Total combined price for both adults and children.
Entebbe
This amazing three days hike gives you an opportunity to explore the mountains of the moon up to John maate camp in the Rwenzori Mountains. This hike is suitable for clients on a short Visa
The central circuit starts at the Rwenzori Mountaineering Services offices at Nyakalengija. You need to arrive in the morning to allow ample time to rent equipment and meet your guides and porters. The trail begins by passing through farmland to the park boundary beyond which it follows a thick forest along the Mubuku River, crossing its Mahoma River tributary before starting a long, steep climb up onto a massive ridge to reach Nyabitaba hut. During this part of the trip you may hear chimpanzee and see black and white colobus, blue monkey and the brilliantly coloured Rwenzori turraco.
The hike takes an average of 6 -7 hours.
From Nyabitaba follow the trail that drops down through the forest to the Kurt Shafer Bridge, just below the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers. Passing through the bamboo forest, traverse through a long and exhausting stretch of slippery moss-covered rock. From the Nyamuleju rock shelter, Mount Stanley and Mount Speke can be seen before passing into the zone of the giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. Finally reach John Matte Hut after passing through the tiring bog, for dinner and overnight at the hut.The hike takes an average of 7 - 8 hours
From John Matte climb downs from the same trail to Nyabitaba Camp for your lunch. This will take about 5 – 6 hours.
After your lunch, descend back to Nyakalengija for either an overnight at base camp hotels or proceed to your next destination.
The descend from Nyabitaba to Nyakalengija will take 3 – 4 hours
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time. If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded. Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted. Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
The cost of hiking the Rwenzori mountains depends on the number of people in a trekking group as well as the number of days decided upon for trekking. The complete experience costs about $2300 per person. That amount includes the permit, porters, meals and the accommodation.
Very experienced climbers can do the trek in 7 days(9 days tour) and the less experienced or first timers are recommended to do the trek in 9 days(11 days tour). 8 days(10 days tour) is recommended for those with some experience but not ready to do the trek in 7 days.
On top of Mount Stanley, standing at 5,109m high, there are five other glacial mount Rwenzori peaks that make up Mountain Rwenzori. These include Mount Speke (4,890m), Mount Baker (4,844m), Mount Gessi (4,715m), Mount Luigi da Savoia (4,627m) and Mount Emin (4,791m) on DRC side.
