6 days5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing- Chogoria Route Down Naro Moru route
New5 daysNairobi✓ Free cancellationPrivate tour
Length
5 days
Itinerary
5 days planned
Group
Private
Guides
English
Overview
Pack camping gear and supplies to strike out west up this long but spectacular approach through the deep chasm of gorge valley.
Day by day itinerary
1Nairobi to Chogoria⌄
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
Meals: Lunch · Dinner
Overnight: Meru Bandas
2Mount 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 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.
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Overnight: Road Head Camp
3Road 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, B, L, D
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Overnight: Mintos Hut
4Mintos/Point Lenana/Met Station - 11-12 hrs, 29km, 785m ascent/1985m descent⌄
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
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Overnight: Met Station
5Met 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 3pm, B,L
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch
What's included
- ✓Treated water on the trek.
- ✓Guarantee price/guarantee trek on confirmation
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Dinner
- ✓All park entrance fees to include government taxes
- ✓Breakfast
- ✓Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
- ✓On completion, successful climb Certificate
Not included
- ✕Laundry, tips, sleeping bags, drinks, accommodation before the trek and climbing gears
- ✕International flights
- ✕Visas to Kenya
- ✕Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
Good to know
Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
From
$1,575
