Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

   • Arrive at Entebbe airport which is the main gateway to Uganda, you will find our company representative dedicated to offer you a courteous welcome to the pearl of Africa. You will be briefed about Uganda then transfer to the respective hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

2. Day 2: Transfer to Rwenzori Mountains

   • Start the day with breakfast after a 7-8-hour drive west to Kassese town on the foothills of Rwenzori mountains passing through impressive rural landscapes with a lush green cover, scattered human settlements, and impressive natural features of Mubende inselbergs. Have lunch in fort portal town (Uganda’s tourism city). 
   • Continue with our scenic drive to Kasese, where the views of the mountains of the moon will welcome you. Check-in, relax, have dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: Rwenzori hiking from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba hut

   • Have breakfast at around 6:30 am and transfer to the Rwenzori mountains national park headquarters at Nyakalengija at 1615m. You will get an informative briefing about the Rwenzori Mountains climbing adventure.
   • This is the point where you have the opportunity to hire mountaineering equipment if you don’t have one.
   • After the briefing, you will start the hike from Nyakalengija, passing through homesteads of local people and moving up to the park gate for registration before entering the park. Embark on a central circuit route hiking through Montane elephant grass, tropical rainforest and dense bushes. The forest is inhabited by shy forest elephants, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, chimpanzees, bushbucks, hyrax, and 3-horned chameleon, as well as birds like Rwenzori turaco, handsome francolin, archer’s robin-chat, cinnamon-chested bee-eater and many more, various plant and tree species. Have dinner and overnight at Nyabitaba hut.

4. Day 4: Hike from (2651m) to John Matte hut (3505m

   • Have breakfast early morning, at around 7 am, depart Nyabitaba hut to john matte hut. This is the most prolonged and strenuous day’s hike. The trail descends through the forest briefly before crossing Bujuku River at Kurt Shaffer Bridge.
   • Between the bridge and Nyamileju hut, the path is suitable for a couple of hours, but it becomes steeper and very rocky as you enter the moorland zone, where the impressive heather plants are prolific. After 5 hours, emerge at Nyamileju hut supplemented by a rock shelter for lunch. After, hike through a giant heather forest and follow the Bujuku River for 2 hours to john matte hut, which stands about 200 meters from Bujuku River, where water can be collected.
   • You will have views of the Margherita glacier on Mount Stanley between Alexandra and Margherita peaks. Have dinner and overnight at john matte hut.

5. Day 5: Hike from John matte (3505m) to Bujukuhut (3962m)

   • After breakfast, at around 7 am, cross river Bujuku and hike through the forest to the lower Bigo bog. This used to be the most challenging part of Rwenzori since the area is boggy; currently, there is a walk board up to the end of the boggy area making the walk much easier for hikers. As you move, expect to see giant lobelias, groundsels and everlasting flowers.
   • Take a steep hike along the ridge, which will lead you to the start of the upper Bigo bog. There is also a broad walk-up. The lake has a magnificent setting between Mount Stanley, Speke and Baker.
   • The lake also acts as the beginning of the alpine savannah zone of little vegetation. Eventually, arrive at Bujuku hut standing at 3962m, have dinner and overnight.

6. Day 6: Hike from bujku hut (3962m) to elena hut (4430m)

   • After breakfast at around 7 am, depart Bujuku and continue with the hike to Elena hut taking about 5-7 hours; hike through the sides of the upper bigo bog through the steep slopes of lake bujuku. As you hike Lajuku’s steep slopes on the west, the trail ascends the 4372m Scott-Eliot Pass and passes through more swamps and the thrilling ground gully. Using a metal ladder, you will go over a steep section at the top of the gully.
   • The trail is then divided into two trails, the left trail leads to Scott-Elliot pass descending to kitandaaea lakes, the suitable trail heads to the Elena hut, and on a steep trail above large borders heading to Mount Stanley.
   • Elena hut sits on a rocky part of Mount Stanley, the highest point of mountain Rwenzori; it's extremely cold, giving you direct, clear views of mount speke and mount baker. Have dinner and overnight at Elena's hut.

7. Day 7: Hike from Elena hut to Kitandara hut

   • On this day, you will have to wake up as early as 2 am, have breakfast, be ready in your warmest gear, put on your harness, warm hand gloves, and head sock, have your headlamps and helmets, and make sure you have sunglasses on the day pack on, hike to the top of mount sanely, Margherita peak through the Stanley plateau, on this hike, you will need to use ropes, especially in rocky areas. At this point, you will come into contact with ice, and using tools like crampons and an ice axe is a must in the glacier parts. The guide will teach you how to use the equipment while on ice.
   • After hiking for a couple of hours through the Stanley Plateau glacier, you will reach the bottom of the Margherita Glacier. This is the most challenging part of the whole hiking experience of mountain Rwenzori. The hike continues through the glacier leading to the top of mount sanely, Margherita Peak (5109m).
   • At the top, you will have views of Lake Ireen, mount Speke and the surrounding environment. From the top, descend back to Elena hut for lunch; continue descending to Kitandara, passing the Scott Elliot pass, heading to Kitandara hut for dinner and overnight.

8. Day 8: Hike from Kitandara hut to guy yeoman hut

   • After breakfast at around 7:30 am, depart Lake Kitandara hut taking about 5-7 hours to climb the fresh field pass, standing at 4282m traversing the extended flat of high alpine mossy glades. The glaciers of Mount Baker and Stanley extensively cover the panorama.
   • The muddy trail takes you to Bujongolo, Akendahi and Kabamba rock shelters, where the Kabamba valley starts heading down to guy yeoman hut standing at 3261; the hurt lies on the banks of river Mubuku, surrounded by impressive vegetation, mountains and rivers. Have dinner and overnight.

9. Day 9: Hike from guy yeoman hut (3505m) to Nyakalengija hut (1615m)

   • After having breakfast at the guy yeoman hut, descend back to Nyabitaba hut through the bamboo forest. The path down is fond of being slippery and muddy with little to hold on to, and it requires careful balancing over the vertical mud or steep rock. After about 5 hours of trekking, you will reach Nyabitabahut for lunch. After trekking to Nyakalengija, taking about 3 hours, arrive in Nyakalengija in the late evening, meet your safari victuals and transfer back to your lodges for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

10. Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala

    • After having a relaxed breakfast, embark on a drive back to Kampala, driving through Queen Elizabeth national park with its impressive savannah and its game-like elephants, antelopes, lions, warthogs, several bird species, Bunyaruguru crater field, the lush Kalinzu forest, Mbarara town making a stopover at Igongo cultural centre for a delicious traditional lunch.
    • Have another stopover at the Uganda equator for unique photo shoots, the water experiments to witness the division between the northern and southern hemispheres and purchase souvenirs from the gift shops at the site. 
    • Continue driving to Kampala, arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.