Mt Ruwenzori  (10 Days)                                                 From $1200/$1600 (non-EA)

Rwenzori Mountains Climb Uganda is one the most exciting and challenging climbing expedition in Africa. The National Park named after the range covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda. Undoubtedly the home of the famous mystical challenge that you are definitely seeking.

The Peaks

Of great importance the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa’s third highest peak (Mount Margherita: 5,109 m) is at the border of Uganda and the DRC. Further there are other popular peaks you can include in Rwenzori Mountains Climb are Mount Baker (4,842m), Mount Speke (4,890m), and Weismann’s Peak (4,620m). Additionally the region’s glaciers, waterfalls and lakes make it one of Africa’s most beautiful alpine areas. The park has many natural habitats of endangered species and a rich and unusual flora comprising, among other species, the giant heather. Rwenzori

Formation

Did you know Rwenzori Mountains are not volcanic? Unlike East Africa’s other major mountains, it is a block of rock up-faulted through the floor of the Western Rift Valley.

Mountaineering

Rwenzori Mountains Climb is a world-class hiking and mountaineering destination to Africa’s 3rd highest Peak (Margherita -5109m Asl). A nine- to twelve-day trek will get skilled climbers to the summit of Margherita. There are shorter, non-technical treks that are possible to scale the surrounding peaks.

Inclusive

• Transfers from Kampala/ Entebbe to Kasese to Park Gate and back to Kampala
• Park Entry fee
• Guide, cook and Porters Fee
• Accommodation in Mountain Huts
• Three meals a day while on the mountain
• Hotel accommodation 2  nights in Kasese (Bed and Breakfast)
• Climbing gears (ropes, harness, helmet, ice axe etc)

Day 1. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.

Upon your arrival, a safari guide will pick you at Entebbe international Airport or at a hotel in Kampala, take you through the itinerary and transfer you to the hotel where you will spend a night. Dinner and Overnight stay at your preferred accommodation.

Day 2. Transfer to Rwenzori Mountains National Park.

After your morning breakfast, the company driver guide will be there to pick you up to transfer you to the Mountains of the Moon in western Uganda with enroute lunch in Fort portal. Upon reaching the area, you will check in the lodge and spend a night relaxing as your first day trekking awaits you. Dinner and overnight stay at Ruboni Community Camp.

Day 3. First day Hiking from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba (2650m high).

After the morning breakfast, you will start your first Rwenzori trekking by taking the Nyakalengija trial which covers distance of 1600m .This is where UWA (Uganda wildlife authority) will take you  through a short briefing to begin the Rwenzori trekking. The trail will take you through Bakonjo homesteads in steep slopes of the mountain, banana plantations .continue with atrial near Mubuku River from where you will again cross river Mahoma before climbing progressively through the forest to reach Nyabitaba hut. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyabitaba hut.

Day 4. Trekking to John Matte Hut (3350).

After your breakfast, you will set off from Nyabitaba hut through a small trail and ascend down to Kurt Shafer Bridge just before the conjunction of River Bujuku and Mubuku. The forest progressively cracks into a bamboo region where the trail is slippery and moss-topped. A place of the massive lobelia groundsel vegetation and heather appears before the Nyamileju rock shelter before crossing a swamp to the hut. Dinner and overnight stay at John matte hut.

Day 5. Trek to Bujuku Hut (3900m)

After your morning breakfast, you will start trekking to Bujuku hut, trail smashes down to cross the Bujuku River and arrive at Inferior Bigo Swamp, home of massive lobelias. Cross the swamp to the Higher Bigo swamp before proceeding to Lake Bujuku where sights of the uppermost mountain Stanley in the west are to be viewed. Dinner and overnight stay at Bujuku Hut.

Day 6. Climb to Elena Hut (4541m)

Set off from Bujuku after your breakfast, the swampy path hikes the hills west of the lake, going through the supernatural groundsel gorge. Climb to Scott-Elliot Pass that is 4372m long. A metallic stepladder takes you over an exceedingly steep section after which the trail splits , the right trail goes up to Elena Hut and Mt Stanley over a steep rocky trail, while the left-hand  connects you to Scott-Elliot Pass and down to Lake Kitandara. Overnight: Elena Hut at the foothills of the Stanley Glacier.

Day 7. Climb of Mount Stanley (5109m) to Kitandara Hut (4027m)

Mount Bake in Rwenzori Mountains national ParkIf you not interested at reaching the summit, a more relaxing day hiking from Elena Hut (4541m) to Lake Kitandara (4023m). For those who interested, but also according to the elevation sickness, reflectiveness, ascending capacity and adaptation, hike a further three hours to Margherita peak (5109m) and later descend down to Kitandara Hut. Hike to the Elena glacier, before reaching on to the Stanley Highland. Hike and ascend to Margherita summit, the uppermost peak of the Rwenzori, the most exciting about the trekking Rwenzori. Use of ropes and Crampons may well be recommended. Be ready for a strong, difficult time in the mountains. Get back to the Scott-Elliot pass, sight the supernatural Bujuku Lake and Mt Speke a close range, and proceed to descend down to the Lake Kitandara. Dinner and overnight stay at Kitandara Hut (4023m)

Day 8. Climb to Guy Yeoman Hut (3260m ASL)

After breakfast, a sheer hike from the base of Mt Baker to the fresh field pass south parts of Rwenzori over the distance of 4280 m .Outlook the Congo in the west and Mt Stanley in the north is very possible. From the trail, the boggy pass proceeds downhill, going through the rock housing at Bujongolo which is a historical excursion by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906. Dinner and overnight stay at Guy Yeoman Hut.

Day 9. Descend To Nyakalengija Trail Head (1600m), drive back to Kampala.

Morning breakfast and load up on the equipment. Later, the porters and the climbing partly finally descend out of the Rwenzori Mountains. Trekking will be through a 6 hours walk that goes past the nearby Lake Mahoma and Nyabitaba and passes through the heather area and the Moss Zone. This may be the final hut in the Rwenzori Mountains or you could exit all the way if you feel energetic. On arrival at the foothills of the mountain, proceed to your lodge to freshen up , have lunch and take a long afternoon rest when you will have dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Airport Transfer.

Set off for Kampala, after your breakfast, with lunch enroute in Mbarara. Arrive in the evening ours prior to your flight, you will be transferred to Entebbe Airport  or your hotel for your departure.

End of the Trekking Adventure.