04 DAYS MOUNT KENYA CLIMBING
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TOUR PLAN
Distance: 40 km
Summary
This is the most popular route but not the most scenic. It is also the fastest and shortest route to summit point Lenana
Though the summit can be reached in 4 days as per the below itinerary, we recommend an overnight at the base at an extra cost
Included/Exclude
- Â transfer to and from the base of the mountain
- Â transport
- Â full board accommodation whilst on the trek.
- Â meal plan as detailed: b=breakfast, l=lunch and d=dinner
- Â accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary
- Â all park entrance fees
- Â service of an english speaking professional guide
- Â start and finish nairobi
- Â water on the trek.
- Â laundry, tips, sleeping bags, drinks, accommodation before the trek and climbing gears
- Â international flights
- Â visas to kenya
- Â items of personal nature
- Â any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
Tour Plan
Transfer to Naromoru Mount Kenya Park entrance Gate for registration and later start the hike, 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 terrain is usually good although one section is called the vertical bog. 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 3,050m where dinner and overnight
Going uphill on the track to pass the radio must be on your right after about half an hour. the trek runs into a path and after another 32 minutes, you will reach the end of the forest belt and enter the moorland. This is the vertical bog conditions range from damp to dry 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 mackinders campsite
encouraged 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
Breakfast then later descend through the rainforest which is 9km to naromoru park gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to nairobi
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