Uganda Natural Tours LTD is a Ugandan based professional grand tour operator company in Uganda and East Africa. Our major safari activities are carefully selected to reward you with unforgettable memories and stories to carry back home. On Uganda safari with us you can see mountain Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Lions, Elephants, An abundancy of birds and much more. Go trekking in the jungle search for big game on the savannah, spot hippos by the shores, climb mountains, chimps and Gorillas trekking and discover the culture or relax in breathtaking nature. We also understand that Africa is a different environment from what you're commonly used to back home, so we make sure we carefully select accommodation facilities that honor your value for comfort. we also plan and organize for group, family, private and honeymoon trips to majorly East Africa. We are 100% sure that you will enjoy your safari with us. Uganda Natural Tours LTD is a Ugandan based professional grand tour operator company in Uganda and East Africa. Our major safari activities are carefully selected to reward you with unforgettable memories and stories to carry back home. On Uganda safari with us you can see mountain Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Lions, Elephants, An abundancy of birds and much more. Go trekking in the jungle search for big game on the savannah, spot hippos by the shores, climb mountains, chimps and Gorillas trekking and discover the culture or relax in breathtaking nature. We also understand that Africa is a different environment from what you're commonly used to back home, so we make sure we carefully select accommodation facilities that honor your value for comfort. we also plan and organize for group, family, private and honeymoon trips to majorly East Africa. We are 100% sure that you will enjoy your safari with us. Uganda Natural Tours LTD is a Ugandan based professional grand tour operator company in Uganda and East Africa. Our major safari activities are carefully selected to reward you with unforgettable memories and stories to carry back home. On Uganda safari with us you can see mountain Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Lions, Elephants, An abundancy of birds and much more. Go trekking in the jungle search for big game on the savannah, spot hippos by the shores, climb mountains, chimps and Gorillas trekking and discover the culture or relax in breathtaking nature. We also understand that Africa is a different environment from what you're commonly used to back home, so we make sure we carefully select accommodation facilities that honor your value for comfort. we also plan and organize for group, family, private and honeymoon trips to majorly East Africa. We are 100% sure that you will enjoy your safari with us.
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Climbingrwenzoriountains for Nature walk in the Mahoma trail?
Book the most expeditious nature walk Rwenzori mountains on 5 days not a good idea for hikers but its a nature walk experience of the wilderness of Rwenzori mountains national park, like vegetation cover & landscape of the rwenzori Mountains. Book the 5 days Mahoma Trail hike to enjoy the trekking services with Rwenzori Mountaineering service
Day 1.Kampala to Nyakalengija
Pick up from your hotel in Kampala at 7am a drive straight to Kasese- Nyakalengija which is a 6hour drive. There will be a stopover in Mubende for lunch. Check in at Ruboni Community Camp, have dinner and spend the night.
Day 2.Nyakalengija to omukakizza(2400m)
Have breakfast at the camp, get all your things ready and start the Mahoma trail walk. You will ascend through the rainforests along the Kyambogho ride where you will have a view of the Mubuku valley and the Rwenzori Mountains. As you move, you will expect s to see blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, some birds like the Rwenzori Turaco, three horned chameleon. You will reach the Omukakizza camp where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3.Omukakizza to lake Mahoma(3000m)Mt. Rwenzori Uganda
Have breakfast at the camp then proceed with the trail. You will move through the bamboo and heather forest and you will expect to see some forest elephants or their footprints in this area. You might as well find them having a drink at the hot springs. You will move along the ridge that leads to the Rukenga valley where you will see giant lobelias that can grow for up to 8 meters or more and the everlasting flowers that are so beautiful to look at – making it a beautiful spot for taking photos. Reach the campsite near Lake Mahoma where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 4.LakeMahoma back to Nyakalengija
Have breakfast at the camp s, walk around the Mahoma Lake (the deepest lake in the Rwenzori) and then descend back through the Mpanga ridge that will lead you to the Mubuku valley. Continue to Nyakalengia and finally back to Ruboni camp. Have dinner and spend the night.
Day 5.Drive back to Kampala
Have breakfast at 8am, check out of the camp and drive back to Kampala. Stopover for lunch in Mubende.
Included
General
- Guide
- Park Fees
- Tax
- Gate transfer
- Crew wages
- Environment fees
Not-Included
- Flights
- Tipping the crew
- Visas
- Additional Park fees
- Non-climbing accommodation
introduction
Planning for A combined Safari adventure to Rwenzori National park and Kibale Forest national Park on a Uganda Holiday, book 6 Days Hiking and chimpanzee Tracking adventure to visit the rwenzori mountains and Kibale Forest national park the home for the chimpanzee (Primates ). Enjoy 6 Days chimpanzee adventure & Rwenzori hiking holiday with Rwenzori mountaineering service.
Day 1. Transfer from Kampala to Kibale National Park
The guide will pick you from your hotel in Entebbe/airport and then transfer to Kibale. The journey is about 7hours with a stopover in mubende for lunch. You will check in a Kibale forest lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night. Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
Days 2. Chimp tracking -transfer to Nyakalengija
After your breakfast at the lodge, you will then go to Kibale headquarters where you will present your permits and be shortly briefed about the activity and then set out into the forest. The activity will take you about 4 hours or even more depending on the location of the chimps. As you track them, you will be able to spot some other primates that live in the park like baboons, monkeys, various indigenous tree species as well as birds. You will then return to the lodge, refresh and have lunch. After your lunch, you will check out of the lodge and then transfer to Kasese – Nyakalengija. Check in at equator snow lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3. Nyakalengija – Nyabitaba
After breakfast at the lodge, you will walk to the starting point of the hike where you will find your guide and porters. You will start your hike from Nyakalengija through the bamboo, high elephant grass, dense bushes, climbing rocks and crossing river Mahoma. Along this route, you will be able to spot white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, three horned chameleon and various bird species like the Rwenzori Turaco. The journey will take you about 4-5 hours and then finally reach Nyabitaba hut, where you will have your dinner and spend the night.
Day 4. Nyabitaba – John matte
You will have dinner and then proceed with the hike. Through the forest to the Kurt Shafer bridge, which is the conference of the Bujuku and Mubuku rivers. Then proceed through the bamboo forest, slippery moss covered rocks for a couple of hours. The top of Nyamulegeya rock will give you a view of mount Stanley and mount Speke. You will then reach john matte hut. At this hut, you will have a clear view of Mt. Stanley and the Margherita glacier if the weather is clear. You will have dinner and spend the night at this hut..
Day 5. John matte – Nyakalengija
After your breakfast, you will hike a little more to see the giant lobelias before descending back to Nyakalengija. You will then return to equator snow lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 6. Drive to Kampala
You will have breakfast at the lodge and then check out. Your driver will then drive you back to Kampala. You will stop over in Mubende for lunch and then proceed. The driver will drop you at your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe or the airport for your flight back home.
Included
General
- Guide
- Park Fees
- Tax
- Gate transfer
- Crew wages
- Environment fees
Not-Included
- Flights
- Tipping the crew
- Visas
- Additional Park fees
- Non-climbing accommodation
introduction
As its well know that Rwenzori mountaineering takes you through either of the two routes, book the 7 days Rwenzori mountain central circuit trail to hike through the various vegetation cover up to the top of margherita peak the highest point on Uganda's famous rwenzori mountains national park located in south west with the nearest time being kasese. Over 30,000 people hike rwenzori mountains using the central circuit Route on either 7 days or 8 days Rwenzori Hiking tour heading up the Bujuku valley, over the Scott Elliot Pass to the stunning Kitandara Lakes then over Fresh field Pass into the Mubuku Valley. As mentioned above, there are numerous huts along this section, most of which are quite nice. The trails are very rough and contain deep mud in many places but are quite well maintained given the weather and conditions. At various times efforts have been made to install boardwalks over some of the deeper bogs but many of these have rotted and are currently in various states of disrepair. It takes most people roughly a week to approach and climb Mt. Stanley
Rwenzori Mountains Central Circuit Route
The 7 Days Rwenzori mountain Central Circuit is recommended to clients that are already to the base while those from kampala will have to add an extra day for transfer from Kampala to Kasese town, and it becomes the 8 days Rwenzori Hiking tour for an ultimate trekking experience in rwenzori mountains national park.
Day 1: Nyakalengijja to Nyabitaba hut
After breakfast at the camp, you will go to RMS headquarters where you will be briefed about the whole hike. Start the hike from Nyakalengija through the Bakonzo settlements to mount Rwenzori national park gate where you will be registered before entering the park. You will start the central circuit trail trek through the thick tropical with high elephant grass and dense bushes.
This forest is a home to various animal species like forest elephant, chimpanzee, hyrax, black-and-white colobus, L'Hoest's monkeys, duiker, and three horned chameleon among many more. Some of the bird species include; Handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Turaco, Long-eared Owl, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Strange Weaver, Archers’ Robin-chat, Rwenzori Batis among many others as well as various tree and plant species. You will expect to see some of them.
It’s about 8km from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba hut. Dinner and overnight at Nyabitaba hut.
Day 2: Nyabitaba to John matte hut
Alender peak on Mount Rwenzori Have breakfast at the hut, you will move through thick shrubs and forest for about 30 minutes to the Kurt Shafer bright which is at the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers. You will then move though the bamboo mixed with montane forests and slippery moss covered rocks for a couple of hours. As you hike you will also expect to see various bird species that live in the forest.
You will continue to move up to Nyamulejju rock shelter where the first hikers used to at times camp and also spend the night, you will have a stopover here for lunch. At this point you will have a view of mount Stanley and mount Speke if the weather is clear. You will then continue to move through the alpine forest to John Matte hut where you will have dinner and spend the night. The hut is near river Bujuku and most hikers take a bath there, the water is so cold but so refreshing as well. You will also have a view of the Margherita glacier which is on mount Stanley between Alexandra and Margherita peaks. Nyabitaba to John Matte is about 11km..
Day 3: John matte to Bujuku hut
After breakfast at the hut, you will cross river Bujuku and through forest to the lower bigo bog. This is a swampy area in a valley and is a home to the giant lobelias. This area used to be hardest part of the Rwenzori since the area is so boggy, jumping from one tussock to another was not so easy for most hikers more so females.
Currently, there is a walk board up to the end of the boggy area which makes the walk much easier for trekkers. As you move you will expect to see giant lobelias, everlasting flowers and groundsels. You will then take a steep hike along a ridge which will lead you to the start of the upper bigo bog. There is also a board walk up to Lake Bujuku. After the board walk you will try to move through the remaining small boggy area with no walk boards to Bujuku hut. At this point, you will have a view of Lake Bujuku, mount Speke, Mount Baker and mount Stanley. At this point you are able to ascend mount Speke and mount Stanley. Distance from john matte to Bujuku is about 5km. dinner and overnight at Bujuku.
Day 4: Bujuku to Elena hut
Lakes on Mount rwenzori Have breakfast at Bujuku hut then continue with the hike to Elena hut, which is 5-7 hours hike. You will move through the sides of the upper Bigo bog. You will then hike through the steep slopes the steep slopes of Lake Bujuku. While climbing Lake Bujuku’s steep slopes on the west, the trail ascends to the 4372 meter Scott-Elliot pass, and you will pass through more swamps and the thrilling Ground gully. You will go over a steep section at the top of the gully using a metal ladder. The trail is then divided into two. The two trails, the left trail leads to Scott-Elliot pass descending to Kitandara Lakes while the right trail heads to the Elena Hut and on a steep trail above large boulders to Mt Stanley. Elena hut is at the rocky part of Mount Stanley and the area is too cold. At this point, you are at the highest mountain of the Rwenzori and you will have a direct view of Mount Baker and Mount Speke. Sometimes it is hard to view these two mountains because they are covered by fog. Have dinner at Elena hut then spend the night.
Day 5: Elena hut (4563m) - Kitandara (3979m)
Mahoma Trail-Mt. Rwenzori This day you will have to wake up as early as 2am, Have breakfast at Elena hut, be ready in your warmest gear, put on your harness, warm hand gloves and headsock, have your headlamps and helmets and make sure you have sunglasses in the day pack on. Hike to the top of mount Stanley, Magherita peak, through the Stanley plateau. On steep rocky areas, you will use the ropes to help you move. The guide will teach you how to use the equipment while on the ice. On the glacial parts you will be required to use you, crampons, and ice axe.
After moving for a couple of hours after the Stanley plateau glacier, you will reach the bottom of the margherita glacier. This is the most challenging part of the entire hiking Rwenzori experience. You will hike through this glacier uo to the top of mount Stanley, margherita peak (5109m). At the top you will have a view of Ireen Lake, mount Speke and the surrounding environment. Then descend to Elena Hut for Lunch and later proceed to descend to Kitandara through the Scott Elliot pass to Kitandara, it is the most beautiful point of the Rwenzori. Have dinner at Kitandara then spend the night. If the group is big, you might spend another night at Elena hut and continue the following day.
If you do not wish to climb Mt. Stanley, you can combine days 4 and 5 into a single day by taking a different trail from the Bujuku Hut up to Scott-Elliot Pass. At the pass, there is a trail junction with one that goes up to the Elena Hut. The stretch of the trail just to the south of the pass is very rough, but after a short stretch, it becomes mellower and continues to Kitandara Lake Hut.
Day 6: Kitandara hut (3979m) - Guy Yeoman hut (3505m)
Mt.Rwenzori Hike Have breakfast at Kitandara then move through the base of Mount Baker, which can be slippery so you will need to be so careful. From Kitandara, the trail ascends steeply up the headwall, spreading out from the base of Mount Baker and continuing along the south side of the Rwenzori Mountain to Fresh field pass. From the pass, the long muddy descent continues, passing the rock shelter at Bujangolo, the base camp for the historic expedition by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906.This will take you around 5-7 hours then reach Guy Yeoman hut which is located at the banks of river Mubuku, have dinner and spend the night.
Day 7: Guy Yeoman to Nyabitaba to Nyakalengija
From Guy Yeoman, you will descend to Nyabitaba through the bamboo forests. The path down can be slippery and muddy with little to hold on to and requires careful balancing over the vertical mud or steep rock. After about 5 hours of trekking you will reach Nyabitaba hut where you will have a stopover for lunch. You will then continue to descend for more 3 hours to Nyakalengija.
Upon arrival at Nyakengija in the late evening , you may drive back to kampala or plan an overnight stay in Kasese town , or go for other safari add on like gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park
Included
General
- Guide
- Park Fees
- Tax
- Gate transfer
- Crew wages
- Environment fees
Not-Included
- Flights
- Tipping the crew
- Visas
About Rwenzori Trekking
As its well-known that Rwenzori Mountains have two hiking routes that the Kilembe Trail and the Central Circuit that all lead you to Margherita Peak which the best place for hikers in Uganda. Either you book the 8 Days/ 7 nights Rwenzori central circuit hike or 8 days/ 7 night Rwenzori kilembe Trail you will experience the ultimate adventure goal of reaching to the highest peak on Mt Rwenzori and the highest point in the country with the experienced guide of either Rwenzori mountaineering services or Rwenzori Trekking Services. The kilembe hike trail is also called as the “Southern Circuit” of the Rwenzori Mountains and its managed by Rwenzori Trekking services(RTS) .
The difference is in the hurts and the following will be the hurts : Sine Hut (2,585 m), Kalalama Camp (3.147m) to Mutinda Camp (3.688 m), Bugata Camp (4.062 m), Butawu Camp (3.974 m), Margherita Camp (4,485 m.) and you will return to Butawu Camp on the same day you will reach at the top, descend to Kiharo Camp (3,460 m.) and finally the rangers post which will make the end of the 7 days Kilembe hiking trail. Book the 7 Days Rwenzori Kilembe hike to enjoy an ultimate rwenzori mountains hiking tour This trip is 7 Days Rwenzori Kilembe Hike Tour when the client is starting the trip from kasese town ( Rangers post) and it will be ending in kampala or we have an option of jumping an overnight stay in one camp , thats the day you will be going to the peak and return down.
Day 1: Kilembe (1,450m) to Kalalama Camp (3147m)
This is the first day of this masmerising trip that will start from the rangers post and head straight to the Rwenzori national park entrance point into this park and this will mark the official beginning of this hike. This walk takes you the mountain forest zone where you might have encounters with species of monkeys like the colobus monkeys and the blue monkeys, then birds like the Rwenzori Turaco. You will proceed and reach Sine camp where you will have a stopover and enjoy your lunch and other refreshments. Then you will proceed and reach the first overnight camp at Kalalama which sits at 3,147 m.You will spend the first night at this camp in the cabins where you will be served dinner, get briefed about what will transpire the following day and then sleep over.
Day 2: Kalalama Camp (3.147m) to Mutinda Camp (3.688 m)
On this second day of this hike, you will be up by 7 AM and get ready for the days hike. You will enjoy your breakfast and at exactly 9AM you will set off for this hike that will see you pass through the bamboo-mimulopsis zone, which is steep climb with many high steps. You will reach a resting point where you will a cup of tea and some refreshments. From this point you proceed along the heather zone, passing by several streams and even waterfalls, all covered by the typical green moss vegetation. You will see a lot of Giant Heather trees, sometimes in a misty atmosphere.
Kalalama Camp Rwenzori Safari Camps at Mountain Rwenzori The arrival point of the day is Mutinda Camp, at 3.688 m named after the Mutinda Peaks. From this point, you can climb further to Mutinda Lookout, 3.925 m, about one hour and half walk plus one hour to descend back to the camp. The place is worth a visit as you stand on moss covered rocks with views across the Rwenzori Mountains, down to Kasese town and Lake George. You will reach this camp late in the evening and check into the cabins for dinner and overnight. You will be briefed about the following day and then retire to your beds.
Day 3: Mutinda Camp to Bugata Camp (4.062 m)
Still on the hike to the peak, here comes day 3 of this trip that will begin at exactly 9 Am that straight away startswith going through the boggy terrain with the typical wet vegetation and tussocks. You enter the Alpine vegetation zone with the presence of the giant lobelias (Lobelliagibberoa), the groundsel (Senecio adnivalis) and the everlasting flowers as you cross the Mutinda valley. You later climb a steep section up to Namusangi Valley (3.840 m), from where you will enjoy the best view of the MutindaPeaks.Along the Namusangi Valley you cross various bogs as you climb to Bugata Camp at 4.062 m which is the arrival point of the day. You will have a view of the Weisman’s Peak of Mount Luigi of Savoy, often covered by the snow. The vegetation area is covered with tussock grass, everlasting flowers, giant groundsel and giant lobelia.
Kalalama Camp Rwenzori Safari Camps at Mountain Rwenzori This walk also takes you via lake Kitandara that stretches up to the Democratic republic of Congo.From the nearby Plozza Rock you will get fantastic views of nine lakes down the valley and Lake Nusuranja. Bugata Camp has good facilities with solar lights, eco-toilets and bathroom. You have dinner and spend the night. You will be briefed about the following day and then retire to your cabins for the night.
Day 4: Bugata Camp to Hunwick’s Camp (3.974 m)
On this day you will wake up and have your breakfast and begin on the hike to the almost the epitome of this hike that started four days ago. After breakfast you will start your hike to climb up Bamwanjara Pass. The trail climbs steadily with several long flat bogs. As you climb you look back to see the glacial lakes far down in the valley. On reaching the top of Banwamjara Pass (4.450n) you get excellent views of all the main snowcapped peaks where we have a small shelter for you to rest and enjoy the scenery. This walk leads you down to both lower and upper Kachope lake which is steep and often very muddy but offers fantastic views of Kachope Lakes and McConnell’s Prong. Hunwick’s Camp (3,974m) is the arrival point of the day. The Camp is set on a ridge overlooking snowcapped Mt Baker. Today trekking is about
Day 5: From Hunwick’s Camp to Margherita Camp (4,485 m.)
This is the most important walk of this hike to the Margherita camp which will be followed with making it to the summit the following day.This a walk along the ridge before crossing several wet areas and small rivers coming from Mt Baker and Fresh fields Pass. The walk up Scott Elliott Pass is enjoyable as you climb through the pass and up the ridge of Mt Stanley to Margherita Camp at 4,485 meters which is below Elena Hut of the Rwenzori mountaineering services. It is sheltered with a ring of high rocks and it is the original camp used by the Italian Prince Luigi Amadeo di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi. From here you have great views of Mt Baker, Scott Elliot Pass and some of the high glaciers on Mt Stanley. The day’s hike to this camp is 4.2 kilometers. So you will reach here late in the evening and relax a little bit. Then you will prepare and go through what will transpire the following summiting day. So this exercising will entail preparing the ropes, the hiking shoes, ice breaking axes as well as crampons. So you will pass through how to use these equipment and attires. Then you will retire to your cabins for a night.
Day 6: Hike to the Summit and back to Hunswick Camp
This is the D-day of this hike and it will turn out to be the longest and most hectic day yet the most sought after day on this entire hike. So this day will entail waking up as early as 3AM and have your breakfast. So you will set off at exactly 4AM hiking to Margherita peak of Mt Stanley. This early movement is aimed at making it through the glacier before sunrise as it sunshine makes the glacier totally impassable as it melts. The climb up Margherita glacier is steep and requires that you are fit. On getting near to the top of the glacier you then climb around an exposed section of rock, which is also bolted and roped, to get on the ridge running up to the top of Margherita Peak (5.109 m). After reaching the summit you enjoy the scenic of almost the whole coun5ry as you are now at the highest point in the country. You will eat your special food package that you carried from day one at the starting point.
Day 7: Descend back to the Ranger post
Wake up to the shrill calls of the Ruwenzori Turaco (Ruwenzorornis johnstoni) and other birds. After breakfast you walk down the valley which is home to many species of birds that dive in and out the thick vegetation. Chameleons are a common sight as they crawl along the branches of the thick vegetation feeding on insects. In the clear areas you may catch a glimpse of a Duiker quietly feeding surrounded by Giant Lobellias and a variety of flowering plants. After descending a few kilometers, you climb two hundred metres height to a ridge overlooking the valley, before crossing several small valleys and streams to Kyalavula. Walk back to the Base Camp from where you will be awarded your Rwenzori hiking certificate and this will mark the end of this masmerising hike. Rwenzori Kilembe Trail
Included
General
- Guide
- Park Fees
- Tax
- Gate transfer
- Crew wages
- Environment fees
Not-Included
- Flights
- Tipping the crew
- Visas
About rwenzori trekking
8 Days Climbing rwenzori Mountain or 7 Days climb rwenzori central circuit tour is adventure of life time, due to its good looks and remoteness. Basically, it maximizes the chances for summit success rate by many hikers. This reduced traffic jam at certain points and also made for a more enjoyable experience by restraining crowds. In 8 days rwenzori Mountains climb central circuit route you will have large extent of acclimatization on the mountain by trekkers through joining longer distances, longer stretches on the mountain and slighter altitude gains.
Day 1. Transfer to Kasese
You will be welcomed by an experienced and professional tour guide of Rwenzori Mountaineering Service and start the journey to drive to kasese town which is the next biggest town to Rwenzori Mountains national park, lunch will be en route as it will be advised by the safari guide. The journey is like to take you around 7-8 hours and Dinner and overnight is planned to be at Ruboni Community Camp or Equator Snow Hotel.
Day 2. Nyakalengija(1648) – nyabitaba (2651)
You will have early morning breakfast and head to the briefying point for rwenzori mountain hiking tour from the experienced rwenzori national park rangers and Rwenzori Mountaineering services Team ( R M S) and later start the hike at around 8am through the bamboo, high elephant grass and dense bushes. You will climd some rocks and bluff, srossing river mahoma then to nyabitaba hut where you will spend the night.. You will expect to see some animals like white colubus monkeys, blue monkeys, three horned chameleon and the rwenzori turaco along this route. The journey will take you 4-5 hours.
Day 3. Nyabitaba to john matte(3503m)
You will move through the forest about half an hour yo the hurt shafer bridge, the conference of mubuku and bujukurivers.then through the bamboo forest. Slippery moss covered rocks for acouple of hours. Proceed to nyamulenge rock shelter where you will have a view of mount stanely and moutspeke. Then you will reach john matte hut where you will spend the night. This place will offer you a beautiful view of mount stanely and margherita glacier.
Day 4. John matte to Bujjuku (3900m)
After Morning breakfast , Move from John Matte hut across the Bujuku River to the lower Bigobog.Your real first experience for jumping from tussock will begin from here. A steep Section past the hut leads to upper to Bigo and half of this a boardwalk has been constructed. You will have a lunch break at a beautiful narrow stream at the upper end of this bog.The southern end of the lake is in a majestic setting, with Mt. Baker to the South, Mt. Stanley to the west and Mt. Speke to the north.Dinner and Overnight stay at John Matte – Bujuku Hut – 3962 m
Day 5. Bujuku to kitandara(4023m)
Leave Bujuku hut to a newly newer trail.This trail raises and falls twice before finally climbing steeply through magical moss draped groundsel vegetation about 14,345 ft (4,372 m) to Scott Elliot Pass. While at the steepest section a short strong ladder after which a right hand branch will lead to Elena Hut 14,700 ft (4,430 m) . It is the steep rocky trail which when hot can be slippery. You will then continue straight, a few steps below the pass, there is a sheltered spot for a very good break before Elena Hut. It is the base camp for climbing 16,763 feet and 5,109m to margherita peak in the Mt.Stanly Complex and requires an additional day. In case the weather is bad, the rain, snow and wind can occur in any season.
Day 6. kitandara to guy yeoman(3505m)Top peak of rwenzori Mountains national park
If you are aiming at Margherita peak (5109m), you will continue to the base of the Stanley Glacier. To reach the summit of Margherita, it will take you about 5-7 hours depending on the weather conditions and the pace of climbing this mountain. This tough walk takes you over three glaciers, slippery rock, ice and very exposed areas which are open on many sides.Note that this climb is for only physically fit and technical climbers. Climbing on to the glacier,cross the Stanley Plateau and proceed with the ascent. Acclimatized to fog, altitude sickness and coolly weather, scramble up to the summit of Margherita the highest peak of the Rwenzoris.Given the high altitude and the tough conditions even if you do not reach the peak, don’t get disappointed. Prepare for you return through the Scott-Elliot pass, where there are spectacular views back to Bujuku Lake and Mount Speke and down to the KitandaraLakes . After the trail that passes you through an alpine zone of sparse vegetation and rough boulders, descend past the Kitandara Lakes for dinner and overnight stay at the Kitandara Hut
Day 7. Guy yeoman to nyabitaba to nyakalengija
Today, from Guy Yeoman, take on the trail that ascends steeply up the headwall, spreading out from the base of Mount Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain to Fresh field Pass. At this point you can view into the Congo to the west and Mount Stanley to the north. From thepass, take on the long trail passing the rock shelter at Bujongolo, the base camp for the historic expedition by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906. Overnight at Ruboni Community bands
Day 8. Drive back to Kampala/airport
The guide will pick you up from the camp in the morning after your breakfast then drive back to Kampala or to the airport for your flight back home.
Included
General
- Guide
- Park Fees
- Tax
- Gate transfer
- Crew wages
- Environment fees
Not-Included
- Flights
- Tipping the crew
- Visas
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