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Meru National Park is one of the least visited wilderness sites in Kenya, yet it still offers sightings of the Big Five and excellent birdwatching. This is Kenya without the crowds.

Mount Meru, the connoisseurs mountain, at 4,562m, it is Tanzania’s second highest peak and attracts a mere fraction of the number of trekkers that nearby Kilimanjaro gets.

Add in fact that it lies at the heart of a wonderfully varied national park with diverse scenery and wildlife throughout and you get for what, I'd argue, is the most interesting mountain climb in Tanzania.

Safari in Kenya

Kenya's best safari reserves and camps

Kenya is the original home of the safari and it’s still one of the finest safari destinations on the continent. I've been travelling to Kenya for decades, as a travel journalist and guidebook author writing about safari, conservation and life among the Maasai tribes. The main thing I've learned: there's so much more to Kenya than the mainstream safari industry of luxury camps, the Masai Mara, and the famed 'Big Five' beasts (so named because they were the prize targets of early-20th century hunters)...read more

Meru National Park Tours

East Africa, Africa

Wings Over Kenya Flying Safari

Kenya's most exclusive safari experience

8 daysFrom $5,950
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Kenya Safari Off The Tourist Trail

13 daysFrom NZ$18,925

Meru National Park Travel Companies

Kenya

Odyssey Safaris

Creating unforgettable experiences in East Africa
East Africa, Southern Africa

Wild Frontiers

Safaris into East, West and Southern Africa
East Africa, Central Africa

Rwanda Eco Company & Safaris

Tailor made gorilla and wildlife safaris
East Africa

Natural World Kenya Safaris

The leader in customized and budget-friendly East Africa safaris
East Africa, Southern Africa

Take Me To Africa

Experts in small group travel to Africa
East Africa

Beyond Travel

Uganda-based safari specialist
Kenya

Wilbers Safari Holidays

East Africa

Ease My Safari

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