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Mount Kenya Via Chogoria Down Naru - Moru.
Day 1: NAIROBI-MERU MT KENYA BANDAS.
Leave Nairobi at 8.00 am to Nanyuki, which normally takes 4hrs drive, arriving at 12.00, then proceed to Mt Kenya National Park Sirimon gate, picnic lunch will be provided. After lunch, follow the track uphill for10 kms, forking left at the junction to reach Old Moses camp which is situated at 3,300m. The ascent from Sirimon gate to Old Moses is 690m.
Dinner / Overnight.
Day 2: BANDAS-LAKE ELLIS.
A steady ascent for 3-4 hours across open ground and through rain forest to your camp at Lake Ellis (3,500m). Optional walk in the afternoon to Mugi Hills.
Day 3: LAKE ELLIS-MINTOS HUT.
You take a little used route across gentle moorland with views of Vivienne Falls before reaching your beautiful campsite beside Mintos hut(4,100m).
Day 4: MINTOS CAMP-SHIPTONS CAMP.
After breakfast,leave to Shipton camp via Simba Col which normally take 4 hrs,dinner/overnight at Shipton 4,250m.
Day 5: SHIPTONS-MACKIDERS.CAMP 4300M.
After breakfast,start your pick cirquit via Kami hut down hausberg and Oblong tarn,then down to Mackiders camp 4,300m,dinner/overnight.
Day 6: MACKIDERS CAMP-MET STATION.
An early start 3.00 oclock at night to reach Point Lenana (4,985m) by mid-morning. Then descend down to Mackinders camp for your breakfast,thereafter descend through the Teleki Valley and the famous vertical bog to Met Station (3,050m) dinner/ overnight.
Day 7: MET STATION-NARUMORU RIVER LODGE.
Final day of the mountain whereby will have breakfast and then descend down through the rain forest for 2 hrs,to reach Naru-moru gate for transfer toNaru-moru river lodge cottages on fullboard.
Day 8: NARUMORU LODGE-NAIROBI.
Return to Nairobi arriving before lunch.
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