Mount Meru
Mlima Meru
The second-highest peak in Tanzania at 4,562 m, climbed in 3–4 days along the rim of a horseshoe-shaped crater, with the sunrise over Kilimanjaro seen along the way.
Mount Meru is an active volcano within Arusha National Park. Routes start from Momella Gate and pass through forest, meadows and volcanic ash slopes, typically taking 3–4 days round trip. The summit push follows a narrow ridge along the crater rim, and at sunrise you can see Kilimanjaro to the east, a view many consider even better than climbing Kilimanjaro itself. The lower section has giraffes and buffalo, so an armed ranger must accompany you. Along the way you sleep in mountain huts. Costs are lower than for Kilimanjaro, and many people treat it as an acclimatization climb before Kilimanjaro.
Opening hours
Trek requires booking; 3–4 days
Nearby sights
- Arusha National Park
- Natural History Museum (Old Boma)
- Arusha Central Market
- Arusha Declaration Museum
- Arusha Clock Tower
- Arusha
- Lake Duluti
- Momella Lakes