MOUNT MERU
Mount Meru is a dormant stratovolcano and the fifth-highest peaks in Africa and the second highest peak in Tanzania, at a height of 4.562 m. Mount Meru is located in the Arusha Region and is in the topographic centerpiece of Arusha National Park, where you can see diverse wildlife, it is a home of 400 species of birds, monkeys and leopards. It is also very good for a pre-acclimatization for Kilimanjaro. From the top of Mount Meru in the clear days you can see all to the Kilimanjaro. You hike through rain forest, moorland and alpine desert to reach the summit on the crater rim.
ITINERARY / MOMELLA ROUTE:
Mount Meru can be done in 3 or in 4 days. Here is an itinerary for 4 days:
Expedition day 1: Momella Gate (1500 m / 4921 ft) – Miriakamba Hut (2541 m / 8336 ft)
Altitude: 1000 m
Time: 4-6 h
Expedition day 2: Miriakamba Hut (2541 m / 8336 ft) – Saddle Hut (3570 m / 11712 ft) - Little Meru (3801 m / 12470 ft) - Saddle Hut
Altitude: 1300 m
Time: 3-6 h
Expedition day 3: Saddle Hut (3570 m / 11712 ft) – Rhino Point (3850 m / 12631 ft) - Mount Meru summit (4566 m / 14967 ft) - Rhino Point - Saddle Hut - Miriakamba Hut (2541 m / 8336 ft)
Altitude: 1000 m up, 2000 m down
Time: 10-12 h
Expedition day 4: Miriakamba Hut (2541 m / 8336 ft) – Momella Gate (1500 m / 4921 ft)
Altitude: 1000 m down
Time: 2-5 h
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