In order to climb the free standing mountains like Kilimanjaro, you or any other climber will have to expose him to the higher altitudes and in order to get a great warm up for Kilimanjaro Climbing Mount Meru is often recommended by the tour experts.
As far as trekking on Mount Meru is concerned, it is mostly a 4 day trek and serves as a practice run for preparing hikers who want to go for Kilimanjaro. Interestingly, it has all the ingredients to train the trekkers for the ultimate climb.
This single route is well-marked with accommodating huts offering comfortable beds for tourists. Anyway, the best time to trek on this mountain is during the dry seasons starting from June to October.
Let’s see what’s more this route has to offer:-
NO CHOICE OF ROUTES
The climb on Meru is more technical in nature and that is the reason why an experienced guide is mandatory on every trek and there is only one official route up to the summit. Anyway, you will be trekking on Momella route which is the only official route on this mountain. So unlike Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this beautiful mountain never give us confusion.
IT HAS ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES
In order to avoid facing challenges while on your Mount Meru Trekking, please don’t climb too speedy and follow your guide. Moreover also avoid going for a trek on a bad weather day as it can be quite dangerous. Due to its altitude acclimatization and hiking distance, Mt. Meru has become a well-liked ‘warm up’ trek for Kilimanjaro climbers
EXPOSURE TO HELP YOU IN MOUNT KILIMANJARO
Meru emerges over Arusha and in lot of ways feels like Kili’s little sister. Unlike Kilimanjaro, trekking Mount Meru also doesn’t require any technical climbing proficiency, but it is physically challenging. Because of its altitude, it’s an ideal acclimatization climb before a Kilimanjaro trek.
TEST OF YOUR PHYSICAL STRENGTH WHICH YOU WILL NEED ON CLIMBING KILIMANJARO
By Climbing Mount Meru you can also test your limits and strengths that will be quite helpful for you while Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Here you can experience your probabilities of budding altitude sickness will drop when you climb Kilimanjaro. As the ascent is quite steep in some places and the way passes through nearly the same zones of Kilimanjaro like the tropical rain forest, moorland towards to the snow and ice, trekker can experience the physical strength they need to reach the peak. So Mount Meru is a good start.
Some Other Specialities On Mount Meru
HIKING ALONGSIDE THE CREST OF CRATER RIM
By hiking alongside the crest of mountains, you will have a stunning view on small & large Momella lakes with a dazzling island in the clouds. The higher you hike along the breathtaking crater rim; the summit will provide you the startling view of a small conical hill rose just in your front. The ash cone lies some thousand feet beneath the crater with a sight of Kilimanjaro in the distance.
AMAZING VIEWS INTO THE SUMMIT
Normally we recommend hikers to reach the summit at the time of sunrise. And enjoy the incredible views of the morning sun light spreads dramatically across the crater floor. Moreover, you can also have some beautiful views of Mount Kilimanjaro and distant plains of west Kilimanjaro.
SPOTTING THE WILD ANIMALS ALONG WITH TREKKING
Trekkers can spot a wide variety of wildlife on Meru’s slopes. Because of the spectacular land, it is home to black and white Colobus monkey, baboon, hundreds of bird species, warthog, and even elephant and giraffe. You can also encounter hundreds of species of birds.
CHANCE TO ESCAPE THE TOURIST CROWD & SUMMITING THE SECOND TALLEST MOUNTAIN OF TANZANIA
According to the perspective of travellers, it is one of the best ways to avoid the crowd and summiting the second tallest mountain will just give you the experience on how the climb on Mt. Kilimanjaro will be.
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In order to give it a try and go for Climbing Mount Meru, you must have some experience on mountaineering because this mountain is bit technical in nature. Anyway our guides and porters will be a big help for you. Just visit us @ https://snowafricaadventure.com/ to know more.
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