Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha/Moshi - Momella Gate – Miriakamba Hut

   • Meet your tour guide at the lodge. Start the tour soon after breakfast in your lodge. drive to the Ngongongare Hate.

   • Come to the gate, where your guide will do all paperwork before driving along Arusha National Park with some stops for wildlife spotting.

   • Reach Momella gate for a final checkup of porters & luggage.

   • Start your trek to Mount Meru with pole-pole (slowly slowly) pace; the first day is more or less similar to a walking safari. On the way, you may spot some animal species like reticulated giraffes, zebras, waterbuck, and buffaloes. Since the hiking is inside the park, an armed ranger will be escorting you to the camp.

   • Take a long or short route but this will depend on the time of starting. During the hike, you will pass by Ngarenanyuki River and a beautiful waterfall at the base of Meru Mountain.

   • Arrive at Miriakamba Hut (2500 m), possibly before sunset. Porters & your chef will have already be there with coffee or tea and hot water for washing to be served.

   • Enjoy the beautiful sunset & the area around.

   Dinner and overnight at Miriakamba Hut (2,500 m)

   Vegetation Type: Forest Zone

2. Day 2: Miriakamba Hut – Saddle Hut

   • After breakfast, continue with Mount Meru trekking along the steep path on the forest zone where you can spot various birds and animals along the way.

   • Reach Saddle Hut, situated in the alpine desert zone, for hot lunch (but this will depend on your pace).

   • Finish lunch, and after some rest, you have an option of an acclimatization hike at Little Meru (3,820 m); this is a good hike with some great views of great Meru & the area around. It makes you ready for a night attempt at the summit of the main Meru Mountain.

   • Eat an early dinner served on this day so that you can have enough time to rest before your midnight summit attempt.

   • Go to sleep as early as possible, possibly around 07:00 pm.

   Duration: 4 – 5 hours of hiking

   Vegetation Type: Forest Zone & Alpine desert

3. Day 3: Saddle Hut – Meru Summit Socialist Peak – Arusha/Moshi

   • Wake up at 12:30 am after midnight for a meal before starting your final push to the summit of the fifth mountain in Africa.
   • On this final day of your three days of Mt Meru trekking, you will start trading on the steep grade path up to Rhino point at (3800 m) then reach Cobra point at (4,350 m). From there, the trekking will be on a rocky ridge in between the crater and the inner cliffs of Meru Mountain.

   • Reach the summit during the first rays of the sun from the East (4,566 m). During clear days, morning can be the best time to view his Majesty Kilimanjaro Mountain, the total cliffs of the crater drop intensely at almost 1000 feet or more.

   • Spend some time at the summit for pictures and celebrations before returning to Saddle Hut for some rest.

   • Continue down to Miriakamba Hut & Mommella Gate for check out. Your drivers will have already be there waiting to take you back to Arusha/Moshi or the airport. If you made it to the summit, a certificate for Meru trekking (4,566 m) would be presented to you & for those who did the acclimatization hike at little Meru, you will also be rewarded with a certificate.

   Duration Approx. 9-12 hours of hiking

   Vegetation Type: Alpine desert