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Tour Code:STTK7+1
Route:Mount Meru
Duration:6 days, 5 nights (4 days on trek)
Quick Itinerary:
Day 1:Mountain Inn
Day 2:Miriakamba Hut
Day 3:Saddle Hut
Day 4:Miriakamba Hut
Day 5:Mountain Inn
Day to day itinerary: STTK7+1 – Mount Meru: 6 days, 5 nights (4 days on trek)Date / Program / Trekking Time & Distance / Overnight / Meal Plan
[B,L,D] = Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 1 / Direct arrival at Mountain Inn. Pre-climb briefing on trek / - / Mountain Inn, Moshi / [D]
Day 2 / Start climb at Momella Gate (1640m) through the forest zone and observe the wildlife during your hike / Trekking time: 3-4 hours, approx. 6km distance. / Miriakamba Hut (2515m) / [B,L,D]
Day 3 / A short but very steep hike with the view of Meru Crater and Ash Cone en-route / Trekking time: 3-4 hours, approx. 6.5km distance. / Saddle Hut (3565m) / [B,L,D]
Day 4 / Start the summit attempt around mid-night, a steep trek to Rhino Point (3800m), then to Cobra Point (4350m) and finally continue to reach the summit, Socialist Peak (4566m). You may be lucky to see Kilimanjaro above the clouds! Descend to Saddle Hut for a short break and continue. / Trekking time: 12-15 hours, approx. 18km distance / Miriakamba Hut (2515m) / [B,L,D]
Day 5 / Descend through the forest zone of the mountain until Momella Gate. Transfer to Moshi / Trekking time: 4-5 hours, approx. 14km distance. / Mountain Inn, Moshi / [B,D]
Day 6 / Check-out. End of our services. Optional: proceed for safari | proceed to the airport. / - / - / [B]
Tourincludes:
- 2 nights’ accommodation at Mountain Inn on half board sharing (1 double | twin)
- National Park conservation fees (entry fees)
- National Park compulsory rescue fees
- National Park hut fees
- KINAPA trained and certified English speaking guide/s
- KINAPA trained and certified porters (1 porter per person for personal mountain luggage of 10kg max.)
- KINAPA trained and certified cook / chef, utensils, cutlery, crockery etc.
- Armed ranger per group
- All meals on the mountain on full board basis
- 1 transfer from Moshi to park gates per group
- 1 transfer from park gates to Moshi per group
- Safe and luggage storage at Mountain Inn while on trek
- Boiled drinking water on trek
- Basic first aid kit per group
- Additional day for acclimatization
Tour excludes:
- Tips / gratuities
- Additional transfers from park gates to Moshi
- Extra nights’ accommodation at Mountain Inn
- Personal mountain equipment such as sleeping bags, walking poles, mattresses, duffel bags etc. (please request prices)
- Specialized trekking equipment such as Oxygen cylinders (please request prices)
- Beverages such as soft drinks, alcohol etc.
- Metal water bottles, water bladders etc. (please note: no soft plastics are permitted on the mountain)
- Items of personal nature
Important Info:
Accommodation: Overnight spent in wooden huts similar to those on the Marangu trail on Mount Kilimanjaro. Remember if you wish to book this route, availability of space in the huts has to be checked and pre-booked. We highly recommend trekkers to have 4 season sleeping bags* during the overnights.
*4 season sleeping bags can be rented: please check our equipment rental list
Ascent & descent:the same
Length: the summit via this route can be attempted in a minimum of 3 days, however an additional day for acclimatisation is highly recommended.
Price: Please contact us for price quote.
Success rate: for the summit the success ratefor the trek is slightly low due to the difficulty of the trek.
Acclimatisation: perfect way to acclimatise for a successive Kilimanjaro trek.
Level: beginners – intermediate
People traffic: very low
National Park Guidelines
No soft plastics permitted:
National Park does not allow soft plastics on the mountain. We would advise our clients to have metal bottles, hard plastic bottles or water bladders instead. Even though soft plastics are not permitted, we would recommend our clients to have plastic bags in their duffel bags to separate their wet / dirty clothes from their dry / clean ones and additionally to line bags in case of heavy rain on the mountain.