The 8 days great Rwenzori climbing adventure gives you the ultimate hiking experience through Bukurungu Trail to Margherita peak on Mt. Stanley. On this trail, you will spot chimpanzee nests and droppings or hear their calls with great views of giant lobelias, everlasting flowers and rock shelters.
The 8 days great Rwenzori climbing adventure will give you rare sightings including the black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, sunbirds, the Rwenzori turaco a rare beautiful bird in the park. A lot is desired during your Rwenzori climbing tour so we ask you to book now for a unique Rwenzori Mountain hiking experience in Uganda.
Rwenzori Climbing Adventure Itinerary:
Day 1: Kuruhe Camp (1,560m) – Rwigho Camp (2,650m)
After breakfast, drive for 1hr from Kasese town to Okorukumi and start your hike to reach Rwenzori Mountains National Park’s Kasanzi Gate for registration at the ranger’s outpost. After here, take on the trail which bends west on the ridge overlooking the Kasuka and Isule valleys and onward to ‘Ekebitakuli’, for a hot lunch while taking a cool breat.
Thereafter, you will hike through the montane rainforest overlooking bamboo forested valleys. Within this area you will encounter different plant species like the Disa stairssi, Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus and Impetiens apiculata. Still here, you will spot or hear calls of black and white colubus monkeys, the Rwenzori Turaco and other bird species.
Still on this trail you will spot chimpanzee nests and droppings or hear their calls. The trail will lead you through the heather zone and reach Rwigho Camp for an overnight rest immediately after crossing River Rwigho. The trek will take you between 6 – 7 hours.
Day 2: Rwigho Camp – Kambeho Camp (3,700m) – Part of Rwenzori Climbing Adventure
After breakfast, the trail takes you through the heather trees (Ericathiasis) with lots of moss hanging over these trees. This heather zone stands with lots of heather trees, scencio trees, alchemila, black berries and many more plant species. While on this trail, you will be able to spot black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, sunbirds and the Rwenzori turaco – a rare beautiful bird in the park.
Still on this day, you will see lots of giant lobelias, everlasting flowers and rock shelters. Overnight stay at Kambeho Camp, which hike will take you 5 – 6 hrs with a stopover for a hot lunch.
Day 3: Kambeho Camp – Mughuli Camp (3,877m)
After breakfast, start with a climb along river Lhume, in early morning hours of the day when you are still fresh and strong, with urge to climb the only steep Mughuli bypass. As you think of slopping down to Lake Mughuli which is within MTN network coverage, it will give you a chance to call friends and family members about the beauty and experience encountered on the trail so far.
There are several short peaks on which one can easily climb, depending upon what time you have arrived at the camp and how you feel. The vegetation along the lake is so beautiful to catch up your eyes. Among a variety of animals you might see along this trail include the Rwenzori red-duiker, rock and tree hyrax and wild pigs. Around this camp, you can have a self guided walk to explore the water falls. The approximate time taken from Kambeho to Mughuli Camp is about 6 – 7hrs hike with a stopover for hot lunch at Mulhalhama resting view point.
Day 4: Mughuli Camp – Bukurungu East Camp (4,291m)
This camp is set in the heart of the two mountains of Portal Peaks and Mount Gessi. It is a relaxing point to acclimatize, for those interested in climbing the Portal Peaks and Mount Gessi. Five hours from Mughuli camp takes you through a very gentle crossing passing the vegetation of the alchemila, with several giant lobelia species and wonderful unknown leaf looking like a human palm.
From Mughuli camp to Bukurungu camp it will take between 6 – 7hrs with a stopover for hot lunch at Kinyamiyeye. On this day, if the weather is clear, your eyes and hands on the camera will have all the main peaks of Edward on Mount Baker, Margherita and Alexandra on Mount Stanley, Vittorio Emanuela on Mount Speke, Kihuma on the Portal Peaks and Mount Gessi at glance.
Day 5: Bukurungu Camp – Lake Bujuku (3,962m)
From Bukurungu East Camp, we continue to Lake Bujuku.
Day 6: Lake Bujuku – Irene Lakes (4,495m)
Today we enter the alpine zone and trek all the way up to the camp on the north-eastern flank of Mt. Stanley, and prepare to climb to Mt. Margherita the following morning.
Day 7: Irene Lakes – Mt. Margherita (5,109m) – Bigo Camp (3,440m)
Get your early morning breakfast and start trekking towards Mt. Margherita. Get your quick lunch at Irene Lakes Camp before hiking down to Bigo Camp.
Day 8: Bigo Camp – Ibanda (1,650m)
Your final day of leaving the beauty of Rwenzori leaving you with lust to come back. With your guide and porters over the ridge and local telecommunication signals available, you can call your driver to pick you from the park.
Besides the Rwenzori, other mountain climbing tours in Uganda are provided on Mount Elgon along the Uganda – Kenya border, the Virunga Mountains that run across Uganda, Rwanda and DRC, Mount Moroto, Kadam and Morungole in the Karamoja sub-region within north-eastern Uganda.
8 Days Rwenzori Climbing Adventure Inclusions and Exclusions:
Includes
- Accommodation and meals during the hike
- Accommodation in Mountain huts and camps/Hotels
- Transfers from Kampala and return
- Park Entrance fees
- Professional Guide fees
- Porters 25kg per person
- Professional 2cook
- Gas fees for cooking
- 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 Climbing Adventure:
- 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