JKIA Airport-Nairobi

Arrive at JKIA Nairobi and transfer to jacaranda Hotel Westlands, part of Nairobi for an overnight stay.

Nairobi: Sheldrick Orphanage and Ngong Hills

Visit the Elephant Orphanage where visitors interact and feed baby elephants rescued from the parks following the death of their mothers at 11.00am after breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Ngong Hills for a run on the slopes of the hills . Flexible distances 10-15K. Overnight at the Jacaranda Hotel.

Nairobi- Aberdare National Park

Travel to the Ark Aberdare National Park through Solio ranch, the conservancy with the highest Rhino population in the country from Nairobi and stop along the way to enjoy a 2-3 hours run through the cool tea growing countryside near Nyeri. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Aberdare –Mt. Kenya

Transfer to Nanyuki about an hour’s drive after breakfast after.

Nanyuki/Sirimon/Judmaier Camp (Old Moses Camp) 3-4 hrs, 9km,
860m ascent Drive from Nanyuki to Sirimon Gate, 1 hr, 26000m. From  the gate follow the track as it winds uphill though the forest.(lunch  en route) it becomes heath and after about  3½ hours from the gate the  track veers right to Judmaier Camp, 3300m for dinner and overnight.

Judimair/ Shipton’s Camp,  4200m

Early breakfast and proceed to Shipton’s camp,(lunch en route) (16km) camp where we will rest in order to acclimatise for the peak circuit the following day.dinner and overnight.

Shipton Camp | Mackinders Camp, 7km, 3hrs, 4300m

From Shipton’s camp the trail leads to kami hut below the north face of Batian. Continuing west ? southwest the trails climbs up switch backs in the fine snow before reaching Hausberg col at 4590m. We will descend into the upper Hausberg valley and rest at the aptly named oblong and Hausberg tarns. Ascending to the crest of a ridge known as Arthur’s seat we see the trail winding along a beautiful series of rock ledges. We will descend to Mackinder’s camp for the night.

Mackinders Camp | Point Lenana, 7km, 4hrs | Met Station, 12km, 7hrs

An early 2.00 am starts for an attempt to reach point Lenana before descending to Mackinder’s camp for breakfast then proceed to Met  station for dinner and overnight.

Met Station | Naromoru Gate, 9km, 3hr

Descend to the park gate and transfer to Nyahururu for an overnight stay at Panari Apartments Thompson Falls  about 100kms away.

Nyahururu – Masai Mara

Morning run at Nyahururu with elite runners from the high altitude training centres. Distance 15K on dirt road where great runners like the late Olympic, Chicago and New York Marathon Samuel Wanjiru and five-time World Cross Country Champion John Ngugi trained.

Breakfast before departing for Masai Mara : game drive enroute and check into Ashnil tented Camp on arrival. Travel time about 5.5 hours.

Dinner and overnight at the tented camp.

Masai Mara

Leave the tented camp for a whole day game drive in the vast Masai Mara after breakfast. The Mara experience is not comparable to any as different animal species ranging from the carnivores to the herbivores freely roam on the vast plains. A chance of viewing the big 5 animals is quite realistic on a good day: dinner and overnight at the tented camp.

Masai Mara – Nairobi

Fly to Nairobi after breakfast and a game drive en route to the airstrip.

Spend the rest of the day shopping for souvenirs.