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4 Days Foot Safari to Mt. Kenya

Designed for those who have a minimum amount of time and who want to reach the third highest peak Pt. Lenana. This challenging, non-technical ascent can be made by any healthy person.

Day 1: Morning spent sorting and organizing personal equipment for the trek with the help of your guide. Depart the lodge latest midday and be driven to naromoru park-gate where you start the trek. The guide sets a leisurely pace for a relaxing trek up on the mountain. The trek helps you to acclimatize and enjoy seeing fascinating vegetation zones of an equatorial mountain and the associated rich animal and bird life. Packed Lunch is provided en-route. The trek takes 3 hrs to the Met station where we spend the night in the Mountain log cabins. A short hike is taken in the afternoon to gain and loose altitude.

Day 2: Breakfast then hike up past forest line to moorland zone covered by tussock glass and heathers zone onto the Teleki valley to the crest of the ridge from which vantage point you have a splendid view of the main peaks. Packed lunch is provided en-route. Walking time approximately 4 – 6 hours to the Teleki lodge for overnight (4,200m)

Day 3: A per-dawn start is made to ensure a successful summit bid and in time for clear view of the majestic scenery after sunrise. Ascent to the third highest peak (point Lenana -4985 m, 4- 5 hr) then descends down to Teleki lodge for breakfast and changing. A few minutes break then proceed down to met (5 hrs) station for overnight (3050m).

Day 4: After breakfast descend down through the forest to naromoru park gate for pick to the lodge.

Five Day Circumnavigation of Mt. Kenya

This climb is for those mountaineers who have an adventurous spirit and want to ascend Pt. Lenana, (4,985m) in a leisurely fashion from a non-tourist route. The climber has a better chance of acclimatizing and getting fit for the attempt on Pt. Lenana.

Day 1: Morning spent sorting and organizing personal equipment for the trek. Be driven to the road head of the Naro Moru track to the Met Station where we spend the night in the mountain log cabins. A good day for acclimatization, altitude of 3050 m. A light hike is taken in the afternoon to help acclimatization.

Day 2: Hike up to the Teleki valley to our Mackinder’s Camp where there is a spectacular view of the main peaks. Walking time approximately 4-6 hours. Overnight Mackinder’s Camp (4,150m)

Day 3: After an early breakfast, begin the circumnavigation of the main peaks by heading north. One traverse takes us below the south and west faces on our approach to Two Tarn Hut then across Western terminal and into Hausberg Valley and finally over Hausberg Col and into Mackinder’s Valley. Walking time proximately 5 hours. The highest point reached this day is 4,500m. Our camp in Mackinder valley is at an altitude of 4,300m. Night will be spent in high altitude tents.

Day 4: Alpine ascent of the third highest peak Pt. Lenana up the north faces little used by tourists. The top should be reached after about four hours of stiff walking. Altitude of Pt. Lenana is 4985m.We then descends into Teleki Valley and spends the night at our original camp completing a scenic traverse of the Mountain.

Day 5: Descend from the Mountain to Met Station and be transferred to the Lodge.

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