9 DAYS HIKING AND CYCLING ADVENTURE

At 7 am you will be picked up from your Nairobi Hotel and depart to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Here you will have a stopover at the equator crossing. This is an imaginary line that divides the earth into 2 hemispheres: north and south. Make a stop to take photos then proceed with the journey and arrive in time for lunch. Spend the rest of the afternoon exploring Ol Pejeta Conservancy; a conservancy overlooking the peaks of Mt. Kenya. The conservancy has a great number of wildlife including all the big five animals (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo) among other game. The conservancy also has a special sanctuary that shelters several the rare and endangered species including black rhino, Grevy's zebra, the Jackson's hartebeest, and Chimpanzees. The Chimpanzee sanctuary is the only one in Kenya. It is a home for orphaned and abused chimpanzees, rehabilitating them to help them learn to live by themselves as in their own habitat. At 1800hrs, return to your camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

Wake up in time for breakfast then head out to Laikipia Plateau. Be briefed on the trip enroute to Laikipia about the history of the location and the activities for the day. Begin your cycling adventure. The plateau offers a diverse terrain from grasslands to bush and rocky hills. While cycling, keep an open eye out for wildlife including elephants, giraffes, bufallos, zebras andvarious species of antelope. Stop for picnic lunch as you enjoy the terrific views and atmospere. After lunch, proceed with the cycling adventure trying routes around the foothill of Mt. Kenya. Later head back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

At 0800hrs pick up from your camp and leave for Mount Kenya. Do some shopping at the town and thereafter, transfer to Sirimon Gate; the base of Mount Kenya 2660m. Here you meet with guides/ porters and start your climb at 10am. After a 3-hour walk with lunch on the way, you will head to Old Moses Camp (3300m) on the edge of the mountainous forest where you will spend the night.

At 0800hrs, leave for Shiptons Camp.  After one hour from Old Moses Camp, the track crosses Ontulili River. Go right contouring through the Moorland and crossing Liki North and continue uphill to Mackinder’s Valley from where there are panoramic views up the valley towards the main peaks. Arrive at Shiptons Camp (4200m) in time for dinner and rest.

At 0330hrs, have an early morning climb through steep stony quarry that cuts through a cliff clearing visible part towards lower Hall Tarns arriving Point Lenana, 4,985 m (16,355 ft.) at 6:30am, taking about 3hrs. After the sunrise, descend down to Shiptons Camp, 2hrs, for breakfast and further, 4hrs, down to Old Moses Camp for dinner and overnight.

At 0800hrs, have your breakfast and descend down through rainforest to arrive Sirimon gate in time to connect with your driver. Transfer to your camp in Mt. Kenya area where you’ll check in and have lunch then spend the rest of the day unwinding from the previous adventurous days. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp. Accommodation: Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

After breakfast, check-out and depart to Nairobi with game drive en-route. Arrival in Nairobi and drop off at your Nairobi Hotel in time for lunch and check in for a short rest before you proceed out in the evening. Visit some of the malls in the city for some last-minute shopping for souvenirs or take a final stroll through Nairobi just to get a picture of the Nairobi night life. Head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation: Fairmont Norfolk

Early morning breakfast and check out from the hotel after which you'll be picked up for transfer to the airport for your flight back home marking the end to your delightful trip to Kenya.

TOTAL COST PER PERSON= FROM 3125 Euros