What to Expect
- Tanzania's second peak 4566m
- Kilimanjaro views
- giraffe and colobus in forest zone
- volcanic crater rim
- armed ranger escort
- serious fitness required
Mount Meru is one of Africa’s most dramatic volcanic peaks and the day hike to the saddle and crater rim at 3,600 metres is one of Tanzania’s finest walks. The ascent begins in Arusha National Park’s montane forest — giraffe graze in the glades below the trail and colobus monkeys watch from the canopy. Buffalo are common in the forest zone and an armed ranger accompanies all hikers. Above the forest the trail enters open moorland with extraordinary views of Kilimanjaro filling the eastern horizon. The crater rim itself is a dramatic volcanic arc with sheer inner walls dropping to the ash cone below. Not a technical climb but a serious undertaking requiring good fitness.
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