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KENYA SAFARIS - Mount Kenya Climbing Safaris
- Mt . Kenya Climbing Naro Moru Route
- ASSKCMC 401: 4 Days
- Distance: 40 km | Difficulty: Demanding | Start/Finish: Nairobi
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- 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.
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- 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 its 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
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- 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
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- 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
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
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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» Nairobi Excursions
» Mombasa Excursion
» Kenya bird watching
» Hot Air Balloon Safaris
» Kenya Tanzania Safari
» Kenya Family Tour
» Special Interest Safari
» White Water Rafting
» Wildlife Safaris
» Kenya Beach Safaris
» Kenya National Parks
» Nairobi Arusha Bus
» Kenya Honeymoon
» Kenya Tanzania Safari
» Maasai Mara Safari
» Lake Nakuru Safaris
» Samburu Lodge Safari
» Lake Naivasha Safaris