5 days Mt Kenya climbing adventure via Narumoru route

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Nairobi to Mt Kenya
1 stop
1
Mount Kenya National Park
This day we shall pick you from your nairobi based hotel at around 8.00am. After a brief introduction, we shall depart for 4 hours drive to Narumoru river lodge. The lodge is set at the base of Mount Kenya and is ideal for acclimatization process. enjoy dinner and overnight in the lodge.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Narumoru park gate
1 stop
2
Mount Kenya National Park
Transfer to Naromoru Park Gate for registration and where the hike starts, 2600m From the gate, keep to the park track, which follows the crest of a board ridge between the Northern and Southern Naromoru valleys. The going is easy and it’s a pleasant walking through the forest. About two thirds of the way up after the bridge there are good views to the left north down into the Northern Naromoru valley. The trek ends at Met station 3,000m where dinner and overnight rest will be served.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Mountain ascending
1 stop
3
Mount Kenya National Park
Met Station/Mackinders Camp 5-6 hrs, 10km, 1200m ascent Head uphill on the track to pass the radio must on your right after about half an hour. The trek runs into a path and after another 30 minutes, you will reach the end of the forest belt and enter the moorland. This is the vertical bog conditions range from damp to glutinous depending on when it last rained. Continue through until the going improves and you reach a fork overlooking Teleki Valley to reach Mackinders Camp, 4,200m. Dinner and overnight at the Camp,
7 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Mountain Acsending
1 stop
4
Mount Kenya National Park
Mackinders Camp/Point Lenana/Met Station 8-10 hrs, 11km, 785m ascent The normal approach is to start at 2 am in order to reach point Lenana taking about 4 hr walk by sunrise at 6:30am. After sunrise, descend down to Mackinders Camp for breakfast, 2hrs and walk further 4hrs, way back to Met Station for dinner and overnight.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Mt Kenya to Nairobi
1 stop
5
Mount Kenya National Park
Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi 3hrs, 9km, 400m After breakfast, descend through the rain forest which is 9km to Naromoru Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi
5 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
• Minimum age is 18 years
• Dress code is smart casual
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

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