10 Days Mountain Rwenzori Trekking Tour Uganda
10 Days Mountain Rwenzori Trekking Tour takes you Mountain Rwenzori Trekking in Uganda at Mountain Rwenzori National Park. 10 Days Mountain Rwenzori Trekking Tour is the ultimate Uganda Safari to do in Uganda.
Trip Overview of the 10 Days Mountain Rwenzori Trekking Safari
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kasese
Day 2: Transfer from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba Hut
Day 3: Transfer to John Matte hut
Day 4: From John Matte to hut Bujuku hut
Day 5: From Bujuku hut Elena Hut
Day 6: Leave Elena Hut for Kitandara Hut
Day 7: Leave Kitandara Hut and head to Guy Yeoman
Day 8: Depart from Guy Yeoman Hut to Nyakalengija
Day 9: Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 10: Departure to Kampala/ Entebbe
Detailed Itinerary of the 10 Days Mountain Rwenzori Trekking Safari
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kasese
On arrival at the Entebbe International Airport where you are picked up by our driver guide who transfers you via Masaka with en-route lunch stop in Mbarara Town. Afterwards, proceed with your journey to Kasese as you view Mountain Rwenzori at a distance. After you reach the Park then check-in your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Hotel Margherita.
Day 2: Transfer from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba Hut
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to Nyakalengija then proceed on your hike to Nyabitaba Hut for 5 to 6 hours. Continue with your ascent along rocks traversing the Mubuku through equatorial vegetation in which you view the blue monkeys, the Rwenzori Turaco etc. Reach Nyabitaba Hut for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to John Matte hut
Wake up, have breakfast then then embark on a trek for 9 hours through muddy areas watching River Mubuku then in the bamboo forest. You reach the steep rocky land which connects to Nyamuleju Hut then continue towards the John Matte Hut situated at 3,414m. While here enjoy views of the snow capped Margherita Peak. Dinner and Overnight at John Matte Hut.
Day 4: From John Matte to hut Bujuku hut
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to Bujuku Hut at 3,414m via River Bujuku sloping to the Bigo bog for 5-6 hours. Proceed with your journey near Lake Bujuku and here enjoy views at the alpine Savannah Vegetation then after a while, you reach Bujuku Hut. While here, view Mount Speke, Mount Stanley and Mount Baker Peaks. Dinner and Overnight at Bujuku Hut.
Day 5: From Bujuku hut Elena Hut
Wake up have breakfast then transfer through groundsel vegetation along a 4 kilometre trail ascending to 4,372m at Scot Elliot Pass situated between Mount Stanley and Baker. You reach Elena Hut at 4,540 m where you have Dinner and Overnight.
Day 6: Leave Elena Hut for Kitandara Hut
Wake up have breakfast then embark on a 3 hours hike and climb till the last section of ice and rock along Mount Stanley leading you to Margherita Peak at 5,109m. After your adventure at the top, descend via the muddy grounds of lower and upper Kitandara Lake to Kitandara Hut where you have Dinner and Overnight.
Day 7: Transfer to Guy Yeoman Hut
Wake up have breakfast then transfer on a 6 hours hike through the fresh field Pass at 4,282 m as you descend through the boggy and rocky regions. En-route enjoy views of the Glacial Mount Baker, Savoy and Stanley. Proceed with your hike through mud then later reach the Kabamba, Akendahi, and Bujongolo rock shelters. Continue through the Kabamba Valley towards Guy Yeoman Hut at 3,261m where you view stunning terrain, rivers, vegetation and Mountains. Dinner and Overnight here.
Day 8: Depart from Guy Yeoman Hut to Nyakalengija
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to Nyakalengija a walk that offers you stunning views of flowers, plants, bamboo forests, Kinchuchu and Mubuku Rivers as well as the Kabamba wafer falls. You arrive at Nyabitaba Hut after 4 hours and while here, visit the Mahoma Lake, then later descend to the Headquarters of the park in 2 to 3 hours. When you reach the headquarters, the guide transfers you to Queen Elizabeth National Park to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Mweya Safari lodge.
Day 9: Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early have breakfast then transfer to the Park to enjoy a Game Drive along the various tracks in the Park watching numerous wildlife animals wandering around their natural habitat. The wildlife animals you watch include; Buffaloes, lions, various Antelopes, elephants, warthogs, and various bird species. After the drive, break off for lunch then later proceed to the Kazinga channel for an afternoon Boat Cruise on which you watch schools of hippo, crocodiles and numerous species of birds. Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day 10: Departure to Kampala/Entebbe
Wake up have breakfast then with your luggage, embark on a departure to Kampala or the Entebbe International Airport to bard your flight back home.
Safari Includes
- Transportation
- Accommodation and meals full board
- Bottle water
- Mount Rwenzori Hike
- Park fees
- Government taxes
Safari Excludes
- Laundry services
- Tips for local guides
- International flights
- Visa
- Extra expanses which are not in the itinerary