4 Days / 3 Nights
Tanzania's second-highest mountain rises out of Arusha National Park, so the walk starts among giraffe, buffalo and colobus monkeys with an armed ranger alongside. The summit ridge above the ash cone is dramatic, and many climbers use Meru to acclimatise before Kilimanjaro.
Book This ClimbDay 1
Walk with an armed park ranger through open grassland and forest, passing buffalo, giraffe and the famous Fig Tree Arch.
Day 2
Climb steeply through montane forest to Saddle Hut, with an afternoon hike up Little Meru (3,820m) for sunset over Kilimanjaro.
Day 3
An early start along the narrow crater rim to reach the summit at sunrise, with Kilimanjaro floating above the clouds, then descend to Miriakamba.
Day 4
A gentle descent with more wildlife along the way, then transfer back to Arusha.
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