4-day hike

Today is about getting settled in and ready for the start of your Mt Meru climb tomorrow. We can fetch you from Kilimanjaro International Airport if you like, and drive you to the hotel. Here you can freshen up, relax after your travels, and meet with your Follow Alice guide, who will brief you on the adventure to come!

This morning we drive you to Arusha National Park. After your Follow Alice guide has registered everyone, you drive west through the park to the trailhead and can do some game spotting en route! You then start the climb. Today you ascend into the mountain's thick and beautiful rainforest. It takes about five to seven hours to reach Mariakamba Hut at 2,500 m above sea level.

Today you wake – if the weather is clear – to the most beautiful sunrise coming from behind Mt Kilimanjaro! You then embark on a steep climb through lush vegetation. You eventually reach the gorgeous moorland band of the mountain. It takes three to five hours to reach Saddle Hut (3,500 m), where you overnight. In the late afternoon, after having spent time relaxing at camp, you go on an acclimatisation hike to Little Meru (3,800 m), a lower peak on the mountain and great view spot.

It's an early start today – 2 am – so that you can reach Socialist Peak (4,566 m) in time to watch the sun emerge from behind nearby Kilimanjaro. What an incredible view and amazing achievement! After going snap happy on the summit, you descend and can appreciate the stark alpine desert scenery you climbed hours earlier in the dark. You hike all the way down to the now-familiar Miriakamba Hut for the night.

This morning you complete the descent down the remainder of the mountain. But you take a different route from the ascent, which lets you enjoy some different scenery! This includes visiting the famous Fig Tree Arch and the waterfall on Tululusia River, where you can take a dip if you're hot. From here it's a short distance to the trailhead where your vehicle is waiting to take you to your hotel.

Today is your last day, and we can drive you to the airport if you'd like. However, if you're keen to go on safari, or if Mt Meru was an acclimatisation climb for Mt Kilimanjaro, we can link this itinerary with your next one, and your Tanzania adventure continues!