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10 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH AND MOUNT RWENZORI HIKING SAFARI
GAME DRIVE BOAT CRUISE AND HIKING
ACCOMMADATION
Mid-range
NATIONAL PARKS INCLUDED
Queen Elizabeth National Park & Lake Mburo National Park.
INCLUSIONS
Hiking
Park entrance fees
Ground transport.
Bottled water in the safari vehicle
Full board accommodation
Service of an English-speaking driver guide
All mentioned activities except for the optional ones
EXCLUSIONS
Extras at the accommodation i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
Tips to porters and driver/ guide
Insurance
NOTE:
This is a Small Group Safari: Max 6 People per group.
Solo travelers can join this tour.
Age Limit: 15 years and above
Day 1
Transfer to Kasese
Pick up from either Kampala or Entebbe by your driver guide, drive towards Masaka with a stop at kayabwe fo the photograpy at the Equator and in Mbarara town where you will have lunch. Then embark on the road to Kasese enjoying the magnificent views crator lakes, kichwamba escarpment and views of Rwenzori Mountain ranges. Relax at your booked lodge, dinner at your booked lodge.
OVERNIGHT: (Mweya Safari Lodge - Luxury option)
(Enganzi Lodge/Elephant - Midrange option) (Pumba Safari Cottage - Budget option).
Day 2
Travel to Nyakalengijo
A starting point of hiking the Mountain with a view of the portal peaks which raise above 4000M above sea level. Overnight at Nyabitaba huts. From Rwenzori Mountains National Park Mihunga gate to Nyabitaba Camp is 6.4km.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 3
Start your trekking to John Matte (3550M)
The trail is a mixture of descend and ascend through the Nyamuleju boggy areas, hiking to John matte may take 7 km for a 5-7 hours hike depending on your mountaineering fitness. After a cup of coffee get ready to set off to Bujuku through the beautiful valley filled with giant lobelias, giant heather trees-have a rest at Bujuku Mountain hut. As from John Matte Camp to Bujuku camp is about 6km hike.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 4
Proceed with hiking
It is from here that if you are not a climber you opt to climbing through to Scott-Eliot pass to Kitandara lakes overlooking Mt. Baker and Stanley, it is about a 4 km hike while Bujuku to Elena Camp is 2.5km hike. Mountaineers hike to Elena hut 4.899M and prepare themselves for Climbing to Margarita peaks the following day.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 5
Hiking
Start as early as 5.00am to be able to reach the summit Margherita early enough. The weather here is always clear in the early mornings and late evenings for most of the time Rwenzori will be shy to open up for the visitors. Peak is 5109m from Elena camp to the summit is about 1 km hike to have a clear view of Mt. Speke, Mt. Baker, Mt. Albert.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 6
Climb Mt. Baker
Continue climbing Mt. Baker as from Kitandara which is 2km hike and there after descending to Guy Yeoman Camp. Otherwise from Kitandara to Guy Yeoman Camp is 5.4 km. The vegetation here is beautiful of heather trees mixed with moss and Helichrysum.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 7
Proceeding with Hiking
Descend to Nyabitaba as from Guy Yeoman Camp 5.3 km walking through boggy areas of Kamatu and Kichuchu and a zone of bamboo forest near Lake Mahoma for an overnight rest at Nyabitaba camp.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 8
Coming back from hiking
After breakfast, descend and onward to the base where you and your porters welcome each other back to crown the end of the expedition. Lodging in Queen Elizabeth national park.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 9
Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park.
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will be transferred by our driver guide for an early game drive where you will be welcomed by animals like Buffaloes, lions, various Antelopes, elephants, warthogs, and various bird species. After the game drive, relax at the lodge. In the afternoon boat cruise that always takes 2 hours on the Kazinga channel, you will closely see giant crocodiles, very many hippos, buffaloes, elephants, and many beautiful birds. Have dinner and sleep at your booked lodge.
OVERNIGHT: HIKING
Day 10
Drive back to Kampala
After breakfast, you will be transferred by our driver guide from Queen Elizabeth national park to Kampala via fort portal mubende. lunch will be enroute. Your driver guide will drop you off at either your hotel in Kampala or at the Airport if your flight is on that very day.
End of Safari.
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