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Climb Mt Meru and you climb the 5th highest mountain in Africa! It is a spectacular mountain climb with fantastic views of nearby Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Park below, but Mt Meru is much less frequented compared to Kilimanjaro, its better-known neighbour. Starting at the Momella National Park gate we meet a park ranger to accompany us throughout the Mt Meru trek, and walk across plains amongst animals to the forest at the foot of the mountain to start our climb. With views above to the summit ridge and behind to Kilimanjaro the path winds upwards through the forests, where it is possible but rare to see leopard amongst the hanging vines and large cedar trees. The path comes out of the trees and becomes more open as we gain height to our last camp before the summit, at Saddle hut in between Mt Meru and Little Meru. The summit is 1000m above and at the end of a long ridge (the old crater rim). As we climb Mt Meru there are views across to Kilimanjaro, and from the ridge we can look straight down into the spectacular ash cone that is below us in the crater floor. It is very impressive to see such a thing first hand and definitely helps make Mt Meru a unique experience, and at 4566 metres a great achievement. Why not extend your trip and enjoy East Africa for a little longer either by combining any of our trips, or by adding a safari or beach extension detailed on our Trip Extensions page.
If you want to travel on a different date, and/or with your own group of family or friends, just go to Make my own adventure to create your own adventure trip.
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