Day 1 Transfer from Nairobi to our Base Lodge tucked away in the forest on the western slopes of Mt Kenya at an altitude 2,000m your acclimatisation begins here. Relax in preparation for the trek. Horse riding, a short nature hike, fishing or a visit of the equator by car are options for this afternoon.

Day 2 Short drive to Gathiuru forest station and a 4 hour ascent through dense stands of towering bamboo to the Giant Bamboo camp at 2600m. Elephant and buffalo are common here.

Day 3 The luxuriant bamboo yields to enormous podocarpus and pencil cedar forest before we climb to the agenda rosewood zone at the edge of the moorlands. This marks our lunch spot before heading up through the extraordinary giant lobelia and groundsels. We spend the night close to the sheer lava cliffs of the “Highland Castle” at 3,700m. Today’s hike takes 5-6 hours with an ascent of 1,100m.