Get excited by the Rwenzori mountain hiking safari through the great Rwenzori mountain ranges. The ranges are the biggest in Africa, located on Uganda – DRC boarder. While on this Rwenzori Mountain hiking safari, you will be offered a unique experience you’ve been looking for in Uganda.
The mist-shrouded peaks provide stunning backdrops with six main mountain peaks exceeding 4,500m of altitude above sea level. These include Mt. Stanley, Mt. Speke, Mt. Baker, Mt. Emin Pasha, Mt. Luigi di Savoia and Mt. Gessi (on the DRC side).
Come and take fun of this 5 days Rwenzori mountain hiking safari, which you can extend to visit Margherita, the highest peak at 5,119m.
Rwenzori Mountain Hiking Safari Itinerary:
Day 1: Kampala – Kasese
Arrival at Entebbe airport by morning flight. Transfer to Kasese via Mbarara for lunch at the Agip Motel Mbarara. From here, the landscape changes to a hilly and fertile area with tea and banana plantations.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Rwenzori base Camp. Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 2: First Day Trek – Nyakalengija 1,600m – Nyabitaba Hut, 2,650m
From the Rwenzori Mountains National Park headqarters at Nyakalengija, 1,646m, you will receive the briefing from the guides, with the possibility of hiring climbing equipment. The hike starts through the plantations and homes of the Bakonjo People, people of the mountain, gradually reaching garden plots and elephants grass. You will follow the Mobuku River and cross the Mahoma River.
The trail passes through an open bracken fern slopes and Podorcarpus Forest, up to Nyabitaba Hut, 2,652m, which is the arrival point for the day. This will take from 5 to 6 hours. From this location, you are facing the North of the portal peaks, 4,627m, that is in front of Mount Kyniangoma. During the day, you might see monkeys, the Rwenzori Turaco and hear the sounds of chimpanzees.
Day 3: Second Day Trek – Nyabitaba Hut 2,650m – John Matte Hut 3,380m
Descend the ridge to the Mubuku River then climb through bamboo forest toward John Matte Hut (3,380m). The afternoon is tiring boulder hopping ascending along the north side of the Bujuku river, through the giant heather forest (4.1/2-5.1/2 hours).
Day 4 : Third Day Trek – Descend to Nyibitaba
Today is dedicated to descending down to Nyabitaba hut
Day 5: Nyabitaba Hut – Nyakalengija and return to Kampala/Entebbe
From Nyabitaba Hut, you will head to the Nyakalengija road, that is about 2-hours. Descend steeply off the ridge and enter the warm rain forest. Here, you can look for tropical forest birds and various monkey species.
You will then be driven back to Entebbe with lunch on the way, for either out bound flight or next destination.
If time allows, you can complete this tour with a relaxing visit to ‘Amabeere Ga Nyinamwiru’ in Fort Portal or go for chimpanzee trekking in the nearby Kibale Forest National Park. Enthusiasts can also add a mountain gorilla trekking tour in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Rwenzori Mountain Hiking Inclusions and Exclusions:
Includes
- Accommodation and meals during the hike
- Accommodation in Mountain huts and camps/Hotels
- Transfers with 4wd vehicle
- Park Entrance fees
- Professional Guide fees
- Porters 25kg per person
- Professional cook
- Rescue fees in case of emergency rescue on Rwenzori Mountains
Excludes
- Flight fares
- Personal insurance
- Equipment for the hike
- Extra Luggage (extra 25kg per person)
- Any changes in the program itinerary while in the Rwenzori
Important to Climbers on Rwenzori Mountain Hiking Safari:
- Climbers must be prepared to walk for up to 8 hours every day via steep cliff and muddy paths.
- Climbers must bring along their own climbing gear or hire it at the base camp.
- Our porters carry 8 kg of personal climbing gear