Regional Circuit · Kenya
Mount Kenya Circuit
Travel from Nairobi to Nanyuki, then use this equatorial highland Home Base to understand Mount Kenya and follow the Sirimon route toward Point Lenana.
The Circuit
See how the Home Bases connect, then choose a Journey for the practical route and stops.
Home Base locations and route lines are practical guides, not turn-by-turn navigation.
Home Bases
Move through the Circuit in this order, or begin from the starting point that fits your journey.
Gateway · Stop 1
Nairobi
Nairobi County, Kenya
Nairobi is Kenya's capital and the great connecting point for Journeys across the country. It is a Home Base for discovering the city's own neighbourhoods, history, markets, green spaces and …
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Nanyuki
Mount Kenya Region, Kenya
Nanyuki sits on the Equator at the foot of Mount Kenya, where the cultivated central highlands begin to open into Laikipia's broad northern landscape. Use it as a Home Base …
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The practical roads through the Circuit, with primary “Road to” Journeys shown first.
Primary Journey · Begin here
The Road to Nanyuki
Nanyuki does not begin when you reach town. The journey starts as Nairobi falls behind and the A2 carries you north through the Central Highlands. Towns give way to farms and broad country. Somewhere …
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Nanyuki to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
A provider-arranged Journey from Nanyuki through Timau to Lewa's protected highland landscape.
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Nanyuki to Lolldaiga Conservancy
A pre-arranged drive from Nanyuki to Lolldaiga's folded hills, cedar country, wildlife, and archaeological landscape.
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Nanyuki to Ngare Ndare Forest
A booked forest Journey from Nanyuki through Timau to Ngare Ndare's community-managed canopy, pools, and trails.
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Nanyuki to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
A practical local Journey from the Nanyuki Home Base to Ol Pejeta's booked visitor entrance and conservation landscape.
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Sirimon Route to Point Lenana
The Sirimon Route climbs through the northwestern forest of Mount Kenya, high moorland, and the Mackinder Valley, passing Old Moses Camp and Shiptons Camp before the final ascent to Point Lenana. This is a …
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The discoveries reached from the Home Bases along this Circuit.
Nanyuki Home Base
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya rises above the Central Highlands in a landscape of forest, bamboo, open moorland, rocky valleys, glaciers, and sharply pointed peaks. Batian and Nelion form its dramatic summit, while …
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Point Lenana
At 4,984 metres, Point Lenana is Mount Kenya’s principal trekking summit. Reaching it brings hikers into a stark high-altitude landscape of rocky ridges, glacial valleys and sweeping views across the …
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Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
A renowned protected landscape north of Mount Kenya, combining wildlife conservation, community partnerships, and carefully managed visits across open highland country.
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Lolldaiga Conservancy
Folded Laikipia hills, cedar forest, grassland, wildlife, and ancient archaeological sites in a quiet high-country conservancy north of Nanyuki.
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Ngare Ndare Forest
A community-managed indigenous forest known for its canopy walkway, blue pools, waterfalls, wildlife corridor, and guided exploration below Mount Kenya.
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Ol Pejeta Conservancy
A conservation landscape west of Nanyuki where wildlife viewing is closely tied to rhino protection, chimpanzee care, and community work.
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