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Focusing on Mountain Rwenzori
Focusing on Mountain Rwenzori
Itineraries
Day One
Kampala - Kasese
Drive from Kampala to Kasese Town. Shop all food needed up in the mountain. Register with RMS offices. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Magherita or Rwenzori Base Mountain Camp.
Day Two
Nyabitaba Hut
After breakfast, drive to Ibanda, the park headquarters and the Rwenzori Mountaineering services (RMS) at Nyakalenjiga (5400ft/1646m) arrange payments, rent equipment and select guides and porters. Start hiking from this point up to Nyabitaba Hut (8700ft/2652m) and overnight. Hiking may take 5-7 hours.
Day Three
John Matte Hut
Follow the trail from Nyabitaba hut leading to Kurt Shaffer Bridge crossing Bujuku and Mubuku rivers. From this point it is steep and slippery. Continue the hike up to John Matte hut (11200ft/3415m) and overnight. Day’s hiking may take 7 hours. Slow hikers can consider going back from this point.
Day Four
Bujuku Hut
From John Matte you will cross River Bujuku and enter the Bigo bog . cross the drier ground up to Lake Bujuku overlooking Mt. Baker and speke to the north. Follow the trail up to Bujuku Hut (13000 ft 3962m)the Hike may take 3-5 hours.
Day Five
Lake Kitandara Hut
From Bujuku Hut, hike to Scott Elliot leading to Elena Hut (14,700 ft / 44300m). This the end point for the central circuit. At the same time it is the starting point to climb Margherita peak (16763 ft /5109m) or Mt Stanley. (You will need 2 extra days to climb to the peaks) Follow the central circuit through the alpine zone of sparse low vegetation to crater lakes and drop to Lake Kitandara hut and overnight.
Day Six
Guy Yeoman Hut
Descend from Lake Kitandara hut leaving Magharita peak northwards and Democrat Republic of Congo westwards and on clear days you will see big area of Congo and the famous tropical forests of Congo. Descend up to Guy Yeoman Hut (10700ft/3261m).
Day Seven
Nyabitaba Hut
Descend to Nyabitaba Hut. The journey is long and may be difficult of deep mud and river crossing. This may take you 5 hours. Should you decide to descend up to Nyakalegila it may take you anther 2-p3 hours.
Day Eight
Nyakalegila HQ
From Nyabitaba Hut, descend to Nyakalengija the park headquarters. You will meet your driver to drive you back to Kasese town to your hotel for warm showers and relax. Dinner and overnight.
Day Nine
Departure
After breakfast drive to Kampala or Entebbe in case your flight connections.
End of hiking
8 nights’ accommodation and meals at full board
Park fees, hiking fees, food, porters, guides and cook.
4*4 WD vehicles with fuel and driver/guide
Rescue fees
Below are our Optional safari add on at an extra cost
3 Days gorilla tracking in Bwindi national park
1 Day white water rafting on River Nile
1 Day visit to orphanage chimps- Ngamba Island
Drinks, bar bills, phone calls, personal insurance, and expenses of personal nature like souvenirs, tips laundry, etc.
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