trekkers should be well kitted with:

1. Warm jacket and trousers for the evening
2. Woolen hut.
3. Water proof jacket
4. Good comfortable hiking shoes
5. 2-3 pairs of warm socks
6. A pair of gloves
7. Sleeping bag