Shiptons Mountain Hut 4200mt

3.8(46 reviews)

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Nanyuki

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At 4,200 meters, it's your last shelter before summiting Mount Kenya, with basic bunks, no heating, and decade-old mattresses shared with rats. Bring a warm sleeping bag and earplugs, and remember you came here for the views, not the comfort.

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Sirimon Route Mount Kenya Forest, V857+JRC, Mount Kenya, Kenya

Nanyuki

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Shiptons Mountain Hut 4200mt is located at Sirimon Route Mount Kenya Forest, V857+JRC, Mount Kenya, Kenya, Nanyuki, Nanyuki.

Shiptons Mountain Hut 4200mt has an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 46 reviews.

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Sirimon Route Mount Kenya Forest, V857+JRC, Mount Kenya, Kenya +254 725 532221

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Another very scenic spot in Mount Kenya National Park! We didn't sleep in the huts but our guides pitched our tents nearby and we were able to use the refectory to eat inside. It's a pity they put som...

PJ

Pierre-Vincent JACQUET

a year ago

Last stop before the final climb, I spent a wonderful and quiet night in the middle of all mount Kenya summits. Basic comfort, but you don't come here to find a 5 stars hotel. A safe harbor when you c...

TK

T K

4 years ago

Not very clean, mattresses were so old there was basically no mattress left. No electricity so no lights in the room, cold, rats everywhere. However good views. Not worth 20 dollars but oh well.

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A H

9 years ago

very basic hut. Mixed rooms with around 20 bunk beds with smelly old mattresses and hardly any space. Only one toilet per room. No shower and only one sink for the whole Hut. It gets very cold during...

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Patrick Spath

7 years ago

How do you describe the most basic of accommodations for a mountain climb, that has no heating, no electricity (only shortly at night) and decade of mattresses in dorms, but does what it should: provi...

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