|
Clients Comments
|
|
As to our email the other day
here is our recommendation email for the tour and company.
Thanks again and please feel free to use it to your needs.
also feel free to allow people to email us for any questions
etc they may have. Cheers!
|
|
|
Mount Meru and Mt
Kilimanjaro Climb Rongai Route
The summits of the Africa's continent's highest
peaks. Starting with the beautiful ascent of Mt. Meru - as
warm up and acclimatization trek for the big one - Mount
Kilimanjaro on Rongai route |
 Price: |
USD $2,211 /person
|
| Customise: |
This package can be customised |
|
Country:
|
Tanzania |
| Duration: |
11 days |
| Persons: |
min (2)
|
| Accommodation: |
Camping |
| Activities: |
Mountain
Climbing |
Trip
information:
Mount Meru:
Mt Meru
is a real gem of a mountain and is often ignored by
trekkers who only seem intent on climbing Kili. Meru is
the second highest mountain in Tanzania at 4,565 m.
There are great views down to the subsidiary cinder cone
on the crater floor and of course across to Kilimanjaro
for the next climb. Combining trekking to the summits of
the Africa's continent's highest and fifth highest
peaks. Starting with the beautiful ascent of Mt. Meru -
an exceptional crater rim roller - coaster warm up and
acclimatization trek for the big one - Mount Kilimanjaro
on Rongai route
Kilimanjaro Rongai Route
The Rongai Route is more scenic than the Marangu
Route, easier than the Machame Route, and the success
rate on the Rongai is very high. Unlike the Marangu
Route where you sleep in huts, Rongai you sleep in tents
(tents are included), and the porter pitch your tent for
you. Meals are served in a dinner tent or on a blanket
outside. The Rongai starts on the north side of the
mountain just south of the Kenyan border, and is one of
the least traveled routes. The Rongai joins the Marangu
for the summit climb, then you descend the Marangu Route
on the mountain’s southeast side, so you see Kilimanjaro
from many view point. There are two versions of this
trek – a direct 6-day itinerary, and a 7-day itinerary
that takes a longer route. The more expedient 6-day
itinerary is described below and the longer variation is
described in the extra days section.
Important:
We recommend you to bring
gears like; smaller personal backpack, thick hiking
socks, windproof/waterproof pants and jacket, heavy
gloves, heavy winter jacket, water bottles, gaiters
(covers top of boots and bottom of pants), hiking boots,
larger backpack for clothes, cold weather sleeping bags,
safari style hat protecting face and neck from sun,
headlamp style flashlight, camera of course, dried fruit
and energy bars, sun block, malaria pills, water
purification tablets, inflatable pillows, your regular
clothes.
Note:
We do not place groups
together. This way you are ensured the full attention of
our guide, but with the added knowledge of our guides’
experiences. It also means that we can start the climb
on the day you prefer
Mount Meru Itinerary:
Duration: 3, 4, or 5 days trekking from
Arusha
Length: 46 km/29 mi round trip
Elevation:
3,065 m/10,056 ft gai Momella Gate (1,500 m/4,921 ft) to
Mount Meru (4,565 m/14,977 ft) and return
Day
1: Arrival Day:
Arrive at the Kilimanjaro
International Airport. You will be met at the Airport
and transferred to the hotel in Arusha for your
overnight and briefing by our mountain guide
Day 2: Arusha to Momalla Gate
Elevation(m): (1,387 m to (1,500 m)
Elevation(ft): 4,921 ft) to 3,000 ft )
Distance:
10 km
Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
Habitat: Montane
Forest.
Transfer from Arusha town to Arusha
National Park, check in with park personnel, and in the
late morning, walk under the Momella Gate to begin your
trek. You soon pass some open grassland where you can
view buffalo, warthogs, and elephants. Then, you
continue a steady climb through montane forest. You can
pause for your lunch at the famous Fig Tree. After lunch
you, continue through less dense forest, where you can
see birds and monkeys, including the black and white
Colobus. By mid afternoon, you have closer views of
Meru’s towering cliffs and Ash Cone. The Miriakamba Huts
are situated in anidyllic grassy glade, and you will
reach it in time to enjoy the afternoon sun and
beautiful views over the surrounding plains between Meru
and Kilimanjaro. If you are lucky, a giraffe may walk
through camp.
Day 3: Miriakamba Huts to
Saddle Huts
Elevation(m): 2,514 m to 3,570 m
Elevation(ft): 8,250 ft to 11,712 ft
Distance: 8
km
Hiking Time: 3-5 hours
Habitat: Forest and
Moorland.
It is often clear in the morning, so
if you want a view of Kilimanjaro, get up early. From
the Miriakamba Huts, you climb steeply to the crater
rim, which is called Elephant Ridge at this point. Then,
you follow a steep path through attractive open lush
Montane Forest to reach the giant heather in the
Moorland near the saddle between Little Meru and Meru. A
hot lunch will be ready for you when you arrive at the
Saddle Huts. Your afternoon is free to rest and enjoy
the views, but energetic trekkers can make the short
climb to the nearby summit of Little Meru (3,820
m/12,533 ft) or superb views just before sunset.
Day 4: Summit Day! Saddle Huts to Mount Meru
Summit to Miriakamba Huts
Elevation(m): 3,570 m
to 4,565m to 2,514m
Elevation(ft): 14,977ft to
11,712 ft to 8,250ft
Distance: 5 km up 13 km down
Hiking Time: 10 - 12 hours
Habitat: Alpine
Desert Moorland and Montane forest.
Start early
at 2 AM and climb steeply for an hour to Phino Point
(3,800m/ 12,467ft). In icy conditions or in strong winds
it may be unreasonable to progress beyond Rhino Point
but sunrise from hereis equally as spectacular as from
Cobra Point. If the weather is fine, descend slightly
and continue along or near a rough undulating ridge of
ash and rock to reach Cobra Point (4,350 m/14,271 ft)
near sunrise. The stunning views include the cliffs of
the crater rim, the Ash Cone rising from the crater
floor, Kilimanjaro floating on the morning clouds, and
the Rift Valley. Hike for another hour on a superb but
often steep path into the unfolding day to reach the
summit of Meru. The view rom the top of this steep-sided
peak can make you feel quite unique and suspended. Your
hike back to Rhino Point in the still sharp morning
light between the crater’s sloping outer wall and sheer
cliffs of the inner wall is one of the most dramatic and
exhilarating walks in Africa. Enjoy brunch and a
well-earned rest at the Saddle Huts before continuing
your descent to the Miriakamba Huts where you will spend
the night if you are on the 4-day itinerary. If you are
on a 3-day itinerary, you will descend all the way to
Momella Gate on Day 3.
Day 5: Miriakamba Huts
to Momella Gate to Arusha
Elevation (m): 2,514 m
to 1,500 m to 1,387 m
Elevation (ft): 4,921 ft to
8,250 ft to 4,921ft
Distance: 10 km
Hiking time:
2-4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Taking a
slightly different route, make a fast descent through
open grassland and mixed forest, with good chances of
seeing wildlife. This trail has excellent views back
toward the crater and over the plains of the national
park. You will reach Momella Gate by late morning.
Remember to tip your guides and porters, since you will
be leaving them here. A vehicle will take you back to
the Hotel in arusha where it is definitely time for
celebration
Day 6: Rest Day
spend a
relaxing day by the pool or have a stroll around. A walk
to this small town with view of the mountain is as good
as it reveals. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Duration: 6 or 7 days trekking; There are two
versions of this trek.
Length: 70 km/43 mi total
(6-days); 77 km/48 mi total (7-days)
Elevation: Nale
Muru (1,950 m/6,400 ft) to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m/19,340 ft
and descent to Marangu Gate (1,830 m/6,000 ft)
Rongai Itinerary:
Arrival Day:
Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport.
You will be met at the Airport and transferred to the
hotel in Arusha/Moshi for your overnight and briefing by
our mountain guide.
Day 1: Arusha/Moshi to
Nale Muru to Simba Camp
Elevation(m): 1,387/915
m to 1,950 m to 2,750 m
Elevation(ft): 4,921/3,000
ft to 6,400 ft to 9,020 ft
Distance: 9 km
Hiking
Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Your
day starts early with breakfast and a briefing. Transfer
by Land Rover through many villages and coffee
plantations for 4-6 hours to the attractive wooden
village of Nale Muru (1,950 m/6,398 ft). After signing
in and preparing the porters, you begin the hike on a
wide path winding through fields of maize and potatoes,
then enter pine forest. You then start to climb gently
but consistently through attractive forest that shelters
a variety of wildlife. The forest begins to thin and
Simba Camp (2,600 m/8,530ft) is near the “First Cave” at
the edge of the moorland zone with extensive views over
the Kenyan plains.
Day 2: Simba Camp to
Second Cave
Elevation(m): 2,750 m to 3,450 m
Elevation(ft): 9,020 ft to 11,320 ft
Distance: 7
km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Moorland
Your morning walk is a steady ascent up to the
Second Cave. En route, you will enjoy superb views of
Kibo and the eastern ice fields on the crater rim.
Day 3: Second Cave to Third Cave
Elevation(m): 3,450m to 3,870m
Elevation(ft): 11,320ft to 12700 ft
Distance:
10km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Semi-Desert
Your continuing steady ascent takes you up to
the Third Cave. Closer now, the eastern ice fields on
the crater rim continue to draw you upwards. On this
day, be careful to notice any signs of altitude
sickness.
Day 4: Third Cave to Kibo Huts
Elevation(m): 3,870 m to 4,695 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400ft to 12,700ft
Distance:
10km
Hiking Time: 8 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Today, you hike up to the Kibo Huts at the
bottom of the Kibo crater wall, and this is where you
join the popular Marangu Route. Plan on doing your hike
early in the day, then resting in preparation for your
final ascent. Prepare your equipment and warm clothing
for your summit climb, then turn in early.
Day 5: Summit Day! Kibo Huts to Uhuru Peak to
Horombo Huts
Elevation(m ): 4,695 m to 5,895 m
to 3,690 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400 ft to 19,340 ft to
12,100 ft
Distance: 4 km up, 14 km down
Hiking
Time: 10-15 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert.
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast, then
prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb
before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly
after sunrise. Leave at 1 AM, switchback up steep scree
or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point on the crater
rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 5 and 7 AM. Here, views
of the fabled crater and its icecaps greet you. Another
2 hours of hiking along the crater rim near the
celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro’s true summit,
Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is Africa’s highest point, and
you would have to travel more than 3,000 miles toward
the Himalayas to find a higher peak! Be sure to have
your picture taken at the summit to show your friends.
After your summit stay, descend back to the Kibo Huts,
have lunch, rest, collect your things, and re cross the
saddle to the Horombo Huts. Eat dinner and get some
well-deserved sleep! You do the beginning of this climb
in the dark with headlamps flashlights. It will be very
cold until you start descending, so you will need all of
your warm layers. This is, by far, the most difficult
part of the trek. Slowly slowly, or, “pole pole,” and an
optimistic attitude will get you there!
Day
6: Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate to Arusha/Moshi
Elevation(m): 3,690 m to 1,830 m to 1,387/890 m
Elevation(ft): 12,100 ft to 6,000 ft to 4,921/2,920
ft
Distance: 18 km
Hiking Time: 5-7 hours
Wake as usual, pack, and descend through the
moorland to the Mandara Huts. Have lunch there then
continue your triumphant recessional down through lush
forest to the park gate, which you should reach around 2
or 3 PM. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and
porters, since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle
will take you back to the Hotel in Arusha/Moshi, where
it is definitely time for celebration!
Arusha/Moshi:
Depart for the airport
or other destinations in Tanzania or Kenya. A trip to
the beaches at Zanzibar is a good way to recuperate. We
can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris to
the Tanzania Nothern Parks such as trips to Serengeti
National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National
Park, Tarangire National Park and to Arusha National
Park. Also we can arrange trips to Southern Circuit such
as trips to Selous game reserve, Mikumi National Park
and Ruaha National Park.
7-day Itinerary:
You can add a day to this trek by taking a
longer route that swings east to the Mawenzi Tarn, then
crosses the saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo to rejoin
the route at the Kibo Huts. This itinerary greatly helps
you acclimatization, and increases you chances of
success.
Day 1: Arusha/Moshi to Nale Muru to
Simba Camp
Elevation(m): 1,387/915 m to 1,950 m
to 2,750 m
Elevation(ft): 4,921/3,000 ft to 6,400 ft
to 9,020 ft
Distance: 9 km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Your day starts
early with breakfast and a briefing. Transfer by Land
Rover through many villages and coffee plantations for
4-6 hours to the attractive wooden village of Nale Muru
(1,950 m/6,398 ft). After signing in and preparing the
porters, you begin the hike on a wide path winding
through fields of maize and potatoes, then enter pine
forest. You then start to climb gently but consistently
through attractive forest that shelters a variety of
wildlife. The forest begins to thin and Simba Camp
(2,600 m/8,530ft) is near the “First Cave” at the edge
of the moorland zone with extensive views over the
Kenyan plains.
Day 2: Simba Camp To Kikelewa
Camp
Elevation(m): 2,750 m to 3,600 m
Elevation(ft): 9,020 ft to 11,810 ft
Distance:
17 km
Hiking Time: 7 hours
Habitat: Moorland
You make a steady ascent to the Second Cave
where you have lunch. You leave the direct trail at the
Second Cave, and strike out across the moorland on a
smaller path toward Mawenzi’s jagged peaks. After
another 10 km, you reach the Kikelewa Camp in a
sheltered valley with giant Senecios nearby. The
Kikelewa Cave is also nearby.
Day 3: Kikelewa
Camp To Mawenzi Tarn
Elevation(m): 3,600 m to
4,330 m
Elevation(ft): 14,205 ft to 14,205 ft
Distance: 7 km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat:
Semi Desert
you do a short, steep climb up
grassy slopes rewarded by superb all-round views and a
tangible sense of wilderness. Shortly after you leave
the vegetation behind, you reach the Mawenzi Tarn, which
is situated in a spectacular cirque directly beneath the
towering spires of Mawenzi. After this short hike, you
can spend the afternoon exploring this exciting area.
Day 4: Rest at Mawenzi Tarn
Is
your extra day on the mountain, and you will spend two
nights at Mawenzi Tarn. You can hike up toward Mawenzi
for a splendid acclimatization hike.
Day 5:
Mawenzi Tarn to Kibo Huts
Elevation(m): 4,330m
to 4,695 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400 ft to 14,200ft
Distance: 8 km
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Habitat:
Alpine Desert
You cross the lunar desert of the
saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo to reach the Kibo Huts
at the bottom of Kibo’s crater wall. You should spend
the remainder of the day resting and preparing for your
summit climb.
Day 6: Summit Day! Kibo Huts to
Uhuru Peak to Horombo Huts
Elevation(m ): 4,695
m to 5,895 m to 3,690 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400 ft to
19,340 ft to 12,100 ft
Distance: 4 km up, 14 km down
Hiking Time: 10-15 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert.
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast, then
prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb
before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly
after sunrise. Leave at 1 AM, switchback up steep scree
or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point on the crater
rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 5 and 7 AM. Here, views
of the fabled crater and its icecaps greet you. Another
2 hours of hiking along the crater rim near the
celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro’s true summit,
Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is Africa’s highest point, and
you would have to travel more than 3,000 miles toward
the Himalayas to find a higher peak! Be sure to have
your picture taken at the summit to show your friends.
After your summit stay, descend back to the Kibo Huts,
have lunch, rest, collect your things, and re cross the
saddle to the Horombo Huts. Eat dinner and get some
well-deserved sleep! You do the beginning of this climb
in the dark with headlamps flashlights. It will be very
cold until you start descending, so you will need all of
your warm layers. This is, by far, the most difficult
part of the trek. Slowly slowly, or, “pole pole,” and an
optimistic attitude will get you there!
Day 7: Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate to
Arusha/Moshi
Elevation(m): 3,690 m to 1,830 m to
1,387/890 m
Elevation(ft): 12,100 ft to 6,000 ft to
4,921/2,920 ft
Distance: 18 km
Hiking Time: 5-7
hours
Wake as usual, pack, and descend through
the moorland to the Mandara Huts. Have lunch there then
continue your triumphant recessional down through lush
forest to the park gate, which you should reach around 2
or 3 PM. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and
porters, since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle
will take you back to the Hotel in Arusha/Moshi, where
it is definitely time for celebration!
Arusha/Moshi:
Depart for the airport
or other destinations in Tanzania or Kenya. A trip to
the beaches at Zanzibar is a good way to recuperate. We
can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris to
the Tanzania Nothern Parks such as trips to Serengeti
National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National
Park, Tarangire National Park and to Arusha National
Park. Also we can arrange trips to Southern Circuit such
as trips to Selous game reserve, Mikumi National Park
and Ruaha National Park.
Note that if you skip
the rest day, you can visit Mawenzi Tarn on a 6-day
itinerary.
Price:
US $2,211 per
person sharing (minimum 2pax)
Extra days on the
Mountain: US $180 per person per day
Price
Above Includes:
- Transport to and from mountain
gates.
- All parks entry fees.
- All camping
fees.
- Rescue fees.
- Guide and porters fees.
- Guide and porters salaries.
- All
accommodations on the mountain based on three meals a
day.
- Cook and all kitchen utensils.
Price Above Excludes:
- International
and domestic flights (we can arrange on request)
-
Accommodation on the first night upon your arrival
before climb and on the last day after climb (book with
us)
- Airport transfers (book with us)
- Tips,
drinks and all items of personal nature
- Hard and
soft drinks and tips
- Sleeping bags but we can
provide for hire on request.
- All Mountain Gears
(we can arrange hire of this)
Book with us today and get 10% discount |
|
|
