6 Days Mt Kenya Hiking: Naromoru Out Chogoria

Mountain Trekking

6
Kenya & East Africa

6 Days Best Package Chogoria Route Down Naro Moru Distance: 75 km | Difficulty: Demanding | Start/Finish: Nairobi Summary Pack camping gear and supplies to strike out west up this long but spectacular approach through the deep chasm of gorge valley.

Included and Excluded

One senior and assistant Guide
Porters
Cook
All Park entrance fees
Accommodation based on full board while in the mountain( breakfast, Lunch and dinner)
Camping fees
Drinking water
Vegetarian Food
Transfer to and fro Nairobi - Mt Kenya - Nairobi

Soft drinks
Tips for the cook.guide and porters.

                                            Highlights of the Tour
                                         What to bring on trekking either Mt.Kenya?
 Waterproof rucksack with day pack
 Sleeping bag (covering at least 3 seasons)
 Roll mats and insulation pads
 Comfortable hiking boots, light walking trainers thongs (flip - flops)
 Gaiters (useful when encountering snow),Wooden walking stick / ski pole,Sunglasses or snow – goggles, sun hat, balaclava or woolen hat,Warm scarf, gloves, mittens and thermal underwear
 Sweaters / jumpers, anorak / raincoat, water and windproof pants, jackets, t-shirt, several pairs of socks
 Long sleeved shirt with collar, small towel, toiletries and toilet paper
 Sunscreen and lip salve
 Flash light (head mounted preferable) and spare batteries
 Water bottle
 Camera with spare film and batteries

                

Activities Plan

You will be picked up from your hotel, Airport or Residential house in the morning as early as 0730am. Then depart Nairobi at 0800hrs, driving through agricultural country up to Chogoria town for lunch. After lunch, we take 4×4 and drive up to the edge of the bamboo forest where we start our trekking through the dense bamboo forest for a distance of 10 km to the Mt Kenya Bandas. Dinner and overnight at the Meru Mount Kenya Bandas.

Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi at 7am to Chogoria town for an early lunch. After lunch, take a 4x4WD vehicle to the forest clearance, 16km from where the walk starts. You will walk for 16km through the forest along the dirt and sometimes very muddy road for 4hrs to reach Mount Meru Bandas at 2950m. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Meru Bandas.

After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Road Head Camp taking approximately 3-4hrs. Overnight at Road Head Camp at 3300m.

After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Mintos Hut, 4200m. Dinner and overnight at Mintos Hut.

Leave shortly after midnight at 2am towards the main peaks and divide after an hour, above a flat green area at the head of the valley known as temple fields, arriving at point Lenana at 6:30am. After taking photographs, descend to Mackinders for breakfast and continue down to Met Station at 3000m for dinner and overnight rest.

After breakfast, descend through the rain forest which is 9km to Naromoru Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi, arriving at approximately 3pm.