Githiga – Karirana Trek

A mashup of two trails – Githiga and Karirana that serve nothing less than views. Throughout the trail, you’ll enjoy the amazing scenery from lush tea farms, waterfalls, dams as well as forest trails. This trail is ideal if you are seeking to advance from beginner trails to more challenging trails

Highlights

• Caves
• Tea farms
• Forest trails
• Dam

Itinerary

0630h: Departure At the benches near Bata shop, Hilton (opposite Kencom)

Route: Nairobi – Githiga

0830h: Hike Briefing & Stretches

0845h: Start the hike

1400h: Complete hike

Meet-up: Outside Bata Shop, Hilton

Route: Nairobi – Githiga

What’s Included

• Professional, knowledgeable, friendly guide.
• A commitment to make the tour as exciting, challenging, informative, and full as you’d like, and as is possible in a day.

What’s Not Included

• Transport (Ksh 500)
• Meals 

About this activity

Difficulty: Moderate – Challenge

Duration: 7 hours

Distance: Appx 22km

Trailhead: Githiga town

Trail-end: Limuru town

Where Do We Meet?

For group travel via psv, we will meet up at the benches near Bata shop Hilton (opposite Kencom). The guide will be at the meet-up point.

This trip is not self-drive-friendly.

Know before you go

• The guide’s contact is available at the bottom of this page. Feel free to get in touch with any queries regarding this hike.
• Kindly note that we do not do pickups along the way.
• The trail is NOT suitable for kids and beginner hikers.
• Kindly observe the COVID-19 health safety regulations.
• You will get an email confirmation of your booking once you purchase your ticket. 

Our Safety Pledge

Your safety is our top priority. Our experiences are led by professional hiking guides, and well-known local guides who are well versed with the trails they are guiding. All our guides carry a First-aid Kit and have an emergency contact. If you have any further questions about safety, please contact us for more information.

Cancellation Policy

Hikers that wish to cancel more than 48 hours before the hike will be issued a 50% refund of the total hiking fees. Those that cancel 48 hours or less to the actual date will not be refunded. No shows will not be refunded either.

Resources

1. Hiking Gear Guide
2. Hiking Gear Vendors
3. Trail Difficulty Guide
4. Trail Gallery
5. Strava Routes
6. Guide Bios
7. Participation Badges
8. Whatsapp Text Helpline
9. Drift Shop
10. Book a Private Drift
11. Rate Lets Drift on Google