3-Day Mount Meru Trek

Day-by-Day Itinerary

3-Day Mount Meru Trek

1. 1

   Day 1: Momella Gate → Miriakamba Hut

   1,500 m → 2,514 m · ~10 km · 4-5 hrs

   Transfer from Arusha to Momella Gate (1,500 m) for registration and ranger assignment. Four to five hours of gentle climbing through open meadows and montane forest, buffalo, giraffe, warthog and the chance of elephant on the lower slopes. Arrive Miriakamba Hut by mid-afternoon for lunch.

   Accommodation

   Miriakamba Hut (dormitory bunks)

   Meals

   Lunch, dinner

2. 2

   Day 2: Miriakamba → Saddle Hut

   2,514 m → 3,570 m · ~6 km · 4-6 hrs

   Steep climb through cloud forest and giant heather to Saddle Hut at 3,570 m. The afternoon offers an optional climb to the summit of Little Meru (3,820 m), an excellent acclimatisation walk with views of the main summit cone.

   Accommodation

   Saddle Hut

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

3. 3

   Day 3: Summit night → Momella Gate

   3,570 m → 4,566 m → 1,500 m · ~22 km · 12-14 hrs

   Midnight start. Steep climb along the crater rim ridge to Rhino Point, then the dramatic knife-edge approach to Socialist Peak (4,566 m), typically reached at sunrise. Descend back to Saddle Hut for breakfast, continue down to Miriakamba for lunch, and finish at Momella Gate in the late afternoon. Transfer to Arusha.

   Accommodation

   Not included

   Meals

   Pre-dawn tea, breakfast at Saddle, lunch at Miriakamba