5 Days Mt. Kenya Naromoru Route Climbing Safari

5 Days Mt. Kenya Naromoru Route Climbing Safari

Day 01 : Nairobi - Nanyuki
On arrival you will be picked at the Airport or hotel in Nairobi and transferred to Nanyuki Town.

Here you stay for Dinner and overnight at your Hotel as you start to acclimatize to the mountain climate.

Day 02: Nanyuki - Met Station

This is a 1000m ascent.
From the gate we keep to the park track, which follows the crest of a broad ridge between the Northern and Southern Naro Moro valleys. The going is easy, and it's pleasant walking through the forest. About two thirds of the way up, after the bridge, there are good views to your left (north), down into the Northern Naro Moru Valley. The track ends at Met Station (3050m). Meals and Overnight will be served at the Met Station.

Day 03: Met Station - Mackinder's Camp

(1150m ascent)
From  the Met Station, we head uphill on the track and pass the radio mast on your right after about half an hour. The track turns into a path and after another 30 minutes you'll reach the end of the forest belt and enter moorland. This area is called the Vertical Bog; conditions range depending on when it last rained. Wade through until the going gets easier and you reach a fork, overlooking the Teleki valley, about 3 1/2 hours from Met Station. After about 45 minutes you'll eventually be at Mackinder's Camp area (4200m). Meals and Overnight will be served at Mackinder's Camp.

Day 04: Mackinder's Camp - Point Lenana
 hiking starts around 3a.m to get to the summit of Point Lenana by sunrise, or just after, then a walk all the way back down to Meet Station on same day.

Alternatively, you could go up in the day light as far as Austrian Hut (4790m) and spend the night of stage 3 there before going up to Lenana next morning.

Also, you can spend a second night at Mackinder's after lenana, and go down to Meet the next day.

Even better, spend two nights at Mackinder's Camp before going up to Lenana, to give yourself more time to acclimatize and a much better chance of enjoying the walk to the top. From Austrian hut you get excellent views: north- east up to the summit of Point Lenana, with the area on the left (west) of the main south- west ridge usually a snow field covering the Lewis Glacier; west, across the Lewis Glacier itself, to the steep south east face of New lion; and south east, down into the Hobley Valley, with Gallery Tarn over to the left (north) side of the valley. Meals and Overnight will be served at Met Station.

Day 05: Met Station - Park Gate

The last stage of the 5-day trek (2600m)
On this last day we retrace our footsteps down the path to park gate. And back to Nairobi.