Tanzania Safari and African Safaris

Tanzania Itineraries - Mount Meru

Mount Meru Climb 5 days/4 nights Itinerary (Price per person: $620)

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.

Day 1	Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, transfer to mid-level hotel in Arusha, Jacaranda Hotel.
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 Jacaranda Hotel in Arusha. B.L.
Day 5	Proceed with Kilimanjaro Safari. B

Distance	Time(Approx.)
Park gate- Miriakamba	4-5 hours
Miriakamba-Saddle hut	3-4 hours
Saddle hut-Summit	4-6 hours
Summit-Gate	5-7 hours