7-Day Mount Kenya Climb Burguret-Naromoru Route

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi-Naromoru

Pick up from your hotel and drive northwest across central Kenya to Naromoru on the western slopes of Mount Kenya. The 3-4 hours journey takes us through the rich agricultural country of central Kenya renowned for crops such as pineapples, mangoes, rice, bananas, tea and coffee. You arrive at our hotel base on the western slopes of Mt Kenya for lunch. Here at 2,000m you begin acclimatisation as you relax and prepare for the trek.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Jaqanaz Resort

• Mid-range lodge

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Giant Bamboo

Depart at 1000 Hrs and drive through farms and forest to to Gathiuru. There will be a picnic lunch at the start point before we begin the more gradual 4-5 hours hike through the lower forested zone and dense bamboo vegetation to Giant Bamboo campsite (2600m).

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Giant Bamboo Campsite

• Budget bush camp

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Highland Castle

The luxuriant bamboo yields to enormous podocarpus and pencil cedar forest before we climb to the hagenia rosewood zone at the edge of the moorlands. This marks our lunch spot before heading up through the extraordinary giant lobelia and groundsels. We spend the night close to the sheer lava cliffs of the “Highland Castle” at 3,700m. Today’s hike takes 5-6 hours with an ascent of 1,100m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Highland Castle Campsite

• Budget bush camp

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Mackinders Camp

Gradually ascend through the sprawling moorlands as you head towards the majestic high peaks of Mount Kenya. Our path joins to the summit circuit path in the afro-alpine region and we follow the trail leading us to our next overnight stop at Mackinder’s Camp (4,300m).

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Mackinders Campsite

• Budget tented camp located on Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Mackinders Camp

This is a day of acclimatisation. You can walk around the camp or just lounge as you observe eagles in the skies and Rock Hyraxes jumping around. Or better still take a short walk on the summit circuit path up to the base of the peaks, returning to camp for lunch.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Mackinders Campsite

• Budget tented camp located on Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Point Lenana-Met Station

Leaving the camp at 0300hrs you hike up the steep scree slopes to Point Lenana (4985m), the hikers’ summit. It is planned that you arrive in time to witness the African Sun rising over the equator as it reflects its golden glow on the Majestic peaks of Batian and Nelion. We descend for 2 hours back to Mackinder's camp for breakfast. Then we do a further 4-5 hours gradual descent across the moors and the lower vertical bog up to the Met Station (3,000m) for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mount Kenya

Accommodation:

Met Station Campsite

• Budget banda located on Mt Kenya

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Nairobi

Leave after breakfast for a gentle 2-3 hour walk down through dense strands of bamboo and forest canopies to Naromoru Park gate. Pick up and transfer to Nairobi, drop off at your hotel.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.