PDU 233 - Mount Rwenzori Trekking Expedition
Day
1 Kampala - Mbarara.
Arrival at Entebbe airport. Transfer to Kasese via
Mbarara for lunch at the Lake View Hotel. The journey
takes you along the Lake Victoria on a good road to Mbarara. From
here, the landscape charges to a hilly and fertile area
with tea and banana plantations. Dinner and overnight
at the Margarita Hotel.
Day
2 Mbarara Nyabitaba hut
After breakfast, short drive to Ibanda (1,600m), the starting
points of your Ruwenzori climb. After brief introductions
to the crew, your trek; which takes 4 hours starts taking
you along the Mubuku River to Nyabitaba Hut (2,650) where
you will spend the night.
Day
3 Nyabitaba Hut John Matte Camp.
After breakfast, cross the Mubuku River; one of the highest
sources of the Nile, on a rope bridge and continue walking
along the river to the Nyamileju Hut for lunch. You
then continue to your trek stepping at the base of the
mass tussock grass to avoid getting stuck in the rather
wet ground. After about 7 hours walking, you will
have reached the John matte Camp where you will spend
the night.
Day
4 John Matte Camp Bujuku Hut.
Today's trek takes you up and down a cliff crossing the
river severally along the Bujuku valley. The ground
is permanently wet and muddy. After 5 hours, you
reach the Bujuku lake where the scenic forest become bigger
and bigger. After a short break, another hour's walk
takes you to the Bujuku Hut (3,977-m) where you will spend
the night.
Day
5 Bujuku Hut Kitandara Hut.
Continue your hike this time walking towards the Kitandara
Hut (4027 m). Today's walk is much similar to the
previous day as you walk up and down cliffs using roots
tussock grass for support. The last bit of your trek
is by ascending the Scott - Elliot saddle (4372m) and
descending again to the Kitandara Lake before proceeding
to Kitandara hut for dinner and overnight.
Day
6 Kitandara Hut Guy Yeoman Hut.
Today's walk takes you via the Fresh field saddle (4280m)
passing Bujongolo cave to Mubuku Gorge. The walk
takes about 8 hours. Overnight will be at the Guy
Yeoman Hut (3450m).
Day
7 Guy Yeoman Hut Nyabitaba Hut
Descend to the Mubuku valley passing very steep water
falls through a bamboo forest. Overnight will be
at the Nyabitaba Hut.
Day
8 Nyabitaba Hut Hotel Margarita.
Descend to Ibanda where vehicles will be awaiting to take
you to Hotel Margarita for dinner and overnight.
Day
9 Hotel Margarita Kampala
Drive back to Entebbe with lunch on the way for either
return flight or connect to your Mt. Elgon climb with
our Elgon Cross over package. Important: