Arusha (1400m)
Mount Meru - After an early morning breakfast in Arusha (1400m), you will be picked up from your hotel and brought to the Momella Gate in Arusha National Park. At this time, the porters will organize and pack the belongings for the hike while you and your guide register with the Tanzania National Park (TANAPA). You will then begin your ascent in Arusha National Park. The first day of hiking is similar to a walking safari; you should expect to see giraffes, zebras, antelope, buffalo, and potentially elephants near the trail. Due to the high possibility of spotting wildlife, an armed ranger, hired through the National Park, is required to hike with our team for the duration of the hike. As you continue hiking, you will pass the Ngarenanyuki River and a beautiful waterfall at the base of Mt. Meru. Upon arriving to Miriakamba Hut (2500m), your chef will prepare a hot dinner and washing water for you. Enjoy the beautiful sunset and overnight.
- Private transportation
- Experienced mountain guide, porters, and cook included
- All meals covered: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
- 2 nights’ lodge accommodation in Arusha with breakfast
- All fees and taxes included
- Complimentary airport transfers
- Daily supply of fresh drinking water and hot water for washing
- Visas, Flights, Health and Travel Insurances
- Gratuities
- Items of personal Nature
- Alcohol and non alcoholic beverages
- Personal Trekking Gears (Available for rent at extra costs)
Mount Meru, located to the eastern side of the Great Rift Valley and approximately 40 km southwest of Kilimanjaro, in the northern section of Tanzania’s Arusha National Park, is acknowledged as an active volcano. It takes the place of Tanzania’s second tallest mountain and is also recognised as the fourth tallest mountain in Africa by some (succeeding Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Rwenzoris - also known as the Mountains of the Moon). Over 500,000 years back, Mount Meru underwent a massive eruption that transformed its cone shape and led to a horseshoe-shaped crater with the eastern side gone. The remodeled mountain holds its peak on the western side with its inner cliffs towering more than 1,500m from the crater’s base, classifying them as some of Africa’s highest cliffs. In the previous 100 years, there have been records of eruptions as the Ash Cone keeps forming within the crater.
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