Rwenzori Mountain National Park Day Hike (1645-3000M)
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Trip Itinerary
Central Circuit Trail to Lake Mahoma
This day trip begins at 6:40AM when your Wilderness Adventure Safari guide picks you up from your hotel. Together, we’ll drive 80km to Rwenzori Mountain National Park where we’ll register and wait for our briefing from the National Park Rangers.
After the briefing, around 9:00AM we’ll start the hike and move through different vegetation zones including grassland, Montana, hether, and a bamboo forest. Along the way, we’ll be able to see the Portal Peaks, followed by the Mount Baker, Wiseman, and–on a clear day you can see part of Mount Stanley. As we’re walking through the forests, we’ll pass rivers, waterfalls, and we may be able to see different primate species including blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus, Chimpanzees (Not habituated) and of course many unique bird species.
The hike is moderate, and no technical skills are required. You will be hiking between 2561 and 3000m above sea level. Our final destination on the hike is the Glacial Lake, Mahoma. After enjoying the view and taking pictures, we’ll begin our descent along the same route. After descending we’ll drive back to Fort Portal, arriving at the hotel sometime between 7:00 and 8:00PM. (Approximate trip length: ~12 hours).
Included: transport, lunch, water, snacks, park entrance fees, National Park ranger (required), Wilderness Adventure Safari guide.
Not included: packed breakfast, tips for guides.
What to bring: hiking boots, rain jacket, packed breakfast, backpack.
Price: USD $150 per person. $110 per person for groups of 2-3. For larger groups (4+ people), $90 per person.
*We recommend the Central Circuit trail to Lake Mahoma, however we also offer an additional day hike in Rwenzori Mountain National Park on the Karangura trail.
