3 days/2 nights:Mt Meru Trek

Mt Meru Trek: 3 days/2 nights

Day 1: ARUSHA - MOMELLA GATE TO MIRIAKAMBA HUT: drive to Arusha National park (Momella gate).

After a short registration at the Gate your walk will begin with full armed ranger escort. The trek passes

some open grassland, and have some game viewing. You can see Buffalo, Warthog, and Elephants, etc.

and then continue as a steady climb through montane forest. You can have your lunch at the famous

“Fig tree”. After lunch the trek continues through less dense forest, where there are a lot of birds and

monkeys including the black and white Colobus to Miriakamba hut.

Approximate trekking time: 3 - 4 hours

Approximate trekking distance: approx. 6km distance

Start elevation / altitude: (1640m)

End elevation / altitude: (2515m)

Highest elevation / altitude: (2515m)

Altitude gain: 875m

Overnight: Miriakamba hut /

Meal plan: Full board basis (dinner, breakfast, lunch)

Day 2: MIRIAKAMBA HUT – SADDLE HUT: The walk from Miriakamba Hut to the saddle below Little

Meru is a short day but a steep climb.Starting through attractive, open and lush montane forest, the

path continues beyond the halfway point of Elephant ridge and carries on uphill through the giant

heather and other moorland vegetation to reach saddle hut (3565 m) and lunch. The afternoon is free to

rest and enjoy the views. For energetic ones, can make the short climb to the nearby summit of little

meru (3820 m) for superb views just before sunset. The ascent is 1056 m. saddle hut is similar to

miriakamba but water is collected from a stream about 10 minutes away. The path is a little exposed as

it traverses the rocky ridge, with fine views across into Kenya and the Maasai Hills.The descent follows

the way up (it is tempting to go down the other ridge to make a traverse, but this is strictly forbidden).

Approximate trekking time: 3 - 4 hours

Approximate trekking distance: approx. 6.5km

Start elevation / altitude: (2515m)

End elevation / altitude: (3565m)

Highest elevation / altitude: 3820m

Altitude gain: 1305m

Overnight: Saddle hut /

Meal plan: Full board basis (dinner, breakfast, lunch)

Day 3: SADDLE HUT – SUMMIT – MOMELLA GATE - ARUSHA: Start the summit attempt around mid-

night, steeply to Rhino Point (3,800m.) and on to Cobra Point (4350m). We reach the summit (4,566 m)

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 Momella

gate. The returning transfer will be waiting at Momella Gate to pick you up and transferred to Mt Meru

hotel for overnight / transfer back to the airport for your departure flight.

Approximate trekking time: 15-19 hours

Approximate trekking distance: approx. 19 km

Start elevation / altitude: (3565m)

End elevation / altitude: 4,566 m

Highest elevation / altitude: 4,566 m

Altitude gain: 1001m

Meal plan: Breakfast &lunch

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PRICE QUOTE: US $860 per person.

Includes

 Transport to/from Arusha National Park gate to start the trek

 Overnight stays in mountain huts

 Professional, experienced, mountain guides:

 All Park fees

 Rescue fees

 All meals while on the Mountain

 Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees

 Enough portions of fresh, healthy nutritious food

 Clean, purified drinking water

 Crisis management and safety procedures

 Fair and ethical treatment of porters

Excludes

 Tanzania Visa

 Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)

 Meals not listed above

 Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)