Mt Kenya, extinct volcano in central Kenya, located just south of the equator. With an elevation of 5,199 m (17,057 ft), Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. Mount Kenya was created by massive, successive eruptions of a volcano 2.5 million to 3 million years ago. Mount Kenya originally had a summit crater, but erosion wore the cone away, leaving a series of snow- and glacier-covered peaks, and valleys containing froze
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Locations visited/nearby
Kenya, Africa
3 testimonials about this trip
Reviewer: Charlislocated in
Moscow,
EuropeRussia
Eyes On Nature Expeditions, have excellent ACCOMMODATION and are of paramount importance to my enjoyment on all my tours. Posted by charlis on 2010-04-21 17:14:17
Reviewer: John Wood located in
Conventry,
UkEngland
Eyes on Nature Simply offer direct booking discounts or special offers
that are only available to there members and they will 'go direct' to
you for all bookings, information and payments using the Destination
and Travel Category links on there site. Posted by John Wood on 2010-05-03 17:26:30
Reviewer: Paul Simonlocated in
Harare,
AfricaZimbabwe
Eyes on Nature Expeditions is big enough to fully cover all your tour
requirements yet small enough to empathetically involve itself in your
tour with quality personalized /customized services. Posted by Paul Simon on 2010-05-03 17:37:05
This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
Itinerary
NARO-MORU ROUTE Day 1 Nairobi – Naro-Moro
Leave Nairobi for Naro-Moro for lunch. After lunch drive to the youth hostel for the rest of the day and night acclimatizing. Day 2. Naro-Moru - Met Station
After breakfast leave the youth hostel and drive to the main gate. Start ascending the mountain through the rain forest for ten kilometers to the Met station for dinner and overnight. Day 3 met station -Mackinders hut
After breakfast, continue ascend to Mackinders camp a for dinner and overnight. Day 4 Mackinders hut - met station
Wake up very early in the morning around 2.30 a.m and attempt point Lenana via Austrian Hut. After Point Lenana (17,058 ft), descend down to Mackinders camp for breakfast and then descend down to met station for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Met Station – Nairobi
After breakfast, descend the last bit of the Mountain form met station via Naro Moru main gate for a short drive to Naro Moro town to catch your transport to Nairobi where the tour ends
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