Mt Kenya Mountain Bike and Rafting Expedition
This trip is exclusive to Adventure Trippin Travel Ltd, as far as we know there are no other companies running bike descents of Africa's second highest peak, Mt Kenya.
This trip is one of our most adventurous, though you need only intermediate downhill biking ability to join us.
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Price Includes |
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All Meals |
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Rafting Equipment |
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Local Transportation (land only) |
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Tents and camping equipment |
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All accommodation |
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Full Time guide |
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Porters on the mountain |
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Price Excludes |
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Tips
Bike Rental
International Airfare
Visitors Visa
Items of Personal Nature |
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Countries / Places Visited |
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Kenya, Africa |
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Activities Included |
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Whitewater rafting, bungy jumping, mountain biking |
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Suitability / Level |
Demanding |
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Activity Days
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Itinerary
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Day 1: Transfer to Sagana and Rafting
After breakfast drive to our Sagana River Base, and get set up in your tented accommodations. After this head out for a white water rafting trip on the Class IV Tana River
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Day 2: Samburu National Game Reserve
After breakfast we will drive the 4 hours around Mt Kenya to Samburu Park. Our well appointed campsite will be our base for the following days game drives.
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Day 3: Game Drives and Samburu Lodge
At first light we will head out on a game drive to get the animals at their most active. We will then do several more game drives during the day as well as having lunch at the 4+ star Samburu Lodge. Here you will have access to the pool, bar and other lodge facilities.
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Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Return to Sagana
After breakfast and a morning game drive we will return to Sagana. The afternoon will be spent at your leisure in this beautiful fully developed camp ground. There will be an optional bungy jump arranged this afternoon
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Day 5: Local Hikes, Rides and Packing for Mt Kenya
After a leisurely breakfast we will use the morning to assemble bikes and ensure everything is ready to go for our mountain trip tomorrow. After all this is sorted we will spend the afternoon doing some local hikes and rides to get the body ready for what lays ahead.
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Day 6: Sirimon Park Gate to Judimer Camp
After breakfast we will drive the 2 hours from Sagana to Sirimon Park Gate near Nanyuki. Today is a relatively short hike of 3 - 4 hours with 680 metres of elevation gain. Once we have settled into camp we will go for a short acclimatising ride to see the sunset.
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Day 7: Judimer Camp to Shipton's Camp
We will leave early this morning to make the most of the cool weather and we will make our way to a high camp where we will base our acclimatisation from. We will be camping above 14,000 feet, we will likely hike steadily for 6 – 8 hours today
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Day 8: Acclimatisation Day
From our base camp we will take some short hikes and perhaps bike rides to a slightly higher altitude. Climbing high and sleeping low is the key to getting use to altitude. This for the most part will be a fairly relaxed day in readiness for our summit attempt tomorrow
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Day 9: Summit day and onto the bikes
We will break camp about 2am to make sure we have sufficient time to reach Pt Lennana (16,450 feet) our summit for the trek. After the mandatory photos and celebrations we will descend to Simba Tarn where the porters will have left our bikes, from here we will ride and walk some steep terrain to Mintos Hut where a full breakfast will be served. From here we will descend on the bikes via spurs and ridges on technical single track riding to Nithi Falls, this is about 15 kilometres of riding/walking
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Day 10: Ripping down the mountain
A short section of undulating single track will deposit us at the Chogoria Park Gate at 9,400 feet, from here we join an old 4x4 track and we head the 32 kms downhill to Chogoria Town at an altitude of 4950 feet. Upon arrival we will have descended 3.5 vertical kilometres in 49 kilometres of riding/walking. In Chogoria we will meet our vehicle and head back to Sagana for some well earned Tuskers (local beer), food, hot showers and rest.
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Day 11: Whitewater Rafting and return to Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast we will head out for our final adventure, rafting on the Tana or Mathioya Rivers (depends on water level). After this we will have lunch before returning to Nairobi where you will be dropped at your respective accommodations. Later that evening we will gather you for a farewell dinner at the world famous Carnivore Restaurant
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Accommodation
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Camping, Samburu Lodge |
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Holidays
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We have provided a little
section of extra travel needs that you may need
and to make life easier for our customers. We aim
to provide all the extras you would need; flights,
hotels, insurance, car hire and airport parking.
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