9 Days Rwenzori Hiking To Weismann Peak.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport & transfer to Protea Hotel.

On arrival at Entebbe International airport, you will be picked by the representative from Weismann Safaris & Expeditions-Uganda and drop you to Protea hotel for any meal plan depending on the time you arrived at the hotel. This is the closed hotel from the airport which is 2.6kms that takes on 4minutes drive. Make the program for the next day with your tour driver/guide.  Enjoy your stay at the hotel for an overnight

Day 2: Protea hotel- Transfer to Kasese (Margherita hotel)

Drive from Entebbe in the morning and proceed to the western part of the country by using Mityana-Fortportal-Kasese road which is 303km drive that takes 6-7hours drive to Fortportal.  This drive will lead you through the urban cities of the western Uganda in the Northern route with stops for body relaxation. Reach the hotel and then have lunch and then an overnight.

Day 3: Margherita hotel and transfer to Nyakalengija then Nyabitaba Hut, 2.652 m.

In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked by your guide and then head to the Rwenzori Mountains National Park Head Quarter at Nyakalengija, 1.646 m.  This is 2hours drive to the starting point. At this point you receive briefing from your guide or the tourism officer. The hike starts through the plantations and homes of the Bakonzo, the people of the mountain, gradually reaching garden plots and elephants grass and then join the forest zone. You follow the Mubuku river, until crossing the Mahoma river. The trail passes through an open bracken fern slopes and a beautiful Forest canopy, up to Nyabitaba Hut, 2.652 m. which is the arrival point for the day. From the location, you are facing on the North the Portal Peaks 4.627m, in front Mount Kinyangoma. During the day, you might see monkeys, the Rwenzori Turaco, three horned chameleons which is endemic in the Rwenzoris, common bulbul birds, yellow eyed tinkle birds, wood pecker, mountain elephants and hearing the voices of the chimpanzee, Kasese town. This hike takes between 5-6 hours.

Day 4: Nyabitaba Hut –Guy Yeoman hut 3261m

During this day, you will be advised by your guide to take breakfast early and start the journey. On starting, you will reach the junction that connecting to the central point of the central circuit where the guide will elaborate the information on the board to show you areas to lead you. You will pass through the forest zone and then to the bamboo with a lot of river crossing and then enjoy the beautiful and amazing flow of the river Mubuku fresh water. This connects you to the old Kichuchu rock shelter which has some ladders but with a lot of hiking. This day takes you between 6-7hour. During this day, you may be able to spot the white and black colombus monkey, blue monkey, Rwenzori duiker, the three horned chameleon endemic in the Rwenzori, the Rwenzori Turaco, and so many plant and bid species

Day 5: Guy Yeoman Hut, 3.261m-Kitandara Hut 4062m 

During this day, you will take on the trail that leads you to the beautiful gardens of the giant lobelias, black berries and then ascend steeply up the head wall Bujongolo rock shelter the base camp for the historic expedition by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906., You will then hike to the fairly steep rocks combined with bogs until you spread up to the base of Mount Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain to Fresh field Pass 4.282 m. At this point you can view into the Congo to the west and Mount Stanley to the north surrounded by of mountains, vegetations dominated by the giant lobelias and rivers. Overnight at Kitandara hut and this takes 6-7 hours

Day 6: Kitandara Hut 4062m-Weismann peak 4620m and back to Kitandara hut.

Start early morning the journey to Weismann peak 4620m passing along the shores of lake Kitandara on a flat area and then hike steeply towards Bigata lake and then to the peak. Reaching on top during clear view, you are able to see all the major peaks of Mt Stanly, Mt Speke and Mt Baker. This takes between 4-5 hours. Take enough photos and then ascend back to Kitandara hut for lunch and then an overnight  at Kitandara hut for the second night.

Day 7: Kitandara Hut 4062m-Guy Yeoman Hut, 3.261m

From Lake Kitandara you climb to Freshfield Pass, 4.282 m., a long flat of high alpine mossy glades, before descending the circuit among rocky and boggy areas. The panorama is dominated by the glaciers of Mounts Stanley and Baker. A muddy trail leads to Kandahi, Bujongolo and Kabamba rock shelters, where starts the Kabamba valley down to Guy Yeoman Hut, 3.261 m. This can take up to 6-7 hours. The hut is surrounded by a beautiful landscape of mountains, vegetations and rivers. This 5 Km stretch also involves ascent and descent. While at Fresh field pass take a view of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Day 8: Guy Yeoman Hut 3261m- Nyabitaba Hut, 2.660m and all the way to the parkgate

The trail is attractive along the valley of the Mubuku and Kichuchu rivers, rich in plants and flowers of the heather zone before reaching the bamboo forest. Time to reach Nyabitaba is about 4- 5 hours. Eventually, you decide to descend directly to Nyakalengija, adding 2-3 more hours or stay at Nyabitaba hut for an overnight. Here it may depend on the decision of the client to either make it a one way journey from Guy Yeoman Hut direct to the park gate. You will then be picked by our driver to take you to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Kasese to Entebbe

In the morning, take breakfast and drive to Kampala either through Kasese-Fortportal road (372km) or Mbarara-Masaka road (422km) to reach Kampala /Entebbe for a flight back home.

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