4 Days Mount Meru Trekking

What to do:

• Pick up from the Hotel and drive to Momela gate.
• After a short registration at the gate our walk will begin with full armed ranger escorting us.
• You will come across wild animals including elephants, zebras, giraffes, monkeys and antelopes.
• Dinner and overnight night at Miriakamba Hut.

Highlights:
Meal plan: breakfast dinner and lunch.

• Elevation (m): 1,387m to 1,500m.
• Elevation (ft): 4,921ft to 3,000ft.
• Distance: 10km.
• Hiking Time: 4-6 hours.
• Habitat: montane forest.

What to do:
The walk from Miriakamba Hut to the saddle below Little Meru is a short day but a steep climb. The walk will take us slowly along the ridge for a spectacular view of the Meru Crater and the impressive Ash Cone. After hot lunch at Saddle Hut we can make a short climb to the summit of Little Meru (3,820m) for superb views just before sunset. Dinner and overnight at Saddle Hut.

Highlights:

• Meal plan: breakfast, dinner and lunch.
• Elevation (m): 2,514m to 3,570m.
• Elevation (ft): 8,250ft to 11,712ft.
• Distance: 8km.
• Hiking Time: 3-5 hours.
• Habitat: forest and moorland.

What to do:
We start early at around 1:30am. to climb steeply to Rhino Point (3,800m.) and on to Cobra Point (4,350m). We reach the summit (4,566m) on time for sunrise there is a possibility to see Kilimanjaro Peak above the clouds. The final part of the climb is along a spectacular narrow ridgeline between the sheer inner cliffs and the sloping outer wall of the crater. We take a short rest and brunch at Saddle Hut before continuing the descent to the Meriakamba Hut.

Highlights:

• Meal plan: breakfast, dinner and lunch.
• Elevation (m): 3,570m to 4,565m to 2,514m.
• Elevation (ft): 14,977ft to 11,712ft to 8,250ft.
• Distance: 5km up and 13km down.
• Hiking Time: 10-12 hours.
• Habitat: alpine desert moorland and montane forest.

What to do:
We take a short and fast descent way through open grassland and mixed forest, with a possibility of seeing wildlife before reaching Momella Gate in the late morning. You will be transferred from Momella Gate to Arusha Tulia lodge.

Highlights:

• Meal plan: bed and breakfast.
• Elevation (m): 2,514m to 1,500m to 1,387m.
• Elevation (ft): 4,921ft to 8,250ft to 4,921ft.
• Distance: 10km.
• Hiking time: 2-4 hours.
• Habitat: montane forest.