Day 1
4,921 → 8,250 ft
Momella Gate → Miriakamba Hut
Savannah → forest · 10 km · 4 – 5 hrs
Meet your armed ranger at the Arusha National Park gate and walk in past giraffe, buffalo and warthog, then climb through montane forest to Miriakamba Hut.
Four days up a 14,968 ft volcano with giraffes at the trailhead. Often paired with Kilimanjaro as acclimatization.
Tanzania's second mountain, 14,968 ft of dramatic ridgeline, often run as an acclimatization climb three days before Kilimanjaro.
Meet your armed ranger at the Arusha National Park gate and walk in past giraffe, buffalo and warthog, then climb through montane forest to Miriakamba Hut.
A steep climb through the forest to Saddle Hut, then an afternoon acclimatization walk up Little Meru (12,533 ft) for the sunset over Kilimanjaro.
A pre-dawn start along the dramatic crater rim past Rhino Point to Socialist Peak for sunrise, then the long descent all the way back to Miriakamba Hut.
A relaxed wildlife walk out to the gate. Transfer to Moshi or Arusha, or straight on to your Kilimanjaro climb.
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“We climbed Meru three days before Kilimanjaro and it made all the difference, we summited Uhuru feeling strong.”
“Giraffes at the trailhead and a knife-edge ridge to the summit. Meru is a spectacular climb in its own right.”
“The crater-rim walk to Socialist Peak at sunrise was breathtaking. An underrated Tanzanian gem.”
We run Mount Meru mostly as acclimatization before Kilimanjaro, and it works brilliantly for that. But it stands on its own, a wildlife-rich park and one of the best summit ridges in the country.
“Climb Meru first and your Kilimanjaro odds go up. Climb it for its own sake and you will not be disappointed either.”
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From $1,490 per climber