Mount Rwenzori Hike - 9 Days Hiking Trip in the Rwenzori Mountains

Tour Name: The Magherita Hiking tour

Tour Duration: 9 days, 8 Nights

Destinations: Rwenzori Mountains of the moon

Tour activities: Adventurous Mountain Hiking to Rwenzoris Highest peak; Magherita

 

Day 1: Depart Kasese
Drive from Kampala to Kasese Town. Shop all food needed up in the mountain. Register with RMS offices. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Magherita or Rwenzori Base Mountain Camp.

 

Day 2: Start hike from Park H/Q
After breakfast, drive to Ibanda, the park headquarters and the Rwenzori Mountaineering Services (RMS) at Nyakalengija (5400ft /1646 m) get the necessary equipment for hiking and select guides and porters. Start hiking from this point up to Nyabitaba Hut (8700ft /2652m) and overnight. Hiking may take 5-7 hours.

 

Day 3: Nyabitaba- John Matte hut
Follow the trail from Nyabitaba hut leading to Kurt Shaffer Bridge crossing Bujuku and Mubuku rivers. From this point it is steep and slippery. Continue the hike up to John Matte hut (11200ft/3414 m) and overnight. Day's hiking may take 7 hours. Slow hikers can consider going back from this point.

 

Day 4: John Matte- Bujuku Hut
From John Matte you will cross River Bujuku and enter the Bigo bog, cross the drier ground up to Lake Bujuku overlooking Mt. Baker and Speke to the north. Follow the trail up to Bujuku Hut (13000 ft 3962 m) the hike may take 3-5 hours.

 

Day 5: Bujuku Hut - Elena Hut
From Bujuku Hut, hike to Scott Elliot leading to Elena Hut (14,700 ft /4430 m). This the end point for the central circuit. At the same time it is the starting point to climb Margherita Peak (16763 ft /5109m) or Mt Stanley. (You will need 2 extra days to climb to the peaks) Follow the central circuit through the alpine zone of sparse low vegetation to crater lakes and drop to Lake Kitandara hut and overnight.

 

Day 6: Kitandara hut- Magherita
Descend from Lake Kitandara hut leaving Megharita peak northwards and Democrat Republic of Congo westwards and on clear days you will see big area of Congo and the famous tropical forests of Congo. Descend up to Guy Yeoman Hut (10700ft/3261 m).

Day 7: Nyabitaba Hut- Nyakalengija
Descend to Nyabitaba Hut. The journey is long and may be difficult of deep mud and river crossing. This may take you 5 hours. Should you decide to descend up to Nyakalengija it may take you another 2-3 hours.

 

Day 8: Descend to Kasese
From Nyabitaba Hut, descend to Nyakalengija the park headquarters. You will meet your driver to drive you back to Kasese town to your hotel for warm showers and relax. Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 9: Return Trip to Kampala
After breakfast drive to Kampala or Entebbe in case your flight falls on this day. End of Central Circuit

 

MOUNT ELGON HIKE SAFARI QUOTATION

Prices to be quoted include
1 Ground Transportation
2 Safari driver/guide allowance
3 Hiking Eqipments / materials
4 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
5 Other itinerary related activities

Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes.
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.

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