DAY 01: Depart from Nairobi at 6.30 am and drive through the central highlands and arrive in Naro Moru town at around 10.00 am. After a light lunch drive to the Naro Moru park gate (45 minutes drive) where the hiking starts. Walk through the rain forest for (9 km) to the Met Station (3050 M) for dinner and overnight.

DAY 02: Start the day at 7.00am for Mackinders hut (4300 M) and walk through the rain forest and later on the wet moorland arriving at the huts in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight at Mackinders.
DAY 03: After late breakfast, ascend to the Two Tarn and descend through the American camp for an acclimatization walk and head back to Mackinders for dinner and overnight.
DAY 04: Wake at 2.00 am and start for the summit climb passing through the Austrian hut and then to point Lenana (4985 M) for sunrise. On a clear day, it is possible to see the Mount Kilimanjaro. After the photos, descend to Mintos hut for breakfast and then further down to Meru Mount Kenya lodge bandas for dinner and overnight.
DAY 05: After breakfast, descend for 15 kms through the bamboo forest to where you get the 4WD vehicles waiting for you and then drive down to Chogoria town. From Chogoria town you board transport back to nairobi where you arrive in the late afternoon.