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NBS 015 Rwenzori Mountain Climbing
| Duration: |
12 Days and 11 Nights |
| Price: |
$1,620 |
| Pace: |
Moderate Activity |
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| Day 1: |
AM arrival at Entebbe international airport and transfer to
Kasese. Overnight at Hotel Margherita.
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| Day 2: |
Travel to Nyakalengija, start trekking to Nyabitaba hut,
2650m. The trek is through coffee plantations and crossing the
Mahoma River traveling through forest to the Nyabitaba hut set on
forested ridge with a view of portal peaks and Bujuku Valley.
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| Day 3: |
Travel to John Matte Hut, 7 hours walk - 3550m - our
trail descends through forest to cross to Bujuku River at Kurt
Shaffer Bridge and through a Giant Heath and Groundsel 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.
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| Day 4: |
Travel to Bigo Camp, only short day for acclimatization
camp.
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| Day 5: |
Travel to Lake Bujuku Hut - 3900m - Continue through the
two Bigo Bogs, crossing Kibatisi Bog to cooking pot cave and on
to the beautiful set of Lake Bujuku (where Jesus learnt how to walk
on the water) 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. You may now choose to
ascend to Mount Speke.
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| Day 6: |
Travel to Elena Hut - 4341m - passing through groundsel
gully and via Scott Eliot (highest point of loop trail - 4372m) then
we ascend to Elena Hut.
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| Day 7: |
We climb to Margherita peak - 5109m - Summit of the
highest mountain in Africa and descend to Kitandara Hut
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| Day 8: |
Rest day at Kitandara Lake, Camp
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| Day 9: |
We travel to Guy Yeoman - 3450m - 5 hours walk, we
will make a steep ascend to the fresh field, pass 4282m and then
descend to Bujongolo Cave - 3720m the base used for Duke of
Abruzzi's in 1906 expedition.We will pass the Kabamba cave -
3450m the waterfall and rock shelter staying overnight at Guy
Yeoman hut set in giant heather.
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| Day 10: |
Descend from Guy Yeoma to Nyakalengija for overnight
Day Eleven: Depart for Hotel Margherita - lunch, dinner and
overnight at Hotel Margherita - rest day Day twelve: Return to
Kampala, transfer to Entebbe for connection flight to resident
country.
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| Details: |
2 pax - USD 2079
3 pax - USD 1768
4 pax - USD 1593
Clients are advised to carry basic tools - walking shoes, clumpons,
climbing logs and axes, simple medicines, appropriate clothing.
Accommodation and meals as specified in the itinerary - basic
camping.
For all the Uganda safaris, costs include the following services:
All ground transport in comfortable 4x4 min buses with air
conditioning and sliding roof All accommodation in twin rooms / single sharing in the hotels/lodges indicated in the itineraries; All meals - FB - breakfast, lunch & dinner + one soda per meal;
- All related parkfees,
- Sightseeing and activities mentioned;
- English-speaking guides/drivers;
- All government tax
Not included - any extras from the above - drinks, tobacco, laundry, telephones, tips, and air tickets. |
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