Itinerary
We bring you an example of what a trip can look like. For more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to your hotel in Jinja
Upon the arrival at Entebbe international airport, you will be met and warmly welcomed by a driver guide and I we will shortly brief you and transfer you to a hotel in Entebbe.
Accommodation is at 2 friends guest house.
Accommodation is at Jinja Nile Resort (Mid range) 2 or Paradise guest house (Budget).
Day 2: Kampala to Jinja with a stop at Sezibwa falls and Mabira forest
Our professional drive guide will meet you either at the airport in Entebbe or kampala and then you start a great day that will give you a dreamlike experience because the on the way you have much to see do. You will stop for a guided nature walk in the spectacular Sezibwa fall. You will continue your journey past the eye-catching sugar and tea plantations. Finally, you will cross the newly built Jinja Bridge and continue to your hotel for check-in and lunch. After lunch, you will go for a tour of the town of Jinja and then take a boat ride to explore the source of the Nile and the Samuka Island. The Samuka Island is a breeding ground for several species of birds. As you leave the boat and the area around the source of the Nile, do not forget to purchase souvenirs from one of the artisan shops. The driver will take you back to the hotel for a shower, relaxation diner and overnight.
Accommodation is at Jinja Nile Resort.
Day 3: Transfer to sipi falls and do the coffee tour
Enjoy breakfast at 8:00 am, then depart to Sipi falls via mbale, arrive at 12:00 pm, check in your hotel then order for lunch and after lunch take a rest before heading for coffee tour. At 4:30 pm, you will start a walk to trace the story of coffee from seed to cup. Sipi Falls Arabica Coffee is some of the finest in the world. Meet local farmers to tour their plantation and learn about the lifecycle of the crop and their role in the process. Visit and tour the local processing plant to see the selected green beans before shipment. Finally learn the traditional art of roasting your own coffee and enjoy your own cup. At 6:30 pm you will return to the hotel for shower dinner and overnight.
Accommodation is at Sipi lodge.
Day 4 : Hiking sipi falls and transfer to Moroto town
After your delicious breakfast at 8:00 am, you will start the walk to reach water falls with stunning views down to the plains gives you an awesome adventure and curiosity. You will reach the Chebonet Waterfalls is the second highest water falls after the stunning Sipi falls of 100 meters high against 94-meter chebonet waterfalls. The hanging valleys at both sides of the escarpment give you a scenic pictorial eye nutrition and cool breezes coming from the plains. The outwinding trails passing through the community gives you a tranquil adventure and makes you feel home away from home. Thereafter 3-4 hours this unique and exciting experience of sipi falls, your guide will take you back to the hotel and then you start the Journey towards kidepo valley national park. For this day you will stay in Moroto town closer to Kidepo park.Day 5: 5 days Sipi-Sasa trail Mount Elgon National park at a Glance (Size:1,121km²)
This extinct volcano is one of Uganda oldest physical features, first erupting around 24 million years ago. Mt Elgon was once Africa highest mountain, far exceeding Kilimanjaros current 5,895 m. Millennia of erosion have reduced its height to 4,321 m, relegating it to the 4th highest peak in East Africa and 8th on the continent. Mt Elgon is home to two tribes, the Bagisu and the Sabiny, with the marginalized Ndorobos forced to dwell deep within the forest of Benet. The Bagisu, also known as the BaMasaba, consider Mount Elgon to be the embodiment of their founding father Masaba and refer to the mountain by this name. At 4,000km² Mt. Elgon has the largest volcanic base in the world. Located on the Uganda-Kenya border it is also the oldest and largest solitary, volcanic mountain in East Africa. Its vastform, 80km in diameter, rises more than 3,000 m above the surrounding plains. The mountains cool heights offer respite from the hot plains below, with the higher altitudes providing a refuge for flora and fauna. Mount Elgon National Park is home to over 300 species of birds, including the endangered Lammergeyer. The higher slopes are protected by national parks in Uganda and Kenya, creating an extensive trans-boundary conservation area which has been declared a UNESCO Man; Biosphere Reserve. A climb on Mt. Elgons deserted moorlands unveils a magnificent and uncluttered wilderness without the summit-oriented approach common to many mountains: the ultimate goal on reaching the top of Mt. Elgon is not the final ascent to the 4321 m Wagagai Peak, but the descent into the vast 40km² caldera. This is considered the shortest way to get to the summit within 4 days, 3 nights but it has a steep beginning. Once this is dealt with, the rest becomes easy and gentle but intensive. You will set off from Budadiri gate by car to Bumasola Village where the starting point is.
Day 1: After early morning breakfast from Kamorok Falls view Lodge, embark on a drive to the starting point at around 6:20 am to Kapkwai exploration centre (Sipi Trail). Start the hike to Kajeri camp at a distance of 11kms at an elevation of 2667 m above sea level for your late lunch and overnight.
Day 2: After early morning breakfast, continue your hike to Kajeri camp standing at the elevation of 3383 m above sea level covering a distance of 17 kms from Tutum cave. Lunch and overnight at Kajeri camp.
Day 3: After early morning breakfast, you will continue your hike to Mude cave camp covering a distance of 21 kms at an elevation of 3500 m via Muyembe proposed camp. Lunch and overnight at Mude camp.
Day 4: After morning breakfast, we shall hike to the summit of Wagagai peak 4321 m above sea level via Jackson pool 4050 m and the Caldera Ridge. It takes 9 kms to the summit and back to the camp at the same distance making it 18 kms in total to and back to Mude camp for your late lunch and overnight.
Day 5: After early morning breakfast, you will pack your bags and exit the park through Sasa River camp 2900 m, crossing the stares at Mudangi Cliff 2290 m to Bumasola village 1770 m where you will get in the care to Budadiri office for certification. This marks the end of our 5 Days Mount Elgon trekking experience.
Day 9: Transfer to kidepo valley and We visit a traditional Karamajong village, called a Manyatta
Then we visit the Karamoja historic museum. In the afternoon, we go to the very end of the Karamoja region, to the town of Kaabong. We are now in one of the most remote places of Uganda! We will sleep in a budget hotel of Kaabong.
Day 10: Full day game driver in kidepo valley national park
You will spend the rest of the day on a great game drive and sleep in a budget accommodation inside the park called Kidepo savannah lodge-Safari Tent.
Day 11: You will do the Second day of game drive in Kidepo Valley National Park
To sport a quiet number of wildlife with stunning views of the park, you will sleep inside the park again at Kidepo savannah lodge- Safari tent.
Day 12: Transfer to Murchison fails from Kidepo Valley Park
On this day you will meet your guide at the hotel at 8:00 am and start the journey to Murchison falls via the amazing and beautiful landscapes of the northeast of Uganda and arrive in the afternoon. You will decide to do an evening game drive at Murchison falls national park or relaxat the hotel.
Overnight is at Tilenga safari lodge or Fort Murchisson.
Day 13: Early morning game drive and afternoon boat tour
If you sleep in the southern park at 6:00 am, you will cross over on the bridge to the north bank of the Nile, taking along a packed breakfast from Red chill rest camp, 5-hour game drive around Common wealthy track, Victoria, Research 1 and Research 11, which stretch between the Victoria and Albert Niles, and down to the Nile-Lake Albert Delta. Most of the parks game and birdlife can be sported from here. We cant guarantee you enough that you will see all the animals but because we have a quiet number of time in the park doing the game drive we promise you will see a big number of wildlife. At 11.00 am cross back to the south bank and have a hot lunch at RED CHILL REST CAMP. At 14:00 pm depart for a 3-hour boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the base of the Falls. Along the way you will be able to observe a wide variety of birds and wildlife, including numerous hippos and crocodiles as well as breathtaking scenery. Cold beverages are available during the boat tour at your own cost. You will arrive at big falls at 4:00 pm then take a guided walk around the thunderous Murchison Falls, with an optional of a mini-hike to view the sister falls, Uhuru, which was created in 1962 when the river burst its banks. At 17:00 pm your driver/guide will meet you off the fall and take you back to the hotel.
Accommodation is at Fort Murchison.
Day 14: Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale national park for chimpanzee tracking
After breakfast 8:00 am start a long but incredibly scenic passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted with tea plantations that characterize this part of Uganda as the peal of Africa The beautiful scenery will amaze you all the way. Upon arrival at the Lake Nkuruba nature reserve hotel, check in and just relax. If time allows, you can proceed for the crater lakes tour. You will enjoy the beauty of the numerous small lakes, surrounded by gentle hills, and the stunning views all over.
Accommodation is at Lake Nkuruba nature reserve or Mountains of the moon hotel.
Day 15: Morning Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale national park
This trip begins in Fort Portal or in Kibale where your guide will pick you up at your hotel at 7:00 am. We will then drive 26 km to the entrance of Kibale National Park, where we will pay the fee for chimpanzee tracking. From there, we will continue driving 10 km inside the park to Kanyancu, where we will register our visit and receive a 15-minute briefing from the National Park Guides. After the briefing, the National Park ranger guides will take you onto the chimpanzee trails. The National Park Rangers track the chimpanzees, so some days the tracking will begin from the briefing spot, on other days we will continue driving into the park to different trailheads. The tracking begins at 8:00 am and ends at 11:00 am (3 hours total). After tracking, your Trek Rwenzori tour guide will bring you back to your hotel. Approximate trip length: 5 hours).
Accommodation is at Lake Nkuruba nature reserve or Mountains of the moon hotel.
Day 16: Sempaya hot springs and Amabere Ganyina Mwiru caves
This trip begins at 9:00 am with a pick-up at your hotel in Fort Portal. Your professional guide will drive you through western rift valley approximately 49 km to Sempanya hot springs, you will arrive in time receive a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority Park Rangers. Then first explore the male and female hot springs, then walk. Through the tropical rain forest to the larger female and male; hot springs all while enjoying wildlife and learning more about the park. After enjoying the springs (not for bathing) we will travel to Amabere Caves where you will be able to see stalagmites and stalagatites together, as well as a waterfall running from Rwenzori mountains. Thereafter the caves you will have a short hike or opt drive to see three crater lakes and there after you will return to the hotel for a rest.
Accommodation is at Dutches guest house and restaurant/Kalya courts.
Day 17: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park and do the boat tour and maybe evening game drive
Accommodation is at Engiri game lodge or Bush lodge.
Day 18: Early morning game drive and return at 12:00am then relax at the hotel
Day 19: Gorilla trekking day- Bwindi impenetrable national park and transfer to lake Bunyonyi
Early morning after breakfast you will be transferred to the UWA offices for a briefing about Gorilla tracking experience in the thick tropical rain forest of Bwindi. After briefing, embark on a 3 hour trek in the jungle searching the Gorilla family, when you find the family your tracking, you will spend an hour with these might apes as you learn more about them and take memorable life tie photos. Later after tracking the gorillas, head to Lake Bunyonyi, a place that some travelers have with tears described as the most beautiful on earth. The hilly landscape, the about 30 islands connected like dots in the Garden of Eden should leave you breathless! You can choose to take an optional local boat ride to Punishment Island and see where myth has it that non virgins were left to die several decades ago as punishment. Listen to tale of this place as you savor the scenery, the beauty of the most beautiful place on late afternoon, depart Bunyonyi and spend the night at lake Bunyonyi. Optional tour of Kabale museum for some beautiful Bakiga folklore.
Budget Accommodation - Lake Bunyonyi ECO resort Itambira Island or Hawks eye guest house.
Day 20: Relaxing at lake Bunyonyi and evening community walk to see Abahesi (black smith)
Accomodation is Hawks eye guest house.
Day 21: Discovering the islands, boat tour or zip ling activity Accomodation is at Hawks eye guest house
Day 22: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
You will end the safari drive at Lake Mburo National park. This is the only park where you will sport impala in Uganda. Have breakfast and set off to Lake Mburo NP via Mbarara City. You will arrive at in Lake Mburo in time and rest before moving for evening game drive. During the safari drive, expect to see the gigantic eland antelopes, zebras, topi, impalas, Uganda kob and Cape buffalos among others. Later, relax at the accommodation, where you will spend the night. If interested, you may consider the night game drive to encounter nocturnal creatures which will be a rare sighting. compared to the regula daytime sighting.
Accommodation: (Hyena Hill Lodge-Budget Level but self-contained cottages extreme views of the park or Rwakobo Rock.
Day 23: Transfer to Kampala
After delicious breakfast, you will start your journey back to kampala capital city or R. Cross the equator and have time to take photos at the equator line. Buy a few souvenirs and have a quick picnic lunch and proceed to Kampala and arrive in the evening.
Accommodation is at Forest cottage, Bush pig or Yellow haven lodge.
Day 24: Explore Kampala (city Tour)
This tour will take you six hours and offers an in-depth introduction to everything you would want to know about Kampala and Uganda's history, culture and traditions. We visit all the sites of the short tour and a taxi park (a symbol of Africa's energy if there ever was one) and the Buganda palace, which Contains Idi Amin's torture chambers. You also taste one of Uganda's Signature snacks, like a rolex or Kabalagala (Ugandan pancake, it is gluten-free!). While the tour is six hours, we take breaks along the way to allow for Resting and browsing of the various attractions. If you want to get a truly. Deep feeling for Kampala and its people, the Long tour is the way to go. Later return to your hotel and relax.
Accommodation is Bush pig, Forest cottage or Yellow haven lodge.
Day 26: Rhino tracking at ziwa rhiono sanctuary
We shall meet you at 8:00 am, depart to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking, we shall arrive at ziwa during lunch and have lunch after lunch relax or decide to track Rhonos in the evening or morning.
Accommodation is at Amuka lodge or Ziwa Rhino lodge.
Day 27: Transfer to Kampala after Rhino tracking
Accommodation is at Forest cottages yellow haven lodge or bush pig.
Day 28: Shoebill tracking at Mabamba swamp lake Victoria and late in the evening tour to Entebbe botanical gadern or go to the beach at the botanical Garden
Accommodation is at via via hotel or Blue monkey guest house.
Day 29: Transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home
Rwenzori clibing and hiking safari
9 DAYS ITINERARY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
The 9 Days Rwenzori Mountain Climbing hiking in Uganda is a full package mountaineering adventure tour, hiking to all the thrilling peaks of the Rwenzoris.
The Rwenzori Mountains, previously called the Rwenzori Range and sometimes the Mountains of the Moon, is the tallest mountain range in Africa located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with heights of up to 5,109 m (16,761 ft).
The highest Rwenzori are permanently snow capped, and they, along with Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya are the only such in Equatorial Africa.
The tour will take you to explore the Rwenzori Mountains and it will take 9 days to hike up to the top of the mountains following the central Circuit without Margherita peak.
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Rwenzori Mountains
Day 2: Climb from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba hut (2,652m)
Day 3: Hike from Nyabitaba Hut to John Matte Hut at 3.414 m.
Day 4: Hike from John Matte Hut to Bujuku Hut at 3.962 m.
Day 5: Hike from Bujuku Hut to Kitandara Hut, 4.023 m.
Day 6: Hike from Kitandara Hut to Guy Yeoman Hut at 3.261 m.
Day 7: Descend from Guy Yeoman Hut back to Nyabitaba Hut at 2.652 m.
Day 8: Descend from Nyabitaba to Nyakalengija
Day 9: Transfer back to Kampala
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Rwenzori Mountain
After breakfast at your place of stay in Kampala, embark on the transfer to Rwenzori Mountains 440 km about 7 – 8 hours' drive. You pass through impressive rural landscapes of Uganda with lush green cover, scattered human settlement except for the en route towns and impressive natural features such as the Inselbergs of Mubende, the scenic views of Fort Portal area before being welcomed by the towering Rwenzori Mountains. You retire for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:Upmarket / Luxury: Equator Snow lodge
Budget / Basic: Ruboni Community Camp
Camping
Day 2: Climb from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba hut (2,652m)
You set off from the Rwenzori Park Headquarters at Nyakalengija standing at 1,646 m following briefing from the Rwenzori Mountaineering services in conjunction with Uganda Wildlife Authority. At this point, you have the opportunity to hire the mountaineering equipment if you didn't have any. The hike commences with an encounter of the Bakonzo farmlands – the famousmountain people traversing their garden plots and the elephant grass. The hike follows the River Mobuku before crossing River Mahoma passing through open bracken fern slopes and Podorcarpus Forest until you reach Nyabitaba Hut standing at 2.652 m – the arrival point of the day. At this point, you view the north of Portal peaks and sights of monkeys, the Rwenzori Turaco and sounds of Chimpanzees may not be missed.
Day 3: Hike from Nyabitaba Hut to John Matte Hut at 3.414 m.
Departing Nyabitaba hut, you cross the Kurt Shaffer Bridge passing through a muddy area following a trail that passes through a bamboo forest. Upon arriving at a steep rock area that leads to Nyamuleju Hut, you start the impressive sights of the groundsel and giant lobelia vegetation. The trail continues through a bog filled with plants walking along the Bujuku River. The eventual destination is John Matte hut standing at 3.414 m where you will spend a night.Day 4: Hike from John Matte Hut to Bujuku Hut at 3.962 m.
Hike from John Matte Hut where you cross the River Bujuku before entering the lower Bigo bog which is grassy thus offering you an experience of jumping from a tussock to tussock. You approach the Bigo hut and penetrate the upper Bigo bog before continuing to Lake Bujuku which acts as the beginning of alpine savannah zone of little vegetation. Eventually, you arrive at BujukuHut standing at 3.962 m and this point offers the views of the peaks of Stanley, Baker and Speke. At this point, there starts the diversion trail heading to Mount Speke but for those interested in climbing Margarita and the Alexandria, it makes sense to proceed and spend an overnight at Elena Hut.Day 5: Hike from Bujuku Hut to Kitandara Hut, 4.023 m.
From Bujuku, you embark on the hike passing via moss draped groundsel vegetation up to 4,372 Scott Eliot pass which is the highest point on the loop trail. This path is notably rocky and steep at the Mount Baker foothills. You gain impressive views of Margarita Peak, Savoia and Elena glaciers not forgetting Mount Baker. You approach Lake Kitandara hut and name Kitandara literally translated to a fresh field by passing through a thick mud to the lower Lake Kitandara where the hut is located (4,023 m).Day 6: Hike from Kitandara Hut to Guy Yeoman Hut at 3.261 m.
Depart Lake Kitandara to climb the fresh field pass standing at 4,282 m traversing the extended flat of high alpine mossy glades before descending the circuit among the boggy and rocky areas. The panorama is greatly covered by the glaciers of Mount Baker and Mount Stanley. The muddy trail takes you to Bujongolo, Akendahi, Kabamba rock shelters where the Kabamba valley starts heading down to Guy Yeoman Hut standing at 3.261 m. The Guy Yeoman Hut is surrounded by impressive vegetation, mountains and rivers.
Day 7: Descend from Guy Yeoman Hut back to Nyabitaba Hut at 2.652 m.
This marks your descent back to Nyabitaba Hut. You pass through the Mubuku and Kichuchu River Valleys that is diverse in flora of the heather zone before you approach the Bamboo. Encounter the Kabamba falls on the way down and settle at Nyabitaba for overnight.Day 8: Descend from Nyabitaba to Nyakalengija
Budget / Basic: Ruboni Community Camp
Camping
Day 9: Transfer back to Kampala
RATES EFFECTIVE FROM 2023-2026
Foreign non resident $1365 pp
Foreign residents $1150 pp
Eastafrican residents $600 pp
- Fullboard to both doing margheritha and central circuit
- Rwenzori mountaineering permit
- All park charges
- Rescue if any
- Accommodation in the mountain huts
The above rates excludes all items not mentioned above as per Rwenzori permit.
Equipment can be hired at our office store at $15
Any one client is permitted to have 15kg and a porter adds 10kg of his own gears including the food to make it 25 kg. For any extra peak extra day is paid 150$ pp.