Main Info
11Days-Uganda Mount Rwenzori – Rwenzori Mountain is known as the “Mountain of the Moon” having the loftiest peaks Margherita(5109m)
and Alexandra (5083m) on Mount Stanley. This trip will give you an opportunity to experience the real
hiking/mountain climbing in Uganda.
The prices for 11Days-Uganda Mount Rwenzori itinerary are:-
Price per person | 2 pax | 3 and more pax |
Luxury accommodation | $3,232 | $3,038 |
Medium accommodation | $3,036 | $2,843 |
Please note that Luxury and medium accommodation are based in Kampala the capital city where you will have your first and last night. And Kasese is where you will have a night before you starting point. But while in the Mounatins you will have to stay in the huts in the mountains,
Prices Include:
- Ground transportation,
- Fuel for the whole safari,
- An English speaking guide/driver,
- Accommodation as per itinerary,
- Trekking permits,
- Margherita peak
- Meals,
- Park fees,
- Guides and porters fees,
- Lunch and water enroute.
Excluded
Personal expenses, visa fees, airport taxes, laundry services, tips etc
Itinerary
Our experienced exciting guide will give you a warm welcome toUganda at Entebbe airport. Straight from Airport you will feel our friendliness. Feel the wonderful fresh weather and see part of the second largest Lake in the World Lake Victoria. While at the Hotel of your choice, our driver guide will brief you about the whole your safari that Able Safaris is offering you. Overnight at Lake Victoria Serena Hotel for luxury accommodation, Cassia Lodge for budget accommodation. BB
You will transfer for 7 hours to the western side of Uganda with a stopover for lunch and at the Equator passing through different plantations, beautiful landscape to Kasese the home of Rwenzori Mountains, the ‘Mountains of the Moon’. Dinner and overnight at Margherita Hotel.
Adventurous hiking to Rwenzori Mountains starts from Nyakalengija trailhead (1600m). Through the banana shambas on the side of the steep foothills and also the homesteads at the foothills then following the trail along the Mubuku River is great. The hiking of Rwenzori Mountains continues by crossing the Mahoma River then climb through slopes and Podocarpus forest. Dinner and Overnight at Nyabitaba Hut.
From the Nyabitaba hut, passing through a small trail slopping down through the forest to the Kurt Shafer Bridge below the convergence of the Bujuku and Mubuku Rivers is another stage in Rwenzori Mountains. Hiking out of the forest in Rwenzoriinto a bamboo zone by a long stretch of slippery moss-covered ground is adventurous. Through the zone of lobelia, the giant heather and groundsel, to Nyamileju rock shelter then pass across a laborious bog to your hut. Dinner and Overnight at John Matte Hut.
Another trail in Rwenzori Mountains that crashes down to cross the Bujuku River then enters Lower Bigo Bog, home of giant lobelias. Crossing the bog to the Upper Bigo bog, continue to Bujuku Lake, giving an opportunity to view one of the high peaks mountain Stanley to the West. Dinner and overnight at Bujuku Hut.
From Bujuku hut, the adventurous trail heads to the slopes west of the lake through the paranormal Groundsel Gully then ascend to Scott-Elliot Pass (4372m). Passing over an extremely steep section up to Elena Hut and Mt Stanley over a steep rocky trail, while the left leads to Scott-Elliot Pass and down to Kitandara Lakes. Dinner and overnight at Elena Hut (4541m) at the base of the Stanley Glacier.
For those who do not want to climb the Magherita peak will transfer from Elena Hut to Kitandara Hut (4023m). And those who want to continue to the Margherita peak (5109m) will have three hours up and later down to Kitandara Hut. Climb on to the glacier moving on to the Stanley Plateau to the Margherita summit, the highest point of the Rwenzori Mountain. Back through Scott-Elliot view the magical Bujuku Lake and Mt Speke at a distance then down to the Kitandara Lakes. Dinner and overnight at Kitandara Hut.
After breakfast, a sharp climb from the base of Mt Baker to the south side of the mountain to Freshfield Pass (4280m). Views into the Congo to the west and Mt Stanley to the north are possible. From the pass, the boggy pass continues downwards, passing the rock shelter at Bujangolo, the base camp for the historic expedition by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906. Dinner and overnight at Guy Yeoman Hut.
Trail down to Nyabitaba Hut. Dinner and overnight at Nyabitaba Hut.
A gentle tumble down the steep and slippery paths to Nyakalengija trailhead (1600m), arriving late morning. Drive to Kasese for Lunch. Depart for Kampala overnight at Lake Victoria Serena Resort & spa/Cassia Lodge.
Continue to Entebbe airport for your flight.