5 Days Rwenzori Wilderness Camping
Overview
The trail has been open for exclusively wilderness camping. The hiking goes through the mountain forest, giving you the opportunity to see wildlife like the black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, chameleon, and the Rwenzori Turaco. You are escorted by a professional park ranger with our Guide through the mountain to discover the amaizing views of the “mountains of the moon”
We provide you with porters and cook during this trek.at the end of the Rwenzori trek we set our camp in the savannah park with a night campfire.you will be able to here the whispers of the night life
Day to Day Program
Day 1: Transfer From Entebbe/Hotel
On this day, you will be picked and transferred to Fort Portal, the foothills of the Rwenzori. You have a chances to visit the crater lakes and hike, as we prepare for a trek.
Day 2: From Ibanda To Omu’ka Kizza Rest Camp (2,977 m)
After breakfast at your hotel / campsite we head to Nyakalenjija, the trekking starts through the pristine rainforest of Kyambogho ridge with a view of the Mubuku Valley. Then climb the heavily forested ridge which is home to many primates, such as black and white colobus monkey, blue monkey and occasionally the L’hoest’s monkey. Up the Omu’ka Kizza Rest Camp at 2,977 meters, you will enjoy the magnificent views over the Rwenzori foothills and Kasese town 2,160 meters below. During this part of the trip, you may hear chimpanzees and see black-and-white colobus, blue monkey, and the brilliantly colored Rwenzori turaco. Then camp at a camping site in the wilderness.
Day 3: From Omu’ka Kizza Rest Camp To Mahoma Lake
After an early morning breakfast, you will hike to Mahoma Lake. The forest will give you a way to a long narrow moss-covered ridge up to 3,515 meters through an incredibly beautiful forest of giant heather covered in layers of bright green moss. You will follow the footprints of mountain Elephants through the bamboo and heather forest; you may get the chance to watch them having a drink at the hot spring. The ridge will lead you to the Rukenga valley where you will see the everlasting flowers (mimulopsis eliotti) and the giant lobelia. You then cross to Mahoma Lake Camp for overnight. If the sky is clear that day, from the camp you may be able to see Mt. Baker, Mt.Stanley, and the Portal Peaks.
Day 4: From Mahoma To Ibanda – Night In Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast, you may go for walk around the lake and then descend back through Nyaibitaba ranger post and the Mpanga ridge to adjoin the Mubuku valley, home of three-horned chameleon which will lead you back to Ibanda. We then transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park for an overnight.
Day 5: Relax At Kazinga Channel
Relax at Kazinga Channel – a natural link, where lakes Edward and George are in an eternal handshake. After this break, proceed to the airport or next destination.
This safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Park entrance fees
- Camping Gear
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- Activity fees
- En-route lunches
- Services of English speaking mountain guide
- 1 liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during the trek
The package excludes.
- Flights
- Laundry
- Porters
- Tips for guide
- Travel Insurance
