The Ultimate Mount Meru Trekking

After a wonderful from your hotel breakfast, our best guide will pick you up at your hotel. Before you leave the hotel, our best guide will give you the best briefing of the day a heard of you and what is expected along the way, and a general briefing about your ascent of Meru, your equipment and gears are also inspected to see if they are fit for the trekk. The journey to Arusha National Park takes about an hour. At the gate, there is some paperwork for check-in, and the trip continues to Momella Gate, the starting point of your hike. On the way, you can observe giraffes, zebras, and many other animals. Because of the wildlife in the park, from the Momella Gate, you will be accompanied by an armed park ranger. The route takes you across the Ngare Nanyuki River, as you then walk along the river and will see buffalo herds, baboons, and other animals. Soon the hike will take you through the forest, and after about 2 hours, you will reach the small Mayo Falls, here a meadow is an ideal place for your picnic. After you have relaxed a bit, your hike continues to the "Arched Fig Tree" - a unique tree that spans the way like a gate. After another

1.5 - 2 hours you will reach the Miriakamba Hut. Here you spend your first night on Meru.

Lunch; Dinner

After a wonderful breakfast, the trek leads through the dense forest with mosses and beard lichens. After 2-3 hours journey, the trekk will take you to the viewpoint of Mgongo wa Tembo (Elephant Ridge), which is at a height of about 3200 meters. The ascent takes place partly over wooden steps since the path is steep and slippery in some places. From this vantage point, you will have a magnificent view of the large, burst crater. After a short rest, the trek continues to the Saddle Hut. Just before you reach it, the landscape changes from mountain rainforest to light bushland. After lunch, you will have the opportunity to take a detour to the summit of Little Mount Meru (3820m), this 1-1.5 hour hike will reward you with a great view over the national park up to Kilimanjaro. Back to the hut, it is time for your dinner, after that, it is straight to bed. Tomorrow is the summit day and it starts early!

Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

After some snacks and a hot drink, your happy hour starts here, the way to the summit starts at around 2 o'clock in the morning. In the glow of your headlight, you will head up through the bushland to Rhino Point. The path becomes more and more challenging, and some passages with easy climbing will be encountered. Along the long north ridge, the route continues to the summit, which you will reach around sunrise.

The moment when the sun rises behind the Kilimanjaro and the plain to the Meru starts to shine in an orange-red light, will let you quickly forget the strenuous ascent. On the descent, you return to the Saddle Hut where lunch and a hot drink will await you. Afterward, you will continue to Mirikamba Hut, reaching it in the early afternoon. Here you can rest and enjoy your summit success.

Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

After breakfast, the trail continues down towards Momella Gate via the so-called "Northern Route". On the way, you will be able to see again buffaloes, baboons and other wild animals, and with some luck also elephants. After a 2-3 hour trek, you will arrive at the Momella Gate, where your driver will be waiting. After a farewell from your mountain team, you will be driven back to your hotel.

Breakfast; Lunch

Note: Although the summit stage has some easy climbing passages, these are not secured. Surefootedness and a good head for heights are required. In bad weather conditions (heavy rain, dense fog, icing of the rocks) the accompanying ranger may choose to abort the ascent. An ascent during the great rainy season (April / May) is not recommended.