• Start by walking up the valley floor through tall forest trees of the Afro Montane Forest Zone. This is a steady climb with multitudes of birds and a chance of seeing blue monkeys scampering off through the forest. 
  • See troupes of 15 to 20 black and white Colobus monkeys as they swing through the treetops.
  • Spot the rare L’Hoest monkey, which is part of the Bukonzo cultural emblems and are protected by the King or Omusinga, or you may hear wild chimpanzee in the distance. 
  • See a wide variety of plant species from forest trees to bamboos thickets, low shrubs, flowers, fungi, and many mosses and lichen-covered vines hanging from the tall trees creating an awesome appeal. Enock’s Falls are just 200 meters from Sine Hut.
• Reach Sine Camp (2,596 metres). Here, we have wooden huts set between tall forest trees on a narrow ridge where you may sit and enjoy the beauty of the Afro Montane forest while you look down at a fantastic waterfall crashing over the rocks far below. Some clients prefer to sit outside enjoying the warmth of the campfire and chat with the guides about the mountains and life in their community. 
• Sleep at Sine, or those who are fit and want to proceed to Kalalama Camp at 3,134 metres may do so.

• Start the trek at 8.30 am, and almost immediately, enter the Bamboo-Mimulopsis Zone, which is a steep climb with many high steps. In the wet season, the bamboo zone is rather muddy and slippery, making the journey slow. However, the atmosphere and the forest are beautiful as you climb 551 metres altitude and a distance of 1.8km to Kalalama Camp at 3,147 meters in the Heather-Rapanea Zone.
  • Take a rest and have a quick cup of tea or coffee before heading on to Mutinda Camp. The trail meanders up and over several small knolls along a ridge top, then drops down the side of the valley before climbing again, and in doing so, cross several small streams and pass close to moss covered waterfalls. 
• Climb steadily along the side of a beautiful mossy river that tumbles down over the rocks under the Giant Heather trees whose trunks are covered in green moss with old man beards (Usnea lichen) hanging from the branches. The trail twists and turns as you climb up the deep valley, which has an enormous variety of plants and flowers. This valley is unique, with many Giant Heather trees creating a beautiful atmosphere often shrouded in mist.
• In the afternoon, choose to climb to the top of the Mutinda Lookout (one to two hours up and one hour down). The views are amazing as you stand on moss-covered rocks at 3,925 meters, with views across the Rwenzori Mountains and down to Kasese town and Lake George. For those clients who are climbing to Margherita or any of the main peaks climbing Mutinda is an excellent way to acclimatise and reduce the risk of high altitude sickness.

Sleep at Mutinda Camp at 3.582 metres

• Walk on the trail of Bugata Camp, which is boggy, particularly in the wet season. 
• Cross the Mutinda valley through the tussock grass and everlasting flowers interspersed with many Giant Lobelias before climbing a steep section up to the Namusangi Valley (3,840 meters), with sheer waterfalls. Then, look back to get fantastic views of Mutinda Peaks. The Namusangi Valley is wide, with many ups and downs as the trail climbs steadily to Bugata Camp at 4,100 metres.

• Trek to Hunwick’s Camp via Bamwanjarra Pass. As you leave Bugata Camp, pass through a ridge and then drop down slightly before ascending to Bamwanjarra Pass at 4,450 meters, where we have a hut should the weather turn bad. From the pass on a clear day, you get excellent views of the three main peaks. 
• Follow the trail as it passes down the valley and around the edge of some bogs and thick evergreen vegetation, moss. giant groundsel and lobelia. This is possibly the best place in all the Rwenzori to observe the Malachite Sunbird as it feeds on the many lobelia flowers and a known breeding site. 
• Take a steady climb up and over a ridge to Hunwick's Camp situated on the top of a deep valley with good views of Mt Stanley, Mt Baker, Weismann's Peak and McConnell’s Prong.

• Move on to Lake Kitendara, which a stunning lake with deep water and beautiful vegetation. 
• From here, climb up Scott Elliott's pass and further up the ridge to Margherita Camp (4,485 m), which is situated between some huge rocks and offers some shelter from the strong winds. This is the very spot where the Duke of Abruzzi camped when doing his climb to Margherita Peak in 1906.

• Wake up at 2 am and have an early breakfast before heading out to climb Mt Stanley at 2.30 am. For those clients with less mountaineering experience, we suggest that you stay on Stanley glacier and climb up to a good vantage point on a rocky outcrop on the southern edge of Alexandra Peak to enjoy fantastic views over Congo and the lower mountain ridges. 
• After ascending the peak at 5,109 metres, pass directly down to Hunwick's Camp at 3.874 metres.

• Start the day by climbing up a ridge towards McConnell’s Prong, where you get the best views of all three peaks and Scott Elliott’s Pass before reaching Oliver’s Pass at 4,505 metres. The distance from Hunwick’s Camp to the top of Olivers Pass is 3km. The trail then cuts across Weismann’s Peak to the confluence of the Nyamwamba River, which flows down through Kilembe and Kasese to Lake George in Queen Elisabeth National Park.
  • If you wish to climb Weismann's Peak (4,620 metres) from Olivers pass, you may do so at an extra cost of $20 each. Get fantastic views of Margherita and Mt Stanley, Mt Speke and Mt Baker on a clear day.
• After crossing the confluence, move along the trail that meanders down the valley to Kiharo Camp, situated in a deep valley with high cliffs and dense vegetation. On the way down to the valley, after each bog, climb over a ridge of stones.

• Enjoy the trail down the Nyamwamba Valley, which is mostly downhill and absolutely stunning with beautiful views, moss-covered rocks along the river, cascading waterfalls, deep valleys and forests, possibly the best in the Rwenzori Mountains. This part of the trail took us six years to find a way through and an easy-enough route for tourists to use. In 1937 the explorer and geologist McConnell tried to find a way up this valley but failed and had to turn back and search for another route up the mountain, but now you can experience this stunning valley.
• Hike a few kilometres from Kiharo Camp to the right to pass along the river. In the clear areas, you may catch a glimpse of a Duiker quietly feeding in small clearings as you pass along the river. 
  • If you wish, you may prefer to walk down the river itself, hopping across the rocks as you pass down. 
• Continue a few kilometres down the river. It becomes very steep with multitudes of waterfalls, so we have to move away from the river and follow a narrow ridge to bypass steep sections. 
• At the bottom, meet the river again. Get to a huge rock shelter and a place to rest for a while. 
• Cross a small stream and climb up a gentle slope before turning back down to the river to avoid another set of impassable waterfalls. The forest along this section is magnificent and full of life with many birds, primates, duikers and hyrax.