Day 1 Nairobi – Naro Moru
Depart for naro mou after breakfast. Lunch at naro moru town.
Relaxation in the afternoon and acclamitize at the youth hostels
either camping or in rooms. Good night sleep.
Day 2 Naro moru – Met station Camp
After breakfast, trek to the Kenya Wildlife Service gate stretching
your muscles in readiness for the climb or you may opt to drive.
The camp is approximately 9kms from park gate and may take approximately
3-4 hours at 100m ascent. The going is easy and pleasant walking
through the forest. The track leads to Met station camp with large
bunkhouse and a camping ground. Lunch at the camp
Day 3 Met station – Mackinders camp.
Early mourning breakfast and start trekking to Makinders camp
for dinner and overnight. About 10kms and approximately 5-6 hrs
at overall altitude of 1500m. packed lunch and snacks are taken
on the way. Head uphill on the track past the radio station into
the open mooreland called the vertical bog. Overlooking the Taleki
Valley. Good Night sleep preferably in the bunkhouse for the toughest
trek the following day.
Day 4 Mackinders – point Lenana – Met station
camp.
Wake up very early at 2.30 am to get the summitof point lenana
before sunrise to witness the spectacular view of the rich scenes.
4 kms to the summit and roughly 3.5 – 5.5 hrsof trek at
1935gain altitude. This is a long hard walk and the speed of the
ascent is one of the reasons why so many trekkers get ill. If
weather permits you may see the faint purple dome of Mt. Kilimanjaro
rising above the cloud some 300 kms away.
Retrace to Austrian Hut, the step down to Mackinders 2 hrs for
breakfast. After breakfast, descent to the Met station 5hrs. Lunch
and dinner at Met station camp.
Day 5 Met station – Nairobi
After breakfast descent to the park get to the park where you
board the vehicle back to Nairobi, arriving in time for lunch.
You may opt to relax in a hotel or lodge in Nanyuki town or Naro
Moru for relaxation and game viewing.
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