Day 1: Nairobi-Naro-Moru
After pick up in Nairobi drive to the Naru moru park gate for lunch. From the gate, we trek up through magnificent mountain forest, bamboo and giant heather zone before reaching the high altitude moorland and our first cabins drive to the Youth Hostels for dinner and overnight.
This is a gentle trek that takes 3 - 4 hrs gaining an elevation of 600m.
Day 2: Naro-moru- met station
After breakfast leave the youth hostel and drive to the main gate start ascending the mountain through the rainforest. A short walk to the end of the forest line from where you hike across the
marshy vertical bog of the lower moorlands. Picnic lunch at the Picnic
Rocks before continuing further to Mackinders camp, gaining 1300m in
altitude in about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight at met station.
Day 3: Met station –Mackinders Hut
After breakfast, continue ascend to mackinders, camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Mackinders Hut-Met station
Wake up very early in the morning leave at 0300 hrs for predawn summit attempt, trekking for 3-4 hours across
bare rock and scree slopes characteristic of the alpine region up to Pt.
Lenana (4985m), the hikers summit, arriving in time to catch the African
sunrise. Later descend to mackinders camp for breakfast. After breakfast, begin a 5 hour descent via Mackinder`s valley to the Old
Moses camp (3,300m). The descent is gentle and it offers ample time to
enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands before reaching the camp.
Dinner and overnight at Old Moses camp.
Day 5 Met staion-Nairobi
After breakfast descend the last bit of the mountain from met station via Naro maro main gate for short drive to Naro maro town to catch your transport to Nairobi
