4 days · Arusha National Park
4,562 m, and worth doing for itself
Four days on Tanzania's second mountain, inside a national park, with an armed ranger and game on the lower slopes. The best acclimatisation there is for Kilimanjaro.
- Duration
- 4 days / 3 nights
- Type
- Private safari
- Starts
- Arusha
- Ends
- Arusha
- Best for
- Arusha National Park
- Indicative from
- Price on request
The route
Why this one
Meru is treated as a warm-up and it deserves better. The summit ridge is the most dramatic walking in northern Tanzania, and you start among giraffe and buffalo. If you are climbing Kilimanjaro afterwards, this is worth more than any training plan.
Day by day
What happens, in order
Momella Gate to Miriakamba Hut
Through the park with a ranger. Giraffe and buffalo on the way. 1,500 m to 2,514 m.
Miriakamba to Saddle Hut
Steep forest, then the saddle. Afternoon walk up Little Meru at 3,820 m for the acclimatisation.
Summit and descend
Pre-dawn start along the crater rim to Socialist Peak at 4,562 m, then all the way down to Miriakamba.
Miriakamba to the gate
Out through the park.
Included
- Private pop-top 4x4 with a guaranteed window seat each
- Professional guide throughout
- All park, crater and conservation fees
- Accommodation and meals as listed
- Drinking water in the vehicle every day
- Airport transfers
Not included
- International flights
- Tanzania visa
- Travel and medical insurance
- Tips for your guide and crew
- Drinks, laundry and anything personal
- Optional activities such as a balloon flight
Questions
Asked before every departure
Why is there a ranger?
Because it is a national park with buffalo and elephant in it. The ranger is armed and required, not optional.
Before or after Kilimanjaro?
Before, with at least two days between. Doing it after wastes the acclimatisation.
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