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Embark on a 5-day trek to the summit of Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa. Stay in comfortable as you rise alongside the altitude and enjoy meals along the way.
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
Your driver guide will come to pick you up at your hotel lobby
Itinerary
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1Mount Kenya National Park
Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi at 7am to Chogoria town for an early lunch. After lunch, take a 4x4WD vehicle to the forest clearance, 16km from where the walk starts. You will walk for 16km through the forest along the dirt and sometimes very muddy road for 4hrs to reach Mount Meru Bandas at 2950m. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Meru Bandas, B,L,D
10 hours • Admission ticket free -
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After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Road Head Camp taking approximately 3-4hrs. Overnight at Road Head Camp at 3300m.
10 hours • Admission ticket free -
3Mintos Hut
After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Mintos Hut, 4200m. Dinner and overnight at Mintos Hut, B, L, D
10 hours • Admission ticket included -
4
Leave shortly after midnight at 2am towards the main peaks and divide after an hour, above a flat green area at the head of the valley known as temple fields, arriving at point Lenana at 6:30am. After taking photographs, descend to Mackinders for breakfast and continue down to Met Station at 3000m for dinner and overnight rest, B,L,D
10 hours • Admission ticket free -
5Nairobi
After breakfast, descend through the rainforest which is 9km to Naromoru Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi, arriving at approximately 3pm, B,L
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Nairobi /Chogoria/Mount Meru Bandas – 4hrs, 16km walk, 950m ascent
Mount Meru Bandas – Road Head Camp, 3hrs, 9km, 350m ascent
Road Head/Mintos Hut – 4 hrs, 12km
Mintos/Point Lenana/Met Station – 11-12 hrs, 29km, 785m ascent/1985m descent
Departure- Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi – 3hrs, 9km, 400m descent
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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