Timau route is a rarely used route on the northern side of the mountain. It lies on the lee side of Mount Kenya. Because of the inadequate rainfall, the Climate and vegetation is Savanna type. Buffalos, Zebras and Elands can be seen on the lower parts of the mountain. The hyenas and jackals can be heard at night.
The trek is gentle and because the peaks on Mount Kenya line up east to west the views from the north, it gives you the impression that you are trekking into a whole mountain range.
Itinerary
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive north, passing some rich agricultural kikuyu land to Nanyuki town. Stop at the Equator line and then proceed to Timau River Lodge for lunch. Afternoon spent cross checking the necessary trekking gear and a nature walk around the lodge. Dinner is served before getting the much-deserved sleep in the lodge.
After breakfast, transfer to the Timau forest line. Hike across some potato farms into the beautiful northern moorland of Mount Kenya, with its unique flora and possibly seeing some of the wildlife which wander up those northern slopes. We camp near the Western Marania River for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we will continue our trek over rolling topography and moorland country to camp at the headwaters of the Kathita East drainage. Lunch will be served en-route. We get our dinner and overnight stay in the camp.
After breakfast, we hike through the moorland habited by tussock grass and giant lobelias.We will arrive in the camp for lunch. We take our early dinner and overnight in the camp.
After some tea and snacks, we will start the Pt Lenana assault at 4:30am for the African sunrise. We will return back to the camp for breakfast. We will descend down to Anabas lodge for a much-awaited hot shower. Lunch served at Roadhead camp. Stay in the lodge with dinner served by our chef.
After breakfast, we start the scenic descend on the dirty road to 10km mark where we meet our driver. We drive to Nairobi arriving by 1800hrs.