Itinerary
TIME: 4hrs,
DISTANCE: 16km walk, 950m ascent
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 montane forest, bamboo, and giant heather zone along the dirt and sometimes very muddy road. Also, hiking through the high altitude moorland to reach Mount Meru Bandas at 2950m in 4hrs.
ACCOMODATION: mount meru bandas
MEAL PLAN: full board
TIME: 3hrs,
DISTANCE: 9km, 350m ascent
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. After walking for approximately 3-hrs, you will reach Road Head Camp. Overnight at Road Head Camp at 3300m.
ACCOMODATION: road head camp
MEAL PLAN: FULL BOARD
TIME: 4hrs,
DISTANCE: 12 km
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 it follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Mintos Hut, 4200m. Dinner and overnight at Mintos Hut,
ACCOMMODATION: Mount Kenya mintos hut.
MEAL PLAN: full board
TIME: 11-12 hrs,
DISTANCE: 29km, 785m ascent/1985m descent
Leave shortly after midnight at 2am towards the main peaks. The route divides 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 via Naro Moru route to Mackinders for breakfast. Continue walking down to Met Station at 3000m for dinner and overnight rest,
ACCOMODATION: mount kenya bandasMEAL PLAN: Full board
TIME: 3hrs,
DISTANCE: 9km, 400m descent
After breakfast, descend through the rainforest which is 9km to Naro Moru Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi, arriving at approximately 3pm,
ACCOMODATION: Nairobi
MEAL PLAN: bed and breakfast
