“Mount Kenya Hiking”
6 Day Mount Kenya Hike through Chogoria Route down Naro Moru Route
Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
Mountain Hiking Kenya
This is by far the most scenic and interesting route. It takes in both tropical forests and moor land.
Highlights
- Enjoy and explore the Mountain
- Daily hike
- Ideal for nature lovers
- A lifetime experience
- Meal plan as detailed (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
- All park entrance fees to include government taxes
- 5 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
6 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 100 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
08:00
Check-out Time:
17:00
- Chogoria Transit Motel
- Mt. Meru Bandas
- Road Head Camp
- Mintos Hut
- Met Station
Program
Day 1: Nairobi/Chogoria
Pick up from your Nairobi Hotel at 8 am and drive north to Chogoria town for lunch and an afternoon leisure walk in the town to acclimatize. Dinner and overnight at Chogoria Transit Motel, 2000m. Lunch and dinner are provided.
Day 2: Chogoria/Mount Meru Bandas - 4hrs, 16km walk, 950m ascent
After breakfast, 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 4 hours to reach Mount Meru Bandas at 2950m for lunch and afternoon walks. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Meru Bandas. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided.
Day 3: Mount Meru Bandas - Road Head Camp, 3hrs, 9km, 350m ascent
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 follow 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.
Day 4: Road Head/Mintos Hut - 4 hrs, 12km
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. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided.
Day 5: Mintos/Point Lenana/Met Station - 11-12 hrs, 29km, 785m ascent/1985m descent
Leave shortly after midnight at 2 am 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 6:30 am. After taking photographs, descend to Mackinders for breakfast and continue down to Met Station at 3000m for dinner and overnight rest. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided.
Day 6: Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi - 3hrs, 9km, 400m descent
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 3 pm. Breakfast and lunch are provided.
Location
This hike will take place at Mount Kenya.
Food
You will be provided with daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner as per the itinerary.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Guarantee price/guarantee trek on confirmation
- Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
- Full board accommodation whilst on the trek
- Meal plan as detailed (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
- Accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary (4 nights)
- 1-night full board hotel accommodation at Chogoria Transit Hotel
- All park entrance fees to include government taxes
- Service of an English-speaking professional guide, porters, and skilled cook
- Start and finish Nairobi
- Treated water on the trek.
- On completion, a successful climb certificate
What's not included
- Tips, laundry, sleeping bags and drinks
- Accommodation before/after the trek
- Climbing gears
- International flights
- Visas to Kenya
- Items of personal nature
- Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
How to get there
Recommended Airports
NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
137 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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