5 Days Mount Kenya Climbing- Chogoria Route

Pack camping gear and supplies to strike out west up this long but spectacular approach through the deep chasm of gorge valley

Pack camping gear and supplies to strike out west up this long but spectacular approach through the deep chasm of gorge valley

Itinerary

Day 1: Chogoria/Mount Meru Bandas – 4hrs, 16km walk, 950m ascent

Stop At: Chogoria, Chogoria, Eastern Province
Pick up from the Airport or at your hotel in Nairobi at 7am to Chogoria town for an early lunch. After lunch, take a 4x4WD vehicle to the forest clearance, 16km from where the walk starts. You will walk for 16km through the forest along the dirt and sometimes very muddy road for 4hrs to reach Mount Meru Bandas at 2950m. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Meru Bandas, B,L,D
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Mt. Meru Bandas

Day 2: Mount Meru Bandas – Road Head Camp, 3hrs, 9km, 350m ascent

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Kenya National Park
After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Road Head Camp taking approximately 3-4hrs. Overnight at Road Head Camp at 3300m.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Road Head Camp

Day 3: Road Head/Mintos Hut – 4 hrs, 12km

Stop At: Mintos Hut, V85W+HHX, Kenya
After breakfast follow the track through giant heather and forest up to Chogoria road head from where the path drops to cross a stream then follows the broad ridge to the east of the gorges valley to reach Mintos Hut, 4200m. Dinner and overnight at Mintos Hut, B, L, D
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Mintos Hut

Day 4: Mintos/Point Lenana/Met Station – 11-12 hrs, 29km, 785m ascent/1985m descent

Stop At: Point Lenana, Kenya
Leave shortly after midnight at 2am towards the main peaks and divide after an hour, above a flat green area at the head of the valley known as temple fields, arriving at point Lenana at 6:30am. After taking photographs, descend to Mackinders for breakfast and continue down to Met Station at 3000m for dinner and overnight rest, B,L,D
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Met Station

Day 5: Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi – 3hrs, 9km, 400m descent

Stop At: Naro Moru, Kenya
After breakfast, descend through the rainforest which is 9km to Naromoru Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to Nairobi, arriving at approximately 3pm, B,L T
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.