Mount Meru
Overview
Though often ignored in favor of its big sister Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru is a worthy trekker’s paradise. This massive volcano towers over 3,000 meters above Arusha town, which lies at the foothills on its south side. The mountain endured a violent explosion in the distant past, and in its wake the explosion left towering cliffs in a gaping U shaped ridge facing east towards Kilimanjaro. The crater stands today in a protected Amphitheatre of sorts, thousands of feet below the summit rocks. The craggy top lies at the westernmost point of the summit ridge and juts boldly into the sky at 4566 m (14,979 feet). From the top, one can look out at Kilimanjaro from the highest perch possible perhaps there is no better vantage point to gaze at Africa’s tallest mountain, approximately 80 km to the northeast.
-Elevation: 4,565m/15,000 feet (steep-slope)
-Located within Arusha National Park
-Hiking duration: 3—4 days
-Acclimatization during evening times at saddle camp, little Meru.
-Guided with armed Ranger.
-Accommodation at Mountain cabin (comfort)
-Climate: Rain forest & moorland and Savannah.
-Clear view of Small and big Momella Lakes.
-Clear view of Ngurudoto Crater.
-Clear view of sunrise from Mount Kilimanjaro.
-You can have an additional game drive while driving, on final day before exiting the park.
-Trail pass through forest and moorland, within National park, crossing several streams, offers you a clear watch of wild animals on the low land. Animals to be seen Zebra, Water buck, Bush buck, and black and white colubus monkey, blue monkey, Buffalos, Warthog, and Duiker.
4 DAYS MOUNT MERU.
ITINERARY:
DAY 01: Drive from Moshi/Arusha to Momella gate—Miriakamba Hut.
Distance: 10km
Habitat: Forest Zone
Hiking time: 5-6 hours
Two hours’ drive from Moshi, entering Arusha National Park, Momella gate one where registration and payment process will be done. After completed, drive will continue to Momella gate two where porters will be seen sorting and weigh the luggage. You will be moving around for sightseeing while ranger is prepared himself with a gun, ready to escort you.
Once all process has been completed, you will start hiking for 5 hours to reach the first camp Mariakamba Hut. On the way you will enjoy seeing wild animals like Buffalos, Zebra and Pumba.
At the camp you will have a rest, dinner and overnight.
DAY 02: Hike from Mariakamba Hut to Saddle hut, acclimatization on little Meru.
Distance: 5km
Hiking time: 4 hours
Relief: Steep slope
Habitat: Forest and moorland zone.
The hike is a little bit steep, and the trail passes through beautiful and lush mountain forest, before approaching moorland zone, crossing Elephant Back Ridge to the second point Saddle hut. At the camp you will have dinner, and rest and later you will hike little Meru (3820m/12,533ft) for acclimatization. You will be back at the camp for dinner and overnight.
SUMMIT NIGHT.
Around 1:00am you will start an attempt to summit Meru peak, 5km from Saddle hut, passing through Rhino point (3800m/12,467ft), to Cobra point (4,350m/14,272ft) to Meru Socialist Peak (4,566m).
DAY 03: From summit to Saddle hut to Meriakamba hut.
Distance: 5km
Hiking time: 2hours
The dawn of the third day you will be at Meru socialist peak, taking the beautiful photo of your lifetime adventure while enjoying sunrise view from the side of Mount Kilimanjaro. Slowly hike down to Saddle hut for breakfast and short rest, before assembling your stuffs, ready to hike down to Meriakamba hut, for rest, lunch, dinner and overnight.
DAY 04: From Meriakamba hut to Momella gate for exit.
You can opt to have a short game drive while on the way to exit the park.
END OF TOUR
PRICING:
Prices (quoted in USD/per person)
4 DAYS MERU
|
GROUP SIZE |
PRICE PER PERSON |
|
1 person |
$ 1,100/person |
|
2-4 people |
$ 900/person |
|
5-9 people |
$ 800/person |
|
10 & above |
$ 650/ person |
Included in the price:
- Two nightsaccommodation in the hotel; first night includes dinner &breakfast, last night includes dinner
- Private transport to / from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel in Moshi
- Qualified guides with mountain crew
- National park fees
- 18% VAT on tour fees and services
- All huts accommodations
- Huts fees
- Transport
- Rescue fees
- All needs on the mountain (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Guides and porters accommodations and their entry fees on the mountain
- Pulse oximeter
- First aid kit
- Emergence oxygen
- Sleeping bags
- Katady filtered water through the trek
- Fair wages to guides and porters as approved by Kilimanjaro National Park authority
Not included
- Flights
- Visa
- Tips to mountain crew
- Items of personal nature
- Laundry services
- A doctor of a group
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