Mt Kilimanjaro Mt Kenya,Mt Meru Kenya and Tanzania Tours

MT. KENYA CLIMB

4 DAYS SIRIMON/NARO-MORU

DAY 1: Depart Nairobi at 7.00 am for Old Moses camp arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 2: After an early breakfast hike to the Shipton. Dinner overnight at the camp.

DAY 3: Depart early to attempt the point Lenana and descend down to Met Station.

DAY 4: After breakfast leave Met Station for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

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KENYA SAFARIS - Mount Kenya Climbing Safaris

Mt Kenya Naro Moru Route - Trekking & Climbing Mount Kenya

4 Days Mount Kenya Climbing NaroMoru Route
Distance: 40 km | Difficulty: Demanding | Start/Finish: Nairobi

Summary
The most popular route although not the most scenic. It is also the fastest route to point Lenana. Take this classic route up Mount Kenya though the notoriously treacherous vertical bog and into the wide Teleki Valley beneath the Tryndall, The Lewis Glacier.
Though the summit can be reached in 4 days as per the below itinerary, we strongly recommend an overnight acclimatization at the base, Naromoru River Lodge. This can be arranged for at an extra fee.

Day 1: Nairobi/Meteorological Station 3-4 hrs, 10km, 400m ascent
Transfer to Naromoru Park 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 Naromoru 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 Naromoru valley. The trek ends at Met station 3,000m where dinner and overnight rest will be, B, L, D

Day 2: Met Station/Mackinders Camp 5-6 hrs, 10km, 1200m ascent
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

Day 3: Mackinders Camp/Point Lenana/Met Station 8-10 hrs, 11km, 785m ascent
The normal approach is 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, B, L, D

Day 4: Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi 3hrs, 9km, 400m
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, B, L

Tour cost: US$ 540 per person

Included in the price:
• 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
• Service of an English speaking professional guide, porters and skilled cook
• Start and finish Nairobi
• Treated water on the trek.
• On completion, successful climb Certificate

Excluded:
• Laundry, sleeping bags, beverages/Drinks, accommodation before the trek and climbing gears
• International flights
• Visas to Kenya
• Items of personal nature
• Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

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4 DAYS: SIRIMON / SIRIMON

DAY 1: Depart Nairobi for Old Moses. Dinner overnight at the camp.

DAY 2: After an early breakfast hike to the Shipton camp. Dinner overnight at the camp.

DAY 3: Depart the camp early hours to attempt the point Lenana. Descend to Old Moses. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 4: After breakfast leave for Nairobi arriving late afternoon.

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5 DAYS SIRIMON DOWN CHOGORIA

DAY 1: Depart Nairobi for Nanyuki arriving in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the budget hotel.

DAY 2: After an early breakfast proceed to old moses. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 3: Depart early hours for Shipton. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 4: Leave Shipton for a hike to point Lenana and down to Chogoria. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 5: After breakfast leave Chogoria to arrive Nairobi late evening.

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6 DAYS NARO MORU DOWN CHORORIA.

DAY 1: Depart Nairobi for Naromoru overnight at a budget hotel.

DAY 2: Depart after breakfast for Met Station dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 3: After breakfast hike to Makinders camp. Dinner overnight at the camp.

DAY 4: Leave the camp in the early morning hours to hike to the Austrian Hut. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 5: After an early breakfast hike to Austrian Hut then attempt to point Lenana and descend down to Chogoria for dinner and overnight.

DAY 6: After breakfast leave for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

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7 DAYS KAMWETI TIMAU

DAY 1: Drive from Nairobi to Kimunye shopping center by transport. The important six (6) kms acclimatization walk we lead you through a part of the equatorial rain forest, you however can be entertained by varieties of game including the black and white colobus monkeys, elephants and even buffaloes if lucky. Dinner and overnight at castle lodge (2081m)

DAY 2: Leave the famous Castle lodge after breakfast for Kamweti. This is through last part of the equatorial rain forest to the beginning of the bamboo zone. The views are just amazing and the experience is unbelievable, lunch, dinner and overnight at upper Kamweti guest house (2650m)

DAY 3: Shoot early enough after breakfast ready for 15km trekking; this is through the beautiful and undisturbed bamboo zone where the real trekking starts. Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight at sagana campsite.

DAY 4: Start by steep climbing from Sagana to join the fragile moorland. The experience is just wonderful and the views are just amazing, with the special mountain plant that never grow below 3500m. lunch en-route, dinner and overnight at Thegu camp (3850m)

DAY 5: Breakfast and depart Thegu camp for Mackinder's camp. With full time peaks views infront of you, its 13kms trekking through wonderful and fragile moorland. Slow pace rhythm is highly recommended in this day. Packed lunch on the way, dinner and overnight at Mackinder's camp (4300m)

DAY 6: Pre-dawn continental breakfast and shoot for the summit around 3am. The three hours trekking leads you to point Lenana through Austrian so as to be at the summit at 6.15am to enjoy the African sunrise and a chance to see Kilimanjaro to the south about 316km away. After this magic experience, it's then a careful descend to Austrian hut again for the real breakfast before proceeding to Major's camp. Lunch en-route dinner and overnight at the camp Major's (4000m)

DAY 7: Last breakfast and start descending towards the road head. The three hours walk will eventually leave you at the west Marania camp (road head) for transfer back to civilization, lunch at Nanyuki proceeding to Nairobi where the tour ends.

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THINGS REQUIRED WHEN CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN

* Yellow fever certificate
* Entrance visa
* Medical insurance