Day 1: Arrival Early to Entebbe travel via Kampala – Kasese
Arrival at Entebbe airport by morning flight, transfer to Kasese via Mbarara for lunch at the Agip Motel Mbarara; the journey takes you in the middle of Queen Elizabeth National park, where you will have the opportunity to relax with the views of this savannah grass park, Animals not to miss are some antelopes like the Kob, others are Elephant, Bufalo, worth hogs and many more are as you continue to kasese town, arrive to you hotel, for Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Nyakalengija 1600m – Nybitaba Hut 2652m Nyabitaba hut.
After your breakfast head to the Rwenzori Mountains National Park Head Quarters at Nyakalengija 1.646 m, you will be briefed by the guide on how the activity will be carried on this day and if you do not have the equipments there is a possibility to hire equipment here for you to use, however if you have this id optional.
Begin the hike through the plantations and homes to the Bakonjo, called the people of the mountain, gradually reaching to garden plots and elephants tall grass. Follow the Mobuku River, till crossing it from Mahoma River. The trail passes through an open br0cken fern slopes and Podorcarpus Forest, up to Nyabitaba Hut, 2.652 m, which is the arrival point for the day.
This walk will 5 to 6 hours to the hut. From the location, you are facing on the North of the Portal Peaks, 4.627 m. and in front Mount Kyniangoma. During the you could spot some monkeys, the Rwenzori turaco. The hiking of the Rwenzoris begins from this point
Day 3: from Nyabitaba Hut 2650m – John Matte Hut 3414m
The trail from Nyabitaba drops down through the forest to the Kurt Shafer Bridge, just below the confluence of the Bujuku and Mubuku Rivers. A steep ascent through bamboo forest, traversing a long and exhausting stretch of slippery moss-covered rock; From Nyamileju rock shelter, on clear days, Mount Stanley and Mount Speke can be glimpsed before passing into the zone of the giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. The final stretch to the hut is across a tiring bog, the first of many for which the mountain is infamous
Day 4: John Matte Hut (3414m) – Bujuku Hut 3972m
Immediately after John Matte Hut, the trail drops down to cross the Bujuku River and enters Lower Bigo Bog, home of giant lobelias. Jumping from tussock to tussock, the bog is finally crossed but rarely without the feet sampling some of the freezing ooze below. The Upper Bigo bog gives way to Bujuku Lake, with views of Mt Baker to the South and Mt Stanley to the West. Bujuku Hut, well located in the shadow of Mount Baker and Mount Speke, is set in a narrow valley below Stuhlmann Pass. A spectacular setting but it can be very cold, even for the Rwenzori
Day 05, 4 Bujuku Hut 3900m- Elena Hut 4541m
From Bujuku Hut you climb through moss draped groundsel vegetation, to Scott Elliot Pass, 4.372 m; between Mt. Baker and Stanley. Here you divert to Elena Hut, 4.540 m. for spending the night before climbing Mt.Stanley.
Day 6: Elena Glacier – Stanley Plateau
The Elena glacier to the Stanley Plateau where crampons may be required; Cross this in Elena Hut 4541m – Punta Margherita 5109 m. – Elena Hut 4541m- Kitandara Hut, 4.023 m. Elena Hut to Margherita peak (5109m) then down Elena Hut 4541m . Early morning traverse of a NW direction and follow the Margherita glacier to the cool and to the summit (3 hours).
Descend to Elena Hut and after you descend to Upper Kitandara lake and through thick mud to Lower Kitandara lake where is located Kitandara Hut, 4.023 m. Time to complete the hike about 03 hours more; From Kitandara Hut you can proceed for climbing Mount Baker or Mount Luigi di Savoia and the peak Vittorio Sella.
Day 7: Kitandara Hut – Guy Yeoman Hut, 3.261 m
From Lake Kitandara you climb to Fresh field Pass, 4.282 m., and 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 and Mount of Savoy. A muddy trail leads to Akendahi, Bujongolo and Kabamba rock shelters, where starts the Kabamba valley down to Guy Yeoman Hut, 3.261 m. This can take up to 06 hours. The hut is surrounded by a beautiful landscape of mountains, vegetations and rivers.
Day 8: Guy Yeoman Hut – Nyabitaba hut
Drop very steeply alongside the Mobuku River, past Kichuchu, another rock shelter and join our original route near the confluence of the Bujuku River (3.1/2 hours).
Day 9: Nyabitaba – Nyakalengija base camp
Nyabitaba Hut to the Nyakalengija road head (2-hours). Descend steeply off the ridge and notice enter the warm rainforest. Look for the tropical forest birds and monkeys. Car leaves Kampala to pick Guests Drive back to Entebbe or Kampala, having lunch on the way.
Important information for you to note:
Climbers must be prepared to walk for up to 08 hours every day via steep cliff and muddy paths. Climbers must bring along their own climbing gear or hire it at the base camp. Our porters carry 8 kg of personal climbing gear