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Mt Meru
4 DAYS (connects with our Kilimanjaro climbs)

full itinerary | prices and departures

Why Mt Meru Set Departure?

A beautiful mountain to hike, great for pre Kilimanjaro acclimatisation or as part of a trilogy of East Africa's highest peaks. Also superb pre safari for hikers or the adventurous. 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
A 4 day hike to the summit of Mt Meru through verdant afromontane forest into high altitude alpine desert with stunning views of a dormant volcano.

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
MT MERU / MARIAKAMBA

In the morning we are collected from your hotel and transfer to Arusha National Park. At the Momella gate we finish registration formalities before setting off with your guide and armed ranger - there is abundant wildlife in the forests! The forest section is especially scenic with strangler figs and the possibility of seeing buffalo grazing in one of the clearings. In the late afternoon we reach a viewpoint before heading onto Miriakamba hut for dinner

Day 2
MT MERU / SADDLE

We set off from Miriakamba initially still in the forest zone but in a few hours as we reach Saddle hut for lunch in the alpine desert zone. In the afternoon a walk to the summit of Little Meru can be taken for stunning views before heading back to Saddle Hut for dinner

Day 3
MT MERU SUMMIT / MARIAKAMBA

We rise early and our hard work is rewarded at dawn as the sun rises to the East. Kilimanjaro is normally clearly seen from here and the sheer cliffs of the crater fall dramatically 1000 feet or more. We return back and after some brunch at Saddle Hut, we continue down to Miriakamba hut for dinner.

Day 4
ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK / ARUSHA

The final section takes up to 3 hours to return to our vehicles where we say farewell to our crew and have time for a short picnic lunch and game drive before returning to Arusha for a well deserved shower!

 

2012 Departure Dates and Rates

Route
1 Pax
2-3 Pax
4-7 Pax
8-9 Pax
10-15 Pax
16-20 Pax
21+ Pax
Single Suppl*
Tour Leader
Leader
MERU - 4 DAYS
$2,710
$1,798
$1,392
$1,305
$1,276
$1,222
$1,166
N/A
$608
$229

NOTE: Programs operating over the festive season should expect a small supplement.

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Follow on this climb with a 7 day Machame Kilimanjaro hike discounts apply

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Climb Mt Meru

Fig Tree Mt Meru

Decending Mt Meru

Kilimanjaro from Mt Meru

Ash cone Mt Meru

Summit Mt Meru

 

 

 

 

 

 

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