HATC Training Camp — Road
5-day athletics training camp at the High Altitude Training Centre in Iten. Travel by road through the Great Rift Valley to train at 8,000 ft with elite Kenyan athletes.
Destinations
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Nairobi to Iten
Depart Nairobi by road after breakfast. Descend the Great Rift Valley escarpment with picturesque landscape. Stop briefly in Nakuru before ascending the western escarpment to Eldoret for lunch. Proceed to the High Altitude Training Centre in Iten. Check-in, briefing and orientation from coach. Afternoon and evening at leisure.
Accommodation: High Altitude Training Centre
Training at HATC
Pre-dawn training session before breakfast. Mid-morning: visit a local school to relate with locals. Return for lunch. Coach lecture on professional athletics followed by last training for the day.
Accommodation: High Altitude Training Centre
Training at HATC
Pre-dawn training before breakfast. Mid-morning: coach lecture on professional athletics. Afternoon: more rigorous training. Restful night needed for competition day tomorrow.
Accommodation: High Altitude Training Centre
Competition Day
Pre-dawn training before breakfast. After breakfast: team groups compete for a prize. Evening: farewell dinner with formal celebrations of success — presentations by facility manager, coach, and safari director.
Accommodation: High Altitude Training Centre
Departure
Depart after breakfast by road for Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.
What's Included
- Return road transport from Nairobi in safari vehicle
- 4 nights full board at High Altitude Training Centre
- Professional coaching and training sessions
- Use of gym, pool, sauna and tartan track
- Local school visit
- Coach lectures on professional athletics
- Farewell dinner with celebrations
- Complimentary mineral water throughout
- Safari guide services
Not Included
- International flights
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Items of personal nature
- Massage and physio services