3 days 2 nights Mount Meru hiking from Moshi or Arusha in 2023, 2024, 2025

3 days 2 nights Mount Meru hiking from Moshi or Arusha in 2023, 2024, 2025

3 days 2 nights Mount Meru hiking from Moshi or Arusha in 2023, 2024, 2025with best Mt.Meru hiking operator. 3 days 2 nights Mount Meru hiking tour itinerary is designed to hike the second highest mount in Tanzania. 3 days 2 nghts Mount Meru hiking tour cost is very friendly and affordable. 3 days 2 nights Mount Meru hiking is a great preparation hike for climbing Kilimanjaro, or a spectacular hike for those not compelled to do Kilimanjaro. In Mount Meru hiking tour, all hikers must be accompanied by an armed ranger. This ranger is employed directly by Arusha national park. You will also have your own Mount Meru hiking guide, who is managing the crew and watching out for your safety. The park ranger has the authority to make decisions such as trail choices, pace, etc.

3 days 2 nights Mount Meru hiking itinerary from Moshi or Arusha

Day 1: Drive from Arusha to Momela Gate to Miriakamba Hut

• Elevation (m): (1,387m to (1,500m)
• Elevation (ft): 4,921ft) to 3,000ft )
• Distance: 10 km
• Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest
• Budget Lodging: Miriakamba Hut
Starting from Momela Gate, the track passes through open grassland with cape buffalo and warthogs. With luck you may also see giraffe and elephants. Continue a steady climb through montane forest. You can have your lunch at the famous “Fig tree”. After lunch, the trek continues through less dense forest, where there are lots of birds and monkeys including the black and white colobus. By mid-afternoon, you will have your first close views of the towering cliffs and the Ash Cone. Miriakamba Hut, situated in idyllic grassy glade, is reached in time to enjoy the afternoon sun and beautiful views over the surrounding plains towards Kilimanjaro

Day 2: Hike Miriakamba Hut to Saddle Hut, afternoon hike up Little Meru

• Elevation (m): 2,514 m to 3,570 m
• Elevation (ft): 8,250 ft to 11,712 ft
• Distance: 8 km
• Hiking Time: 3-5 hours
• Habitat: Forest and Moorland
• Budget Lodging: Saddle Hut
The walk from Miriakamba Hut to the saddle below Little Meru is a steep sustained climb all the way. Starting through beautiful and lush montane forest, the path continues beyond the halfway point of Elephant Back Ridge and carries on uphill through the giant heather and other moorland vegetation to reach Saddle Hut for lunch. In the afternoon, you can make the short climb to the nearby summit of Little Meru (3,820m) for superb views just before sunset. Dinner and overnight at Saddle Hut.

Day 3: Hike to Summit then down to trail head, return to Arusha

•Elevation (m): 3,570 m to 4,565m to 2,514m
•Elevation (ft): 14,977ft to 11,712 ft to 8,250ft
•Distance: 5 km up 13 km down
•Hiking Time: 12 – 14 hours
•Habitat: Alpine Desert Moorland and Montane forest
Summit day has an early start at around 12:00AM. There is a 1-hour steep climb to Rhino Point, then the path continues along a ridge of ash and rock to reach Cobra Point. The summit of Socialist Peak (4,566 m) is an hour further on a steep path with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro. Depending on your speed, you can enjoy sunrise at Cobra Point or the summit. The views are stunning: the cliffs of the Crater rim, the Ash Cone rising from the crater floor, Kilimanjaro floating on the morning clouds, and the Rift Valley. The route back to Rhino Point in the sharp morning light along a narrow ridge between the sloping outer wall of the crater and the sheer cliffs of the inner wall is one of the most dramatic and exhilarating walks in Africa. Brunch and a brief rest is taken at Saddle Hut before continuing the descent to Miriakamba Hut to Arusha. .