About this trip
Mount Meru is located in Arusha National Park, so the hike on the first day with accompanied by a ranger, you will have a chance to view baboons, buffaloes, giraffes and other wildlife. You will ascent through various Mount Meru vegetation zones, from the grassland into the rainforest, moorland into the alpine desert. Mount Meru is the one standing beneath the Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Meru is used by our most clients to acclimatize for the Kilimanjaro hiking this combination is also possible with us on request. We are recommending you to hike through Mount Meru 4 days as you will get much experience than those hiking only 3 days and 1 day. For experienced and very fit mountain hikers with high altitude experience, the tour is also suitable in 3 days. The third day of the shortened tour walks after the summit directly to the Momella Gate. Overnight stays are in simple wooden huts.
What’s included
- Mountain Fees,
- Tax,
- Gate Transfer,
- Crew Wages,
- Accommodation,
- Flight,
- Tipping the crew,
- Visa.
Itinerary
In the morning after breakfast, before we leave, we have a general briefing about your hiking of 4 days Mount Meru and check your hiking equipment. You will be picked up at your hotel in Moshi/Arusha. The drive to Arusha National Park takes about an hour. Once your guide has completed the necessary paperwork the trip continues to Momella Gate, the starting point of your hike. On the way you can observe giraffes, zebras and many other animals. Because of the wildlife in the park, from the Momella Gate you will be accompanied by an armed park ranger. The route takes you across the Ngare Nanyuki River, as you walk along the river you will be able to observe buffalo herds, baboons and other animals. Soon the Mount Meru hike in the first day will take you through the forest, after about two hours, you will reach the small Mayo Falls, here a meadow is an ideal place for your picnic site. After you have relaxed a bit, your hike continues to the "Arched Fig Tree” a unique tree that spans the way like a gate. After another 2 hours you will reach the Miriakamba Hut. Here you spend your first night on Mount Meru and relax for the next day of hiking. Lunch; Dinner