The fabled “Mountains of the Moon” lie in Western Uganda along the Congolese boarder with the Snow – covered equatorial peaks rise to a height of 5,109m and lower slopes are blanketed in moorland and rich montane forest. Most of the park is accessible only to hikers although the magnificent scenery and 19 Albertine Rift endemics would be ample reward for Birders.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park protects the eastern slopes and glacial peaks of the 120km-long Rwenzori Mountains or ‘Mountains of the Moon’, a world-class hiking and mountaineering destination.
Location
In the West near on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Size : 996 sq km
Getting there
The Nyakalengija trailhead are 22km from Kasese off Fort Portal road. Arrangements can be made before you travel. Contact us for more.
What to do
Mountaineering and hiking, Bird watching of over 195 species and Nature guided tours through all the vegetation zones at the glacial peaks.
When to visit
January-Febraury and July-August are the driest months, but rain is possible due to unavoidance season changes.
The fabled “Mountains of the Moon” lie in Western Uganda along the Congolese boarder with the Snow – covered equatorial peaks
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3 Reviews
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-donktec Melbourne, Australia, 11 months ago
In December 2011 i joined a 9 day trek with Rwenzori Trekking Services (not to be confused with RMS!) The trip was to the summit of Margherita Peak of Mt Stanley, up through jungle, bamboo forest, another forest and very high, there is moorland with odd aplm like trees. Accommodation was basic but comfortable, food was plentiful (too much) but it’s worth taking some snack bars imho.
For a very small fee i was provided with a pair of gumboots for use on the trek. Turned out to be the best 5 bucks i’ve spent in a long time. There is plenty of mud to plod through, this can make it quite tiring with long days, and it will probably rain, or hail or even snow at least once. Can be tough, but worth it.
The trip was fantastic, scenery amazing. The porters were great and very friendly. The guides were calm and very professional. Ice-axe, crampons, helmet and harness are included in your fee (no extras) and we (myself and 2 others) felt very comfortable with the guides on the ice and rock on top of the mountain.
Top marks to RTS, thank you!
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-Czech Republic, 5 months ago
Did a trip with this new company to Rwenzoris N.P. in October 2011. They offer Kilembe trail which is a new route starting from Kilembe. Service was perfect, guides were very nice and professional. We climbed up to Weissmann peak without any problem. We also did a short budget safari with them and were surprised with provided service (great driver, rangers in parks included, perfect food on the way, etc.). It was a great experience thanks to Rwenzori Trekking Services!
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