Description

Mount Rwenzoris Climbing & Wildlife Safari (14 / 13 Nights)

This tour combines Mount Rwenzoris climbing as well as wildlife safari in Uganda. On your climb, you will experience the results of Afro- Alpine gigantism – forest of giant heather, groundsel and lobelias up to ten times their normal height. Moreover, you will encounter the mountain itself with its snowy peaks rising over 5,000 m above the equatorial jungle below, You will enjoy and experience nature, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora on the natural areas.

Trip Plan
Day 1: Kampala – Fort Portal
In the morning at 0830 hrs pick up from your hotel in Kampala and drive to Fort Portal or Kasese. Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight in lodge. FB.

Day 2: Fort Portal – Nyabitaba hut 2650m:
Wake up at 0550hrs and drive to Nyakalengija 1615m then you will start trekking thru coffee plantation to cross the Mahoma River. Proceed through forest where after 5hrs you will arrive at Nyabitaba hut for dinner and overnight. FB.

Day 3: Nyabitaba – John Matte hut 3550m:
After breakfast, descend thru forest to cross the Bajuku River at the Kurt Schafer Bridge and thru giant heather and grounded forest, lunch on the way after 7 hrs you will arrive John Matte hot for dinner and overnight. FB.

Day 4: John Matte – Lake Bujuku hut 3900m.
After breakfast, leave Matte hut and proceed thru the two Bigo Bogs, to Bigo hut crossing the Kibatsi Bog to cooking port cave and on to the beautifully set lake Bajuku hut. Fine views of Mountains Stanley incredible ice cave in Mt. Speke and Baker. Dinner and overnight at Bujuku hut. FB.

Day 5: Bujuku hut – Elana hut – Summit (4540m) – Kitandara hut 3910)
Breakfast followed by climb to the Elana hut, proceed for your final ascend of Margherita, the summit of the highest mountain range in Africa. Later descend to Kitandara hut. FB.

Day 6: R & R
This day you will rest and relax exploring the beautiful of Kitandara lakes. You will have all meals and night at Kitandara hut. FB.

Day 7: Kitandara hut – Guy Yeoman hut 3450m
After breakfast, make the steep ascend to the fresh field pass 4282m and then descend to Bujongolo cave 3720m (the base used for Duke of Abuzzi’s 1906 expedition). {Proceed thru Kabamba cave 3450m, the waterfall and the rock shelter for dinner and overnight at the Guy Yeoman hut set in the giant heather zone. 5hrs.

Day 8: Guy Yeoman hut – Nyakalengija 1615m – Fort Portal:
Breakfast followed by final descend 7hrs steeply through the bamboo zone via lake Mahoma to meet the road where you will be picked for your return to the hotel Fort Portal. FB.

Day 9: Fort Portal – Queen Elizabeth NP
After breakfast, travel to Queen Elisabeth National Park for lunch. Afternoon relax at leisure in the lodge/ camp, accommodation booked on full board basis FB

Day 10: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth N.P
In the morning at 0830hrs pickup from your hotel in Kampala and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Mbarara for lunch. After lunch, proceed to the Queen E.N.P. viewing game enroute where you will arrive in the mid or late afternoon. Stay Relaxed in the lodge waiting for dinner and overnight. FB.

Day 11: Queen Elizabeth N.P. – Kazinga Chunnel
Breakfast in your lodge followed by morning game drives is the Park, look out for the prides of lion, herds of lion, buffalo, bushbuck Uganda Kob and Giant forest Hog. Break for lunch; proceed to explore the Kazinga channel and lookout for the pools of Hippos, Buffalo close to the waterside, Elephant and leopard. You will also see water birds including bee-eater and pied-kingfishers. Dinner and overnight in Lodge. FB

Day 12: Queen Elizabeth N.P- Maramagambo forest.
Breakfast followed by a tour to Queen Elizabeth’s extraordinary scenic crater lakes ones, each has its own character. After lunch a walking trip in the Maramagambo forest to look for Chimps and other primates. Visit bat canes on the blue lake. You will have all meals and overnight in lodge. Optional evening cruses.

Day 13: Queen Elizabeth N.P. – Pelican Point
Breakfast followed by a drive to Pelican Point, where overlooking Lake Edward. Here there is a sensational 360-degree view and on a good day, with splendid sights of the led endure mist enshrouded “mountain of the moon” After lunch relax at leisure in your lodge. Evening optional trip to lake George, the salt works and flamingo lake. Dinner and overnight in lodge. FB

Day 14: Mbarara – Kampala:
After breakfast, check out from your lodge, with packed lunch; drive back to Kampala via Mbarara.

End of Tour