Home Safaris & Climbs About Us Contact Us News from The Bush Agents   Introductory Safaris Classic Safaris Signature Safaris Treks & Climbs   Community projects   The Hoopoe Commitment To your safari To local communities Mt Meru 6 DAYS (4 days on Mt Meru & connects with our Kilimanjaro climbs) full itinerary | prices and departures Why Mt Meru Set Departure? Hoopoe set departure climbs are the ideal Mt Meru hikes. Over 4 days we allow plenty of time for a safe and succesful ascent. You can use this as a PRE ACCLIMATISATION hike for Kilimanjaro or Mt Kenya. Read about our guide training courses here. Hoopoe provides Oxygen + portable altitude chamber for safety purposes + all guides go through 2 x 1 month long compulsory training sessions per year. Description One of East Africa's most beautiful volcanoes. Only climbed in 1904, Meru remains one of the least ascended high altitude peaks in East Africa. It can be appended to the start of any safari itinerary or even as a pre acclimatisation hike for Kilimanjaro or Mt Kenya. Well worth it for those climbing this as a stand alone peak to see stunning geology, afromontane forest and wildlife on foot. Highlights Mt Meru Afromontane forest Well formed ash cone Views of Kilimanjaro and Maasai Steppe Take a pre or post climb safari. Full Itinerary Day 1 ARUSHA Whenever you arrive, you’ll be personally met and transferred to a lovely hotel in the foothills of Mt. Meru, Africa’s 5th highest mountain. Those arriving specially early can book optional activities. Then, spend the afternoon with your mountain guide preparing for the climb. Day 2 MT MERU - FOREST We collect our guests from their hotel in Arusha and drive to Momella gate (1,500m) where the trekking begins. We follow the track through the forest and through the wild fig tree arch to a small clearing where we may see buffalo grazing and then continue across the Jekukumia River and on to Njeku viewpoint where we have lunch and see the Momella lakes and the plains beyond. Return to the track and continue to Mirakamba Hut for our evening meal and overnight stay. (Full board) Day 3 MT MERU - SADDLE After breakfast we walk through the glades and forest filled with black and white Colobus monkeys, to Mgongo wa Tembo (Elephant Ridge). We reach Saddlehut 3-4hrs later and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon continue to the summit of Little Meru for impressive views of the crater and the top of the ash cone and sheer cliffs of the crater’s inner wall. Our evening meal and overnight will be at Saddle Hut. (Full board) Day 4 MT MERU SUMMIT - MIRIAKAMBA Rise early and walk along the very narrow ridge to the summit (4,566m) watching the sun rise dramatically from behind Kilimanjaro. The return via Rhino point provides spectacular views of the Rift Valley, the volcanoes of Kirumbeni and Lengai and the town of Arusha. Our evening meal and overnight stay will be at Miriakamba Hut. (10-12hrs). (Full board) Day 5 ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK / ARUSHA On our final day on the mountain, return to Momella Gate (2 hrs) where our vehicle will be waiting. We will then have a game drive in Arusha National Park and a picnic lunch before we return to Arusha town to connect with onward arrangements required. (Breakfast and lunch only) Day-6 OUT You will be privately transferred to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airports for your departure. But don’t go yet ! Consider our Kilimanjaro Machame Hike which starts today (discounts apply). Prices 2007 starts ends $ sharing $ + Single 9-Jan-07 14-Jan-07 1335 110 23-Jan-07 28-Jan-07 1335 110 6-Feb-07 11-Feb-07 1335 110 20-Feb-07 25-Feb-07 1335 110 6-Mar-07 11-Mar-07 1335 110 20-Mar-07 25-Mar-07 1335 110 3-Apr-07 8-Apr-07 1335 110 17-Apr-07 22-Apr-07 1335 110 1-May-07 6-May-07 1335 110 15-May-07 20-May-07 1335 110 29-May-07 3-Jun-07 1335 110 12-Jun-07 17-Jun-07 1335 110 26-Jun-07 1-Jul-07 1335 110 10-Jul-07 15-Jul-07 1335 110 24-Jul-07 29-Jul-07 1335 110 7-Aug-07 12-Aug-07 1335 110 21-Aug-07 26-Aug-07 1335 110 4-Sep-07 9-Sep-07 1335 110 18-Sep-07 23-Sep-07 1335 110 2-Oct-07 7-Oct-07 1335 110 16-Oct-07 21-Oct-07 1335 110 30-Oct-07 4-Nov-07 1335 110 13-Nov-07 18-Nov-07 1335 110 27-Nov-07 2-Dec-07 1335 110 11-Dec-07 16-Dec-07 1335 110 25-Dec-07 30-Dec-07 1335 110 2008 Departure Dates starts ends $ sharing $ + Single 8-Jan-08 13-Jan-08 1365 115 22-Jan-08 27-Jan-08 1365 115 5-Feb-08 10-Feb-08 1365 115 19-Feb-08 24-Feb-08 1365 115 4-Mar-08 9-Mar-08 1365 115 18-Mar-08 23-Mar-08 1365 115 1-Apr-08 6-Apr-08 1365 115 15-Apr-08 20-Apr-08 1365 115 29-Apr-08 4-May-08 1365 115 13-May-08 18-May-08 1365 115 27-May-08 1-Jun-08 1365 115 10-Jun-08 15-Jun-08 1365 115 24-Jun-08 29-Jun-08 1365 115 8-Jul-08 13-Jul-08 1365 115 22-Jul-08 27-Jul-08 1365 115 5-Aug-08 10-Aug-08 1365 115 19-Aug-08 24-Aug-08 1365 115 2-Sep-08 7-Sep-08 1365 115 16-Sep-08 21-Sep-08 1365 115 30-Sep-08 5-Oct-08 1365 115 14-Oct-08 19-Oct-08 1365 115 28-Oct-08 2-Nov-08 1365 115 11-Nov-08 16-Nov-08 1365 115 25-Nov-08 30-Nov-08 1365 115 9-Dec-08 14-Dec-08 1365 115 23-Dec-08 28-Dec-08 1365 115 Read more about Hoopoe moutain guides Ask about this itinerary Now Follow on this climb with a 7 day Machame Kilimanjaro hike - discounts apply Please Read our TERMS & CONDITIONS page before booking.           Top   Home |Safaris & Climbs | About Us | Contact Us | New from The Bush | Agents Copyrights © 2007 - Hoopoe Safaris - All rights reserved. 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