Itinerary
Day 1
Early morning breakfast, travel from Kampala and head to Kasese. Option for packed lunch or having it from your accommodation site in Kasese. Book into the accommodation site of your own. Overnight stay in Kasese.
Day 2
Early morning breakfast and leave from Kasese to start on the trek takes you through the pristine rainforest of Kyambogho ridge with a view of the Mubuku Valley then climb the heavily forested ridge which is home to many primates, such as black and white Colobus monkey, blue monkey and occasionally the L'hoest monkey up the Omu’ka Kizza Rest Camp at 2,977metres. Here you will enjoy the magnificent views over the Rwenzori foothills and Kasese town 2,160 meters below.
Day 3
The third day you hike to Mahoma Lake the forest gives way to along narrow moss covered ridge up to 3,515 meters through an incredibly beautiful forest of giant heather trees covered in layers of bright green moss. You will follow the footprints of mountain Elephants through the bamboo and heather forest and by chance watch them having a drink at the hot spring. The ridge will lead you to the Rukenga valley where you will see the helichrysum -everlasting flowers, carex, the mimulopssis eliotti flowers and the giant lobelia. You then cross to Mahoma lake Camp for the night. From Mahoma lake if the sky is clear you will be able to see Mt.Baker, Mt.Stanley and the Portal Peaks.
Day 4
After breakfast go for walk around the lake and then descend back through Nyabitaba range post and the Mpanga ridge to adjoin the Mubuku valley, a home of three horned chameleon. You then get dropped off in Kasese town to your hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 5
Wake up early In the morning, go for breakfast and head back to Kampala.
END OF TOUR.
