Mount Meru is one of Africa's most beautiful volcanoes, and it is the second highest mountain in Tanzania at 4,5685m, the fifth highest in Africa.

The mountain is located within Arusha National Park, is one of Tanzania’s treasure. This spectacular mountain gives climbers the opportunity to see some amazing scenery of the birds and wildlife that inhabit the area. The ascent is quite steep; the route to the summit passes over streams, through parkland, montane forest, a giant heather zone and moorland. The summit is reached by a narrow, barren ridge, which provides stunning views of the summit crater and ash cone, as you hiking along the crest of the crater rim. If the Weather is permitting, Kilimanjaro can be seen in the West.

There are two huts available for climbers on the mountain Miriakamba Hut and Saddle Hut, as you reach the summit there is a metal flag of the United Republic of Tanzania as well as a wood box and summit register. The best time to climb Meru is between October and February, but also June to September, while it is colder then.