4-Day Mount Rwenzori Trekking Expedition with Bujuku Valley views

• Start the day by reporting to the Rwenzori mountaineering reservation officer early in the morning in order to hire equipment, if needed, and arrange guides, a chef, and porters. The hike then starts from the park gates to Nyabitaba, a distance of 7 km that takes about 5-6 hours, with an ascent of 1,200 meters.
• At the beginning, the trail passes through homes and fields before progressing through high elephant grass and dense bush. You will climb over cliffs and bluffs, cross the Mahoma River, and then ascend steeply to Nyabitaba Camp.
• Certain animals can be spotted along the way, such as white-and-black colobus monkeys, the three-horned chameleon, and Rwenzori turaco birds.

Stay overnight at Nyabitaba Camp.

• From Nyabitaba, descend to your right and follow the trail that drops through the forest for about half an hour to the Kurt Shafer Bridge, just before the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers.
• The walk is then fairly easy for a couple of hours as you pass through bamboo forest, before becoming more difficult, almost like spelunking, as you traverse a long and exhausting stretch of slippery, moss-covered rocks. From the Nyamileju rock shelter, Mount Stanley and Mount Speke can be seen before you pass into the zone of giant heather, lobelia, and groundsel.
• Finally, reach Johnmaate Camp after crossing the tiring bog. While here, there are high chances of catching beautiful views of Mount Stanley and Margherita Glacier.

Dinner and overnight at the hut.

• From Johnmaate Camp, the trail drops down to cross the Bujuku River and enters the Lower Bigo Bog, home to giant lobelias. The bog is eventually crossed, though not without your feet sampling some of the freezing ooze. Continuing up to the Upper Bigo Bog, you will follow the Bujuku River, which sometimes runs underground from Lake Bujuku. Along the way, enjoy views of Mount Baker to the south and Mount Stanley to the west. Keep right as you reach Lake Bujuku and continue up to Bujuku Camp at 3,900 m, in the shadows of Mount Speke, Mount Stanley, and Mount Baker. Take photos of the Bujuku Valley before returning to Johnmaate Camp at 3,505 m for the third night.

• This 7 km walk usually takes 2-3 hours. Descend through the Mubuku River area and through fields to the park entrance gate, retracing your route back to Nyakalengija by early afternoon.
• Dinner and overnight at any lodge of your choice.

End of the tour.