Mountain Rwenzori Trekking Experience

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One More Adventure Safaris, walking and hiking tours are crafted to offer our guests an unfiltered and genuine connection to the culture, the landscapes, the people and the natural beauty of the place they’ve come to discover.

Today, we bring to you, a fully detailed Mountain Rwenzori trekking experience at Rwenzori Mountain National Park

Trekking the mystic Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda is a truly fantastic and unique experience, the wonder of the high glaciers, the beauty of the valley of nine lakes, the bearded lichen hanging from giant heathers with a backdrop of rocky cliffs, crags and snow capped peaks. The wide variety of flora and fauna with several biospheres as you ascend through different vegetation zones creates the ultimate experience for trekking. Never before has this unique and beautiful trek been available, totally untouched and undoubtedly one of the most beautiful treks in the world.

The Rwenzori Mountains is a World Heritage Site and offers the opportunity to see nature at its best. The plant life varies from heavy tropical rainforest, bamboo forests, and montane cloud forests to alpine vegetation and the scenery is truly spectacular. Above 4,500 meters the snow and glaciers add that special dimension to the wondrous views throughout this pristine mountain range.

One More Adventure Safaris offers a variety of trekking and climbing options from one day to twelve days to suit your style of adventure and schedule. The Rwenzori range is a true mountain range with many climbs and descents and making it a tough climb however the scenery and beautiful vegetation are incredible. The high rainfall of more than three meters per year, the moss covered rocks, the dense vegetation, the tall peaks and cliffs towering above to the moss covered valleys and meandering streams create a ‘Alice in Wonderland atmosphere’ which changes through several biospheres as you climb making the “Rwenzori Mountains” a truly unique experience.

Mountain Rwenzori trekking experience is more technical than Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro hiking, as this involves the use of climbing equipment’s such as crampons.

Above is a view of the main peaks from Bamwanjara Pass which is between Camp 3 and Camp 4 on the Kilembe Route. On the left is Mt Stanley with Savoia, Great Tooth, Elena Peaks and just seen poking over the top is Margherita Peak. In the centre is Mt. Speke and on the left you look over the ridge climbing to Weissmanns Peak to see Mt Baker. The small prong or finger-like rock on the ridge is McConnells Prong. Behind the prong you can see the valley between Mt Stanley and Mt Baker. From where the photo is taken our trail continues down the valley or passes in the foreground past Kacholpe Lakes and Camp 4 before crossing the valley to Kitandra Lakes and Scott Elliott Pass. You then climb to Camp 5 at 4,460 meters which is our top hut before climbing Margherita Peak.

You can as well as combine you Mount Rwenzori trekking together with a wildlife safari at Queen Elizabeth National Park or Primate trekking like chimpanzee trekking at Kibale National Park and Gorilla trekking at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Best time to visit Mount Rwenzori

June to August and December to February.

From June, July and August and from December to February is the perfect time to visit/climb/hike/trek Rwenzori Mountains National Park, otherwise, it can be visited throughout the year. For mountaineers the climbing window from June to August is the best times to attempt an ascent to Margherita Peak of Mountain Rwenzori. The next tier of good months of December, January and February. Those are the best 6 months of hiking Mount Rwenzori, being dry season, the rest of the other month are wet season.

Like to hike Mount Rwenzori, but looking for a fully self-supported package? Please get in touch with our team at One More Adventure Safaris, and we craft for you, a Mount Rwenzori hiking adventure package for life, we take the stress out of planning so that you can focus on preparing for your hiking adventure. Sometimes the greatest beauty can only be appreciated at a slow pace—on two feet, immersed in the stories and the world around you! We love hiking just as much as you do!