Itinerary
Day 1: Get Ready for the Hike to the Rwenzori Mountains
you will start your rwenzori hiking experience at around 8:00 am or 10:00 am with a walk to the UWA ranger post which is at 1,727 meters covering up 2.2 km. while here we shall be briefed by the ranger guides.
your walk will start through the montane forest with ferns decorated below amidst the tall trees along a steep climb for the first kilometers, we shall come across a ridge decorated with few rocks. The forest area is more virgin and is home to a number of animals and birds species with diversity in flora. The area is a whisper of the wild with a number of black and white colobus monkeys and blue monkeys amidst the trees at about 2570 meters. You will also go through the sine hut at 2,596 meters and here you shall find a number of attractions such as the forest and the water falls after which you proceed to the steep zones near the dense bamboo. Approaching 3000 meters attitude, you will go through giant heather trees covered with moss. When you reach the top the ridge is Samalira camp at 3,147 meters. And with no doubt at such an altitude, it offers spectacular views of the far beyond attractions like Lake George and Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kasese Town on the look around below. Samalira camp has mobile network
The equator lies north of Lake George.
Accommodation at Samalira Camp
Day 2: Climb to Kalalama Camp at 3,153 Meters
After your early morning breakfast you will start the trail which becomes steeper as you enter the dense bamboo zone. You shall come across streams that result from the glaciers 0f the snow Peak Mountains, through ridges covered with moss blended with the giant heather trees. After a relatively short hike this trail becomes less steep leading you to the valleys decorated with the giant lobelia.
After a hike through rocks covered with moss we shall proceed on the trail reaching Kalalama camp at 3,153 and while here you will still have stunning scenic views of Lake George, Queen Elizabeth National park as well as Kilembe in the valleys below.
We shall refresh after your hike, have dinner and overnight
Accommodation at Kalalama Camp
Day 3: Descend Back to the Foothills of Rwenzori
After your breakfast at Kalalama Camp, we shall descend on the windward side of the mountain through the bamboo, afro montane and on reaching down at the ridge we shall cross a stream and then down to the rangers post. Descending back is 6 km taking about 3 to 4 hours
We shall then walk to trekkers Hostel making the end of our 3 day adventure hiking expedition in the Rwenzori Mountains.
End of the 3 days Rwenzori Hike.
