4-Day Hike to Mount Meru via Momella Route
Highlights
Arusha, Moshi, Mount Meru, Arusha National Park
Locations Covered
Arusha, Moshi, Mount Meru, Arusha National Park
mountaineering, trekking, camping
Group Tour
4 Days
Medium
English
Description
Embark from Arusha National Park via Momella Gate and start your adventure with a guide and an armed ranger for safety. Marvel at the beauty of the forest with its strangler figs and buffaloes—Trek to Little Meru and experience views of Kilimanjaro and the crater cliffs, plunging over 1000 feet.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Momella Gate - Miriakamba 4-5 Hours Walking
Get picked up in the morning from your hotel and transferred to Arusha National Park.
Finish registration formalities at the Momella Gate before setting off with your guide and armed ranger since there is abundant wildlife in the forests! The forest section is especially scenic with strangler figs and the possibility of seeing buffalo grazing in one of the clearings.
Reach a viewpoint in the late afternoon before heading onto Miriakamba Hut for dinner.
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Day 2: Momella Hut - Saddle 2-3 Hours Walking
Set off from Miriakamba. You'll cross the forest zone before reaching Saddle Hut for lunch in the alpine desert zone.
Walk in the afternoon to the summit of Little Meru, and enjoy stunning views, before heading back to Saddle Hut for dinner.
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Day 3: Saddle Hut to Summit - Back to Miriakamba (6-8 Hours Walking)
Rise early, and your hard work is rewarded with a stunning sunrise view.
Return, and after some brunch at Saddle Hut, you continue to Miriakamba Hut for dinner.
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Day 4: Maria Kamba Hut - Momella Gate - Arusha (2-3 Hours Walking)
Complete the final section, which takes up to 3 hours to return to the vehicles where you say farewell to the crew and have time for a short picnic lunch and game drive.
Return to Arusha or Moshi for a well-deserved shower.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |
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