5-Day Trekking Tour of Rwenzori Mountains from Kampala
Highlights
Kampala, Rwenzori Mountains National Park
nature, trekking, Wildlife
Group Tour
4 Days
Easy
English
Description
Sign up for this tour of Rwenzori Mohama Trekking Trail and enjoy a nature walk experience in the wilderness of Rwenzori mountains national park. Visit the Ruboni community camp and then take a Mahoma trail walk. Head towards the Omukakizza cam and then move through the bamboo and heather forest to reach Rukenga valley.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Kampala - Nyakalengija
- Meet your tour guide upon arrival at your hotel in Kampala at 7 am and drive straight to Kasese- Nyakalengija, which is a 6-hour drive. There will be a stopover in Mubende for lunch.
- Check-in at Ruboni Community Camp, have dinner and spend the night.
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Day 2: Nyakalengija - Omukakizza(2400m)
- Have breakfast at the camp, get all your things ready and start the Mahoma trail walk.
- Ascend through the rainforests along the Kyambogho ride, where you will view the Mubuku valley and the Rwenzori Mountains. As you move, you see blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, some birds like the Rwenzori Turaco, the three-horned chameleon.
- Reach the Omukakizza camp, where you will have dinner and spend the night.
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Day 3: Omukakizza - lake Mahoma(3000m) - Mt. Rwenzori Uganda
- Have breakfast at the camp, then proceed with the trail.
- Move through the bamboo and heather forest, and you will expect to see some forest elephants or their footprints in this area. You might as well find them having a drink at the hot springs.
- Move along the ridge that leads to the Rukenga valley, where you will see giant lobelias that can grow for up to 8 meters or more and the everlasting flowers that are so beautiful to look at – making it a beautiful spot for taking photos.
- Reach the campsite near Lake Mahoma where you will have dinner and spend the night.
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Day 4: Lake Mahoma back - Nyakalengija
- Have breakfast at the camps, and walk around Mahoma Lake (the deepest lake in the Rwenzori).
- Descend back through the Mpanga ridge to lead you to the Mubuku valley.
- Continue to Nyakalengia and finally back to Ruboni camp. Have dinner and spend the night.
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Day 5: Drive back - Kampala
- Have breakfast at 8 am, check out the camp and drive back to Kampala. Stopover for lunch in Mubende.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 100 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 100 | /person |
This is a group tour |