Mount Rwenzori Hiking
11 days
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Hiking Rwenzori Mountain runs for 11 days that is 7 days of ascending and 4 days of descending. It's a strenuous activity with a lot of forest walks, rock climbing, waterfall experiences, many lakes are crossed, and reaching the peak at 5,109M above sea level.
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Overview
Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Extreme
Trip pace
Full schedule
Highlights
- Hike Rwenzori Mountains
- Margherita peak
- Forest walks
- Birding
- Enock's Falls
- Mutinda peak
- Weisman's peak
- Nature walks
What's this trip about?
Hiking Rwenzori Mountain runs for 11 days that is 7 days of ascending and 4 days of descending. It's a strenuous activity with a lot of forest walks, rock climbing, waterfall experiences, many lakes are crossed, and reaching the peak at 5,109M above sea level.
Details
Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age range18 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityEntebbe
End CityEntebbe
Travel Themes
Destinations
Activities
Trip includes
- Park Fees
- Government taxes
- All Meals
- Drinking water
- Guide fees
- Midrange Accommodation
- All mentioned Activities
- Mountaineering Equipment
- Porter fees, cook
Itinerary
DAY 1 TO KASESE
After an early morning breakfast, you will set off for kasese through Fort portal in south western Uganda. It is a very beautiful drive with a lot of exciting things to see along the way. These include the people, food markets, forests, and the large tea estates. Yo...
DAY 2 STAGE 1: SINE HUT (2585M)
Having spent the night in the hotel, which is considered the camp base. You will begin your trek by going to the UWA Park Headquarters in the morning. At the gate, you will be briefed by the rangers on the rules of the National Park. We shall then start by walking u...
DAY 3 STAGE 2: FROM SINE HUT TO KALALAMA CAMP (3147 M) TO MUTINDA CAMP (3688 M)
After breakfast, trekking starts at 8:30 am and you soon enter the bamboo-mimulopsis zone, which is a steep climb with many high steps. After about 1.8 kilometers you reach Kalalama Camp (3.147 meters), which is located in the heather-panel zone. Here you will have ...
DAY 4 STAGE 3: FROM MUTINDA CAMP TO BUGATA CAMP (4,062 M)
The trail from Mutinda Camp is a bit boggy, with the typical wet vegetation and tussocks. You will enter the Alpine vegetation zone, with the presence of the giant lobelias (Lobellia gibbera), the groundsel (Senecio adnivalis), and the everlasting flowers as you cro...
DAY 5 STAGE 4: FROM BUGATA CAMP TO BUTAWU CAMP (3,978 M)
The walk is 6.2km starting at 4,062 meters climbing over 4,450 meters sleeping at 39,74 meters. Trekking starts at 8.30 am upwards to Bamwanjara Pas, the trail climbs steadily with several long flat bogs. The area is covered with everlasting flowers and Giant ground...
DAY 6 STAGE 5: FROM BUTAWU CAMP TO MARGHERITA CAMP (4.485 M)
Walk back along the ridge before crossing several wet areas and small rivers coming from Mt Baker and Freshfields Pas to join Butawu River. 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...
DAY 7 STAGE 6: FROM MARGHERITA CAMP TO MARGHERITA PEAK ( 5,109 M) DOWN BUTAWU CAMP (3,978 M)
Day starts at 4,485 meters. You will climb to Margherita Peak at 5,109 meters and then return to Margherita Camp before descending to Butawu Camp at 3,974: meters to sleep. Distance 3.5km to the peak then 3.5km return to Margherita Camp plus 4.2km down to Butawu Cam...
DAY 8 STAGE 7: FROM BUTAWU CAMP TO BUGATA CAMP
A late breakfast and then you will start the climb up Bamwanjara Pass which is steep and in wet weather can be rather boggy making it slow going and tiresome. While crossing the pass you get the chance to see hyrax sitting at the entrance to their rock shelter warmi...
DAY 9 STAGE 8: DESCEND TO KIHARO CAMP ( 3,460 M)
Early morning set off around Lake Bugata and the outlet of Kopello Lake then climb 200 metres to the confluence of the two valeys. As you descend the upper areas of the Nyamwamba Valley there is a large area of thick Giant Groundsel with dense evergreen undergrowth ...
DAY 10 STAGE 9: DESCEND BACK TO THE RANGER POST
Wake up to the shrill calls of the Ruwenzori Turaco (Ruwenzorornis Johnston) and other birds. After breakfast, you walk down the valley which is home to many species of birds that dive in and out of the thick vegetation. Chameleons are a common sight as they crawl a...
DAY 11 TO KAMPALA
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will travel back to Kampala. On the way back to the city you will have lunch in Mbarara at Igongo Cultural Center which exhibits the ancient history and culture of the Banyakitara including their tools and household items af...
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Last Updated: 7/17/2024
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