Rwenzori Mountains Nature Walk to John Matte Camp

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be received by our company representative(s) and your tour driver/guide who will transfer you to your accommodation for the night. Dinner and overnight at the accommodation.

Depart for the Rwenzori Mountains with a stop en route at Mbarara for lunch. This journey is about a 4-5-hour drive covering a distance of approximately 295 kilometres. Accommodation on this night will be at a hotel near the Rwenzori Mountains or a campsite. Dinner and Overnight at Camp or Hotel.

After breakfast, you will go to Rwenzori Mountains headquarters where you will be briefed about the whole hike as you get registered. At Nyakalengija, the starting point of the circuit, we will rent some equipment and meet with the porters and guides. The trail starts from the farmland to the park boundary beyond which it follows a thick forest along the Mubuku River, crossing its Mahoma River tributary before starting a long, steep climb up onto a massive ridge to reach Nyabitaba hut. You may see some chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and the brilliantly coloured Rwenzori turaco on this trail. The hike takes an average of 6 -7 hours. Dinner and overnight at the Camp in Nyabitaba.

From Nyabitaba, follow through the forest down to the Kurt Shafer Bridge just below the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers. Continue to the bamboo forest, and traverse through a long and exhausting stretch of slippery moss-covered rocks. From the Nyamuleju rock, Mount Stanley and Speke can be seen before passing into the zone of the giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. Finally, reach John Matte Hut after passing through the tiring bog. The hike takes an average of 7 - 8 hours. Dinner and overnight at the hut.

From John Matte climb down to Nyabitaba Camp the for your lunch. This will take about 5 – 6 hours. After your lunch, descend back to Nyakalengija. The descent from Nyabitaba to Nyakalengija will take 3 – 4 hours Dinner and overnight at the base camp.

After breakfast prepare for your journey with a stopover en route at the EQUATOR for photos and lunch. You will then be dropped off at Entebbe Airport for your onward flight or at your accommodation in Kampala or Entebbe.