Day 1: Arrive in Arusha.
After your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, our guide shall pick you up and transfer you to your hotel for dinner, relaxation and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Arusha National Park Gate to Miriakamba Hut.
Very early in the morning after a tasty breakfast, you shall drive to Arusha National Park, Momella Gate. At the gate, you shall register and meet the porters, cooks, and rangers.
You will start your amazing climbing experience by first ascending past thick woodland and other vegetation. As you move through the woodland, if you are fortunate enough, you shall encounter wildlife species like Giraffes, Buffaloes, Monkeys, and Zebras. You will then continue to hike until Miriakamba Hut. On arrival, you shall enjoy dinner and have a wonderful relaxing night.
Day 3: Miriakamba Hut to Saddle Hut. (Hiking Time: 3-4 hours).
This is a wonderful day as you get closer to the summit of Mount Meru. During this day, you shall hike from the Miriakamba to Saddle Hut, however, during the route you shall have magnificent views of the cliffs below the summit and Meru Crater.
On arrival at Saddle Hut, you shall time for some much needed rest while waiting for the next day and reaching the summit.
However depending on fatigue levels, there is an optional hike that is about 1-2 hours to the summit of Mount Little Meru.
Day 4: Saddle Hut to the summit (4566 m) and back to Mariakamba Hut.
You shall wake up early in the morning around 2 am and embark your last journey to reach the summit of Mount Meru. The walk to Mount Meru is sometimes challenging, especially when it rains and that is why it is always preferred to visit during the dry season. After 4-5 hours of walking past the ridge, you shall finally reach the summit of Mount Meru.
Take as many photos as you can and enjoy the scenery. You will later descend back to Saddle Hut for lunch and continue to Mariakamba Hut for dinner and anther overnight stay.
Day 5: Mariakamba Hut to Arusha.
This is the last day of this tour. After breakfast at Mariakamba Hut, you shall descend to the Momella Gate and leave Arusha National Park, wher eyou will be transfered to your hotel for jubilation, relaxation and preparing for your journey home or more experiences of Tanzania the next day.
Day 6: Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
After breakfasting, you shall prepare your bags to depart Arusha for Kilimanjaro International Airport. I know that saying goodbye to Tanzania is not easy after such a wonderful experience of climbing Mount Meru Trek 4 Days.
There are always opportunities to extend your trip to Tanzania to include other activities. Just get in touch with us to book more incredible things to do whilst in Africa, like Safari’s, Mount Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar Island or our other Tanzanian Short Tours.
