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Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

Uganda Mountain Hiking SafariUganda Mountain Hiking Safari adventure, Uganda Mountain Hiking to The Rwenzori Mountains. Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari on the Rwenzori mountains which is a World Heritage Site offers the opportunity to see nature at its best. Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari adventure varies from heavy tropical rain forest, bamboo forests. Trekking Mount Rwenzori Mount Stanley is the largest and has several subsidiary summits, with Margherita Peak being the highest point when doing Uganda Mountain Hiking adventure. The rock is metamorphic, and the mountains are believed to have been tilted and squeezed upwards by plate movement. They are in an extremely humid area, and frequently enveloped in clouds.

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari: The unique landscape of the Rwenzori mountain range is outstanding, with still by far the biggest glaciers in Africa, incomparable beautiful, and of very different character to the high single standing volcanoes of Kilimanjaro or Mount Kenya. Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari from the Congolese side, which is a lot drier, gives an easy and beautiful approach off the beaten track to reach the summit range.

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

Rwenzori Mountains is a free-standing, snow-covered, block mountain located with in Uganda, Congo and in Uganda it’s known as Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Rwenzori Mountains are located in kasese Uganda; it can be seen from far Queen Elizabeth national park and Virunga National Park

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari Adventure

Rwenzori Mountains climbing safari, Uganda Mountain Hiking adventure, Rwenzori Trekking consist of variety of trekking and climbing options from one day to twelve days to suit your style of adventure and schedule. The Rwenzori range is a true mountain range with many climbs and descents and making it a tough climb however the scenery and beautiful vegetation are incredible.

Rwenzori Mountains climbing safari – Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

Margherita Peak at 5,109 meters on Mt Stanley in the Uganda Mountain Hiking adventure is Africa’s third highest mountain, however the real beauty is in the climb up the Kilembe route, the forests and valleys, the flora is diverse from giant heather trees and valleys of ferns. Climbing Margherita Peak is now technical due to the ever increasing number of crevasses.

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

However scaling the actual peak is more of a hard scramble than a climb and when it snows it is difficult however the rewards and exhilaration of reaching the top is enormous as you look across Albert Peak to the DRC (Congo) then east across the spectra of the Rwenzori Mountains.

Rwenzori Mountains climbing safari – Margherita Peak central circute

The Rwenzori are considered a much more demanding climb than Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya with many of the trails being wet, muddy, and slippery. Treks to suit all levels and needs are available when doing Uganda Mountain Hiking, from one-day jaunts in the forest to 10-day treks with technical climbs. Our Rwenzori tour includes an assent beginning from Kilembe town to the summit of Margherita Peak which  rises to 5109 meters ASL with the range stretching some 120 km north/south and 48 km east/west. Margherita Peak is the highest of all the other peaks. Above 4,500 meters the snow and glaciers add that special dimension to the wondrous views throughout this pristine mountain range.

Rwenzori Mountains climbing safari – Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

The Ruwenzoris are one of Africa’s best-kept secrets for those that seek spectacular mountain scenery without the crowds. The scenery when doing Uganda Mountain Hiking adventure is super unique with the high altitude mountains being right on the equator. Rwenzori Mountains climbing safari in Uganda is a truly fantastic and unique experience, the wonder of the high glaciers, the beauty of the valley of nine lakes, the bearded lichen hanging from giant heather with a backdrop of rocky cliffs, crags and snowcapped peaks.

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

The Rwenzori Mountains is a World Heritage Site and offers the opportunity to see nature at its best. The plant life varies from heavy tropical rain forest, bamboo forests, and montane cloud forests to alpine vegetation and the scenery is truly spectacular. Above 4,500 meters the snow and glaciers add that special dimension to the wondrous views throughout this pristine mountain range. The wide variety of flora and fauna with several biospheres as you ascend through different vegetation zones creates the ultimate experience for trekking. Never before has this unique and beautiful trek been available, totally untouched and undoubtedly one of the most beautiful treks in the world.

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari – Rwenzori Mountains

The Rwenzori Mountains are located on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although the isolated volcanoes of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya are taller, they are the highest range of mountains in Africa with the highest summit of Mt. Stanley reaching 5109 meters. When the peaks were first explored at the end of the 19th century, there were six separate massifs that held glaciers on their flanks. At this point, the number has dwindled down to just three, with one of those holding only tattered remnants of its earlier glaciations.

NOTE; Yes it is possible to climb in seven days and some clients do insist on seven days, however it should be noted that climbing more than 500 meters a day brings a bigger risk of altitude sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema or high altitude cerebral edema and all of which are dangerous. It is better to take it slower and lessen that risk and yes some people have climbed many mountains but unless you have climbed in the previous two weeks the benefits of those climbs are not there as it is the increased number of red blood cells in your blood which carry oxygen around your body. So while we can offer seven day treks we recommend the eight day trek to be on the safer side.

Africa Mountain Hiking Safaris

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