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Unique Adventure in Rwenzori Mountains via the new products within Rwenzori Mountain national park which is the best known destination for climbing adventures! Dont follow the ordinary route of Rwenzori Central Circuit , trek the less hiked peaks in Rwenzori Mountains and forget about the key peaks of Mount Stanley , Speke & Baker on this 10 Days Rwenzori Mountaineering tour with Rwenzori expeditions.
its an exceptional Trek experience that is recommended Mountaineers that have trekked and hiked various Mountains with experience in Mountaineering ! its can be explore as the alternative to 9 Days Rwenzori peak hike in Uganda as on 10 Days you will trek the Tetra peak and Bernard’s and Agart Peak with Experienced Rwenzori Mountaineering Services guide and its only possible via Rwenzori Central Circuit .
10 Days Rwenzori Hiking tour encompasses the Wild camping experience in the mountains of the moon and some trails or routes are not developed in this trip and you will be creating the trail with your team in the Rwenzoris.
Day 1: Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba
Day 2: Nyabitaba Guyeoman
Day 3: Guyeoman to Kitandara Lake
Day 4: Kitandara lake to Kachope rock
Day 5: kachope rock to Tetra peak
Day 6: kachope rock to Bernard’s peak
Day 7: kachope rock to Agart peak
Day 8: kachope rock to Kitandara lake
Day 9: Kitandara lake to Guyeoman
Day 10:Guyeoman to Nyakalengija
Note: As experienced Tour operator running Rwenzori Mountaineering tours over the years we have seen new peaks that are less hiked and we have only taken two clients on this trip and they were Poland adventurers that wanted something unique and extra ordinary adventure in Rwenzori Mountains. You will hike the 3 unique peaks of Agart, Tetra and Bernard’s peaks.
Itinerary
The 10 Days Rwenzori Trekking tour starts from Kasese Town and Ends in kasese, Excluding the first night and the last day night in the wilderness of Rwenzori Mountains . Rwenzori Expeditions offers free transfers from kasese town to Rwenzori Mountains national Park and back to kasese for all Bespoken trips and scheduled group treks in Rwenzori Mountains. You will have free add-ons after the Rwenzori trekking like the visit to the Uganda's most known primates of Gorillas, Chimpanzees and wildlife watching.
Day 1; Nyakalengija 1650m - Nyabitaba camp 2560m
Upon completion of the early morning breakfast at the lodge , you will head to the Rwenzori Mountaineering service offices for the briefing about the rules , regulation , route to be followed , introduction of the porters, guide and chief that you will be spending with 9 nights / 10 days in the Rwenzori Mountains. Payment of the park entrance fees, Securing the Mountaineering equipment. You will start to hike walking through homes and fields progressing to high elephant grasses and dense bush. You will climb over cliffs and bluffs crossing river kyohjo and Mahoma then ascending steeply to Nyabitaba camp site and a distance of 7km takes 4-6 hours walk from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba for dinner and an overnight.
Day 2: Nyabitaba 2560m - Guyeoman 3505m
You will set off from Nyabitaba early as this is considered the longest walk while on Rwenzori trekking to connect to guyeoman via the junction that connects the anti-clock wise moment to the clock wise moment and according to Agart, she recommended the clock wise moment as the easy way of covering all the new peaks discover by her.The clock wise moments take you through the Bamboo forest zone up to kichcuhu bridge and on wards to kichuchu rock shelter.
After the lunch at kichuchu the trail ascends through the heath trees covered with old man beards and this interesting and exhaustive trail covers 6.5km which takes 6-7 hours walk with lots of fascinating creatures likes the black and white colobus monkey, squirrels, swimming ducks and three horned chameleon which ends at Guyeoman for dinner and an overnight.
Day 3: Guyeoman 3505m- kitandara camp 4020m
This is the most interesting part on the Rwenzori trekking expeditions with the local experts as you will be taking the clock wise moments from Guyeoman the trail takes you to the crossing rivers with lots of swamps and this drives you to a historical rove shelter “the bujogolo rock” This is where the duke of Abruzzi slept when they did an expedition in the Rwenzori mountain national park “Italian group”
After a short rest continue with the trail that ascends you steeply with your knees testing the ooze up to fresh field pass and when you are here if the weather is clear, you can view mount Baker, Kitandara lakes, and this descends slowly down to Kitandara lakes camp for dinner and an overnight through a 7k m distance that takes 8 hours walk.
Day 4: Kitandara 4020km - kachope wilderness camping 3900m
From Kitandara you descend to your left facing mount lugigi de jovio and take you through the Afro—Alpine zone seeing a lot giant lobelia trees and being on the southern part of Rwenzori, that is kilembe trail where you can get chances of sighting the Congolese home steads.This walk takes 10 hours to cover the 8km from kitandara lake camp to kachope rock shelter and here you pitch the tents for an overnight and dinner.
Day 5: Kachope camp 3900m-Tetra peak 4025m
Depending on the weather conditions, this tough walk needs one to start early in the morning more especially when it rains the boulders tends to get slippery. Jog with your climbing boots up to the top of the peaks that were discovered by Poland visitors way back in 1980’s. After taking a lot of pictures return back to kachope rock shelter for dinner and an overnight.
Day 6: kachope 3900m- Bernard's peak 4500m
To reach the summit of Bernard's peak, the climb takes 6 hours depending om the weather conditions and the pace of climbing the mountains. This tough walk takes you over the slippery rocks and very exposed areas. Note that this climb is for abit physically fit people, after the summit return back kachope for dinner and an overnight.
Day 7: Kachope 3900m- Agart peak 4030m
From kachope scramble up to summit if Agart peak through tiresome boulders and here you can see lots of rock hyraxes resting on the rocks. Then after summiting this peak that was named commemorating Agarts visit in Rwenzori mountains national park return back to kachope for dinner and an overnight.
Day 8: kachope 3900m- kitandara camp 4020m
Leave kachope early morning to enjoy the morning breeze as you shall be facing the movement slowly to kitandara. This walk covers 8km and takes 10 hours to kitandara lakes camp for dinner and an overnight.
Day 9: kitandara lakes 4020m- Guyeoman 3505m
The trail ascends steeply up to the 4030m head wall, spreading out from the base of mount Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain ton fresh field pass 4280. From the pass taking along trail passing the rock shelter of bujogolo and continue down to Guyeoman camp for dinner and an overnight.
Day 10: Guyeoman camp 3505m_Nyabitaba and Nyakalengija
The descend of Nyabitaba and down to Nyakalengija takes 8-10 hours but with an early start. Below Guyeoman, the route descends the cliffs of kichuchu and takes you through the bamboo forest zones to Nyabitaba for lunch and retrieve down to Nyakalengija for transfer to the lodge.
Learn About Rwenzori Mountains national park that offers breathtaking views of of glaciers, snow caped mountains, lakes, waterfalls, where it is contiguous with Virunga National Park in Congo which offers great chances of gorilla trekking.
