Mount Kenya Naro Moru Route(5 Days)
The Naro Moru route is the way to go! It may not be the most beautiful route, but it’s the quickest way to reach the top at Point Lenana. Get ready to tackle the tough vertical bog and explore the wide Teleki Valley. The views along the way are breathtaking, from the open sections to the Alpine zone. You’ll see unique plants and rocky formations that will blow your mind. And don’t forget about the snow-capped peaks and scenic valleys you’ll witness from the top. Get ready for an epic adventure!
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If you want to climb Mount Kenya, the NaroMoru route is the way to go! It may not be the most beautiful route, but it's the quickest way to reach the top at Point Lenana. Get ready to tackle the tough vertical bog and explore the wide Teleki Valley. The views along the way are breathtaking, from the open sections to the Alpine zone. You'll see unique plants and rocky formations that will blow your mind. And don't forget about the snow-capped peaks and scenic valleys you'll witness from the top. Get ready for an epic adventure!
An early morning departure from Nairobi at 6am. Transfer to
Mount Kenya National Park at Naro Moru 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 Naro Moru 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 Naro Moru valley. The trek ends at Met station 3,000m where dinner and overnight rest will be, L, D.
Take an early morning breakfast. 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 Mackinders Camp, B, L, D.
Acclimatizing day hike up Hausberg col (4600m) enjoy the nice sceneries of the west ridges and then return to Mackinders camp for lunch/overnight.
The normal approach is to start an early morning 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, B, L, D.
After breakfast, descend through the rainforest which is 9km to Mount Kenya National Park's Naro Moru Gate at 2,600m. Here, you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi arriving at approximately 3pm, B, L.
- 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: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
- Accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary
- All park entrance fees to include government taxes
- Services of a professional guide, porters and skilled cook
- Treated water on the trek.
- Start and finish Nairobi
- Training cost and purchase of mountain gear.
- Emergency evacuation cover USD. 24.00 from Amref
- Meals outside the mountain
- Other Items not mentioned above
- Accommodation before/after the trek
- Trekking gears
- Tips
- Items of personal nature
- Airport transfers
- Visa and flight fee
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