A quieter 3–4 day climb with crater-rim views of Kilimanjaro.
Tanzania's second-highest peak (4,566 m) rises inside Arusha National Park, with a dramatic crater rim walk and wildlife on the lower slopes.
Climbers on Meru walk with an armed ranger because buffalo and elephants roam the lower forest. Many use Meru to acclimatise before Kilimanjaro.
12 daysArusha NP, Tarangire, five Serengeti nights and the crater
Five nights across the central and western Serengeti, with Arusha National Park and two Tarangire nights.
Usually three or four days using the huts on the Momella route.
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