For awesome walks, hikes, climbs, culture and landscape visit Uganda on a mountain climbing safari to either Rwenzori Mountain or Elgon. Eighty percent of mountaineering safaris in Uganda are done in Rwenzori Mountains also known as the Mountain of the Moon and a world heritage site that presents nature in its best. Find Rwenzori on the border of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district. Climbing safaris here always cut across to Queen Elizabeth National park and Bwindi Forest National park the land of rare mountain gorillas.
Margarita Peak is tall and rewarding despite the presence of isolated volcanoes like Mt Kilimanjaro and Kenya that are taller and considered the highest in Africa. Mt Stanley is the highest and history say it was first explored at the end of the 19th century. Despite it all the mountains where thought to be the source of the Niles lying north of the Equator until when John speak explored the country and brought the truth in the open.
Margherita Peak
Known as the highest peak of Rwenzori Mountains and the third in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro and Kenya Margherita rises to 5119m between Lake Albert and Lake Edward to the south of Congo. Even the first Italian to climb Rwenzori in 1906 was named the ‘Queen Margherita of Italy. Truly history repeats it’s self in the present so why not join the history of travelers to climb Rwenzori Mountain to Margherita peak.
Climbing to the top through ancestral land of the Bakonzo people as you discover the unique wildlife, untamed vegetation, primates, the best way to experience the hidden beauty of Rwenzori National Park and stunning landscape is to go for a 9-10 day mountaineering safari in Uganda. Being fit is a must because the treks and hills are quite challenging. But since the park has a lot in stock for every one,the unfit can take on the one day Rwenzori hiking trip and walk through lush vegetation of the lower slopes for a few hours before retiring for the day.
Trekking Rwenzori Mountains
Uganda mountaineering safaris to Rwenzori begin with a scenic drive from your hotel of residence in Kampala to Kasese with lunch and dinner at Margherita Hotel found close to the park headquarters. Evening here are well spent admiring the park landscape and views. Make sure you have good trekking gears, walking boots, knife, axe, roops, and sleeping bag and hire enough porters for help out with luggage –food water and trekking equipment’s. Trekking at the park starts early morning by 9;00am after breakfast but all tourists must pay park entrance fees to the park management hence kicking off with the hiking journey to the top. Dinner at sine Hut can cool you off after a long day even giving you gats for a restful night. The rewarding hike continues every day until the day you get to the top and even descend back down.
Best Time of the Year to Hike
I would recommend one to go on a Uganda mountaineering safari during the dry months of the year, July- September and December to March since the hills might be slippery and hard to explore during rainy months. It’s only in dry months that tourists make it to the top and get exceptional mountain climbing experience in Uganda. Ensure that you healthy and fit enough before booking any mountaineering trip in Uganda. Book your trip with a reorganized tour operator or Rwenzori Trekking services. Enjoy your trek as you discover the African Pearl.