DAY TOUR TO MOUNT KENYA FROM NAIROBI
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DAY TOUR TO MOUNT KENYA IN NAIROBI
TOUR OVERVIEW:
Experience a thrilling day trek on Mount Kenya’s famous Naro Moru route—Likely to spot wildlife at the park gate, hike through lush bamboo forests and moorland, and enjoy stunning views of the Teleki Valley and the main peaks from 4,000 meters. A perfect one-day adventure for nature lovers seeking breathtaking scenery and high-altitude excitement.
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Mount Kenya Climb 1 Day Hike Naro Moru Route
0600 Hours: Our Mount Kenya Climb 1 Day hike Naro Moru route departs from your hotel/ residence in Nairobi for Naru Moru Gate (Mount Kenya). We arrive at the Naru Moru Park Gate of Mount Kenya national park. Here you will have photo opportunities of some wildlife such as bushbuck, waterbuck, baboons, and birdlife.
Continue driving to the Met. The station camp is located at an altitude of 3,000 meters. At the camp, there are a lot of different types of vegetation and the guides will explain more about it.
1000 Hours: Take your packed lunch and start a leisurely pace trekking up the mountain. You will walk through different vegetation from bamboo forest, hagenia trees to heathers trees and the beginning of a moorland covered by tussock grass and flowered cabbage roberias, also great views of lowland and Aberdare ranges.
Along the way, you will enjoy the enriched forest of birdlife and flowers at high altitudes. After 3 to 4 hours of ascending you will be on top of Teleki Valley where we have picnic rocks which will be our lunch spot (3,700 meters).
1300 Hours: Enjoy your lunch with great views. After lunch, continue hiking to the crest of the ridge at 4,000 meters to a vantage point from where you have splendid views of the main peaks of Mount Kenya as well as the Teleki Valley.
You will then descend down to Met. Station (2 to 3 hours) where we will find our transport waiting to take you back Nairobi to the lodge for a hot shower and a well-earned rest.
Cost:
USD 260 for 1 person
USD 220 per person sharing
Here are the equipment’s needed for climb:
The price is per item per day
Rain trouser 2USD
Rain jacket 2USD
Warm jacket 3 USD
Warm socks 1 USD
Warm trouser 3 USD
Sleeping bag 4 USD
Gloves 2 USD
Warm hat 2 USD
Head torch 2 USD
Hiking boots 4 USD
Hiking pole 4 USD
Day pack/small bag 3 USD
Lack sack/big 4USD
Sun glasses 2 USD
Bottle of water/camel bag 2 USD
Each item is per price per day
Included/Exclude
Inclusions:
Transport to and from Nairobi
English speaking Guide
Park fee
Water
Lunch
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional}