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Location:
Nepal
Total
Tour Duration: 3-4 Days
Accommodation:
Hotels and Huts
Minimum
Group Size: 2
Departures:
All Year
Maximum
Altitude of Tour: 4565m
Difficulty
Indicator:
A combination
of long days with steep paths and some mountain scrambling. The route
follows reasonable paths through thick vegetation, up hillsides, slippery
shale surfaces. Snow and or ice may be encountered along the route,
there is not need for technical climbing equipment. Ice picks may be
required dependant on time of year. Slight effects of altitude may be felt
above 3200m. Altitude levels up to 4200m. Includes Mt
Meru
Trip
Notes
Mount
Meru is one of Africa's highest and most beautiful volcanoes, with a route
which passes through a wide range of vegetation up into a moorland. The
summit is reached by walking along a very narrow, barren ridge, affording
one views of Ash Cone thousands of feet below in the crater and
Kilimanjaro across the vast plains in Moshi.
Mt Meru is
home to over 400 species of birds as well as large herds of elephant,
buffalo, rhino, giraffe, baboon, warthog, monkey and monkey.
The climb is often used as an acclimatisation trek prior to ascending its larger sister, Kilimanjaro, and can be
completed in either three of four days. Accommodation is in mountain huts. The climb is fully portered
and one walks with a guide and armed mountain game guide.
MT
MERU TREK - 3/4 DAYS
ITINERARY
- MT MERU TREK
Day 1: Arrival into Kilimanjaro International, transfer to Hotel.
Day 2: Drive to Arusha National Park and begin the trek.
We arrive after about a 2 hr drive, a Momella gate where we clear our trekking permits, meet up with our porters and game ranger, and
head off through the lush forest, crossing the Ngare Nanyuki river to reach Miriakamba Hut at 8337ft / 2541m for overnight taking 4 to 5 hours. En route up, we will get
views of buffalo grazing in the lush fields below us, and in the far distance, Kilimanjaro. Over night Miriakamba Hut
Day 3
After an early start, we ascend steeply for about 2 to 3 hours, through the lush forests full of bird song, toward Saddle
Hut at 3570m. We may be fortunate to see a couple of buffalo grazing nearby as we head out.
We take in an afternoon trek to Little Meru, at 3794 and return to Saddle Hut for our overnight stay.
Day 4*
After a very early start, we trek off at about 02h00 to Rhino Point and on to the summit at 4565m, just in time to watch
the to see the sun rise behind Mount Kilimanjaro. We then descend all the way to Momella Gate to be met and transferred back to our Hotel and
overnight stay.
Day 5
Departure from Kilimanjaro Airport, or day of leisure before our trek up Kilimanjaro or Tanzanian Safari.
* For the 4 day trek one descends but to Miriakambu Hut for the night, before heading back to Momella gate.
Prices available on request with discounts for large group travel to Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru
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