ITINERARY - MT MARGHERITA UGANDA.
Day One: Arrival at
Entebbe airport, meet and greet and transfer to hotel in Entebbe .
Dinner and overnight at Sophie´s Motel.
Day Two: After early
breakfast, briefing and transfer to Kampala . Change money. Depart to
Kasese, lunch on route. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Margherita.
Day Three: After
breakfast you are transferred to Nyakalengija – Ibanda to start your
hike. Here you meet the mountain guide and porters. Stop for
picnic/packed lunch. You trek for 3 - 4 hours through coffee plantations
and crossing the Mahoma River travelling through forest for overnight at
the Nyabitaba Hut (2650mt) set on a forested ridge with a view of portal
peaks and Bujuku Valley .
Day Four: Early breakfast, then start the hike to John Matte Hut
(3550mt), a 6 - 7 hour walk. Our trail descends through forest to cross
to Bujuku River at Kurt Shaffer Bridge and through a Lobelia, Giant
Heath and Grounsel forest you will stop at Nyamileju hut "Place of
Beards", name that refers to the moss and lichen hanging from the trees.
We carry on to John Matte,which is close to the river in a grove of
Giant Heather, for overnight.
Day Five: Trek to Bujuku Hut.(3977mt), a 6 – 7 hour walk. We
travel through the two Bigo Bogs to Bigo Hut, crossing Kibatisi Bog to
cooking pot cave and on to the beautiful set of Lake Bujuku . Here you
should be able to have a wonderful view of Mounts Stanley, Speke and
Baker and the incredible ice cave on Mount Speke should be clearly
visible.
Day Six: Trek to Elena Hut (4541mt), a 4-hour walk. You will
leave the valley early through beautiful vegetation consisting of Giant
Grounsels and Lobelia and the views of Savoia and Elena Glaciers.
Further ascent via Scott Eliot Pass (highest point of loop trail 4372mt)
through the snow to Elena Hut for overnight.
Day Seven: This day marks
a final ascent to the third highest mountain in Africa , Margherita Peak
(5109mt). The ascent takes about 4 -5 hours. After summit we descend for
about 4 – 5 hours to the beautiful Lake Kitandara for overnight at
Kitandara Hut (3900mt).
Day Eight: We trek to Guy Yeoman (3480mt), a 6-hour walk.
We will make a steep ascent to the fresh field pass (4282mt) and then
descend to Bujonglo Cave (3720mt) the base used for Duke of Abruzzi's
1906 expedition. We will pass the Kabamba Cave (3450mt) the waterfall
and rock shelter. Overnight at Guy Yeoman Hut set in Giant Heather zone.
Day Nine: Descend from Guy Yeoman to Nyabytaba Hut, a 6-hour
walk. Steep descent through the Bamboo Zone via Lake Mahoma . Overnight
at Nyabitaba Hut.
Day Ten: We descend for
about 2 - 3 hours to Nyakalengija Ibanda where the trek ends. Our
vehicle will be waiting for you to be transferred to Fort Portal , lunch
at the Travellers Inn. Dinner and overnight at Rwenzori View Guesthouse.
Day Eleven: Breakfast,
and departure to Kampala. Once in Kampala, and time allowing (not
included), we can do a short city tour of Kampala including the Kabaka´s
cultural trail - Kasubi Tombs, the Uganda Museum- to have a view of the
socio-cultural and the economic status of the central part of the
country. After you will be transferred to Entebbe. Dinner and overnight
at Sophie´s Motel.
Day Twelve: Breakfast and
transfer to Entebbe airport for your departure flight.
