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Mount Meru Climb,
Climbing Mount Meru in Arusha National Park
Mount Meru is the second highest mountain in Tanzania at
4,5685m.and the fifth highest in Africa. It is best to
allow three days for climbing Meru since it involves a
3,500m altitude trek. There are two huts available to
climbers on the mountain and firewood is supplied. The
best time to climb Meru is between October and February.
The mountain is usually climbed from Olkokola on the
western side of the crater and you need a park ranger as
an escort due to the threat of buffalo.
Itinerary: 5 days/ 4 nights
DAY 1: Board Riverside shuttle bus from Nairobi at
0800 hrs and proceed to Arusha arriving at 1300hrs. s.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel Arusha or (Pick up from
Kilimanajaro airport and transfer to hotel in Arusha).
DAY 2: Breakfast, drive from your hotel to the park
gate, game drive en-route. Walk with a Park Ranger
through a game filled parkland up to Miriakamba hut, at
8,100ft. B.L.D.
DAY 3: Breakfast, Leave Miriakamba for Saddle hut,
at 11,480ft passing through the forest. B.L.D.
DAY 4: Wake up at midnight, and after a snack,
proceed to the summit through the viewpoint of crater
rim. Descend to the gate, and the waiting car will take
you back to your hotel in Arusha. B.L.
DAY 5: Proceed with Kilimanjaro Climb or Tanzania
safari.
Distance Time (Approx.)
Park gate- Miriakamba: 4-5hrs : 4-5hours
Miriakamba-Saddle hut : 3-4hours
Saddle hut-Summit : 4-6hours
Summit-Gate : 5-7hours
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