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Arrival
Day 1
Welcome to Uganda
Welcome to Uganda
Welcome to Uganda also known as the Pearl of Africa. After processing through immigration and customs you will meet the Kwezi Outdoors representative. They will be waiting for you, holding a welcome sign just outside the waiting area. From the airport, you will transfer to your hotel for the night. If your arrival is earlier, you have the option of visiting Entebbe City sites and malls.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- Airport Link Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer from Kasese at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains
Transfer from Kasese at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains
Our guide will pick you up from your accommodation and transfer you to Kasese on the foothills on the Rwenzori Mountains. Kasese is the basecamp town for climbers into the Rwenzori. The journey from Entebbe will take you through rural Uganda with rolling hills of gardens and forests.
In Kasese, you will check into your accommodation and prepare for the next day's trek into the Mountains of the Moon.
- Main Destination:
- Kasese (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Sandton Hotel Kasese
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Start Your Trek into the Rwenzori Mountains
Start Your Trek into the Rwenzori Mountains
The central circuit starts at the Rwenzori Mountains National Park gate at Nyakalengija. Here you will meet your team of mountain guides and porters. It is required of you to go with porters who will carry your stuff and so lessen your burden. This way you will concentrate on enjoying your hike. The trail passed follows a thick forest along the Mubuku River and other rivers and streams before taking a steep climb to the Nyabitaba hut. Along the trail you may hear and or see chimpanzees, black and white colobus, blue monkey and a variety of birds.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Nyabitaba Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Nyabitaba to John Matte
Nyabitaba to John Matte
From Nyabitaba follow the trail then cross the Kurt Shafer Bridge just below the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers. As you go through the bamboo forest you may get sights of Mt. Stanley and Mt. Speke. The vegetation keeps changing along the climb. Look out for giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. Dinner and overnight at John Matte Hut.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- John Matte Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Explore Lower Bigo Gardens at 11500 Feet
Explore Lower Bigo Gardens at 11500 Feet
From John Matte Hut the trail drops down to cross the Bujuku River and enters the beautiful Lower Bigo Gardens, the home of giant lobelias. Climb up and out of the gardens and onwards with views of Mt Baker to the South and Mt Stanley to the West. This camp is good for acclimatization if you are going for the summit Margherita or Speke peaks.
Dinner and overnight at Bujuku hut.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Bujuku Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Climb above Lake Bujuku on to Elena
Climb above Lake Bujuku on to Elena
Leaving Bujuku, the trail takes you through more bog, while climbing the steep slopes west of the lake and through the magical and forest of Groundsel Gully. From this base, you can decide to summit the peak or turn off trek to Lake Kitandara. If you are going for the summit, dinner and overnight camp is at Elena Hut at an icy height of 14534 feet above sea level.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Elena Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Go for Africa's 3rd highest peak Margherita
Go for Africa's 3rd highest peak Margherita
You will wake up very early to begin the summit to Uganda's highest peak, Margherita peak on Mt. Stanley. This is an arduous 4 -5 hour climb depending on the weather conditions. Hopefully there is no snow storm or blizzard. The trek takes you over three glaciers - some of the only ones remaining in the whole world. After crossing the Stanley plateau with its deep snow, scramble to the top at 16761 (5109m) above sea level.
You are now officially one of the very few people in the world who have reached this tropical and icy height. Unlike the better known Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori have very few climbers each year. This means you are always exploring and discovering something this is world.
After the summit photos, descend back to Kitandara camp for overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Margherita Peak (Mt Stanley)
- Accommodation:
- Kitandara Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Explore the Guy Yeoman Pass and Wildlife
Explore the Guy Yeoman Pass and Wildlife
From Kitandara take on the trail spreading out from the base of Mt. Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain to Fresh field Pass 14048 feet asl. Then you will descend through steep rocky trails looking out for unique plants and small animals. Also look out for the Bujongolo rock shelter, which was the base camp for the first recorded ascent of the Rwenzori mountains in 1906. Overnight is at Guy Yeoman camp.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Guy Yeoman Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Out of the Mountains of the Moon
Out of the Mountains of the Moon
This is your final descent out of the Mountains of the Moon. You will cross the Mubuku River twice and go through a bamboo forest before climbing downwards to Nyabitaba and finally on to Nyakalengija, the base camp. After a brief break transfer to Fort Portal for your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Fort Portal (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Nyaika Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Transfer to Entebbe
Transfer to Entebbe
Check out after breakfast and transfer to Entebbe. Thank you for trekking with Kwezi Outdoors. On your checklist, one of Africa's Sevens is done.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
