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  • 4 days (approx.)

  • Pickup offered

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  • Offered in: English

4 Days Mt Kenya Hike via Narumoro Route

Mount Kenya is Kenya's highest mountain and Africa's second highest after Kilimanjaro. The mountain has three peaks, of which Point Lenana is the highest peak accessible to trekkers at 4,985 metres. The Naro Moru Route is the classic route and the fastest to Point Lenana. It approaches from the west side of the mountain and is also one of the steepest routes. This trek ascends and descends via the same route.

What's Included

  • One Porter and One Chef
  • Lunch (3)
  • Transport from Nairobi to Mt Kenya and back
  • Dinner (2)
  • Breakfast (3)
  • Guide fees
  • Park entrance fees (52 per person per day).
  • Travel insurance and medical cover
  • Emergency evacuation cover
  • Tips
  • Items of personal nature
  • Anything not mentioned above
  • Accommodation on Bandas ( USD 25 Per Person per night)

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup Point

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We will pick you uo at your hotel, residence or Airport

What To Expect

    Day 1: Nairobi - Naromoru (Met Station )
  • Kenya Wildlife Service

    Starting in Naro Moru town, the first part of the route takes you along a gravel road through farmlands for some 13km (all the junctions are signposted) to the start of the forest. Another 5km brings you to the park entry gate (2400m), from where it’s 8km to the roadhead and the Met Station Hut (3000m), where you stay for the night and acclimatise.

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

    • Day 2: Met Station - Mackinder's Camp
  • Kenya Wildlife Service

    On the second day, set off through the forest (at about 3200m) and Teleki Valley to the moorland around so-called Vertical Bog; expect the going here to be, well, boggy. At a ridge the route divides into two. You can either take the higher path, which gives better views but is often wet, or the lower, which crosses the Naro Moru River and continues gently up to Mackinder’s Camp (4200m). This part of the trek should take about 4½ hours. Here you can stay in the dormitories or camp.

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

    • Day 3: Summit Day (Mackinder's camp - Lenana and back to Met Station).
  • Kenya Wildlife Service

    On the third day you can either rest at Mackinder’s Camp to acclimatise or aim for Point Lenana (4985m). This stretch takes three to six hours, so it is common to leave around 2am to reach the summit in time for sunrise. From the bunk-house, continue past the ranger station to a fork. Keep right and go across a swampy area, followed by a moraine, and then up a long scree slope – this is a long, hard slog. The KWS Austrian Hut (4790m) is three to four hours from Mackinder’s and about one hour below the summit of Lenana, so it’s a good place to rest before the final push. The section of the trek from Austrian Hut up to Point Lenana takes you up a narrow rocky path that traverses the southwest ridge parallel to the Lewis Glacier, which has shrunk more than 100m since the 1960s. Be careful, as the shrinkage has created serious danger of slippage along the path. A final climb or scramble brings you up onto the peak. You will then descend back to to Mackinders for breakfast and proceed to Met Station. Lunch will be en route

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

    • Day 4: Met Station - Narumoro - Nairobi

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 2 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 2 full days before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Starting from

$684.35

Price varies by group size

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