4-Day Mount Meru Hike

• You’ll be collected from the airport. • Accommodation before the tour can be arranged for an extra cost. Upon your arrival at either Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport, you will receive a warm welcome and be transported to Karibu Heritage House. Depending on your schedule, there’s an exciting opportunity for an Arusha city tour, which includes visits to the renowned art gallery (Cultural Heritage), the local market, and the vibrant Maasai Market. Overnight at • Karibu Heritage House • Budget hotel located in or near Arusha.

Your safari begins the moment you walk out of Kilimanjaro International Airport. A Serengeti Wakanda guide is waiting with your name on a board and the words every traveller wants to hear: karibu Tanzania, welcome to Tanzania.

We transfer you to your lodge in the Arusha foothills, where you can shower, change into safari clothes and settle in. Your driver-guide joins you for a relaxed welcome dinner, walks through tomorrow's plan in detail and answers every last question. An early night sets you up for the days ahead.

Where you sleep tonight

Karibu Heritage House

Guesthouse in Arusha

Warm, owner-run guesthouse in Arusha — the trusted first/last-night base for our camping and trekking guests.

We will embark on a drive from Arusha to Arusha National Park Gate, where a brief registration will take place. Our walk will commence with a dedicated armed ranger escorting us. Along the way, we’ll have the incredible opportunity to observe various wild animals, such as elephants, zebras, giraffes, monkeys, and antelopes. We might even spot elephants during the hike. We will conclude the day at Miriakamba Hut for dinner and overnight stay. Overnight at Miriakamba Hut.

Arusha sits at 1,400 m at the foot of Mount Meru, a green coffee town and the gateway to the Northern Circuit. Today is for resting, sorting kit and meeting your guide properly.

If you arrive early there is time to walk the coffee plantations, browse the Maasai market or visit a local Tinga Tinga art studio. Otherwise simply enjoy the gardens, the pool and a quiet first dinner under the African sky.

Where you sleep tonight

Miriakamba Hut (Mount Meru)

Mountain hut, 2,514 m

Wooden A-frame huts on the lower slopes of Mount Meru.

The trek from Miriakamba Hut to the saddle beneath Little Meru may be short, but it involves a steep ascent. We’ll take our time, following the ridge, which offers breathtaking views of the Meru Crater and the impressive Ash Cone. Once at Saddle Hut, a hot lunch awaits, and for those interested, a quick climb to the summit of Little Meru (3,820m) is possible, granting superb views just before sunset. We’ll have dinner and spend the night at Saddle Hut. Overnight at Saddle Hut.

Summit night is the hardest and the most beautiful: a midnight start, headlamps strung up the scree, the lights of Moshi twinkling 5 km below. You aim to reach Stella Point at dawn and Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) shortly after.

After photos at the roof of Africa you descend, fast, through the ash desert and back into the heather zone to your final mountain camp. A long, hard, unforgettable day.

Where you sleep tonight

Miriakamba Hut

Mountain hut, Mount Meru (2,514 m)

Permanent A-frame huts on the lower flanks of Mount Meru with sweeping views back to the Momela lakes.

We set out early, around 12:30 a.m., embarking on a steep climb to Rhino Point (3,800m) and further to Cobra Point (4,350m). As we reach the summit (4,566m), we are greeted by the breathtaking sunrise, with a chance to glimpse Kilimanjaro Peak above the clouds. The final stretch of the climb takes us along a thrilling narrow ridgeline between the sheer inner cliffs and the sloping outer wall of the crater, then you arrive at the summit. After savoring the moment and capturing memories through photos, you’ll begin the descent back to Saddle Hut. You’ll reflect on the achievement of reaching the summit and the beauty of the mountain landscape. Upon returning to Saddle Hut, you’ll have breakfast and a well-deserved rest before continuing the descent to Miriakamba and having lunch there, then get on with the descent. We will drive back from Miriakamba hut to the hotel, where you can experience the breeze of the forest and see birds and animals to ease the trip after all the exhaustion.

Summit night is the hardest and the most beautiful: a midnight start, headlamps strung up the scree, the lights of Moshi twinkling 5 km below. You aim to reach Stella Point at dawn and Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) shortly after.

After photos at the roof of Africa you descend, fast, through the ash desert and back into the heather zone to your final mountain camp. A long, hard, unforgettable day.

Where you sleep tonight

Miriakamba Hut

Mountain hut, Mount Meru (2,514 m)

Permanent A-frame huts on the lower flanks of Mount Meru with sweeping views back to the Momela lakes.