UGANDA SAFARIS
Safari
13 DAYS CLASSIC RWENZORI CLIMBING SAFARI
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Tour Timeline
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Day 1:Arrival at Entebbe then transfer to Jinja
Upon your arrival at the airport you will picked by our safari driver or guide who will transfer you to Jinja. While on the journey you will have a stopover for both lunch and refreshments while as observing the beautiful sceneries located along the way including communities. Check in at the hostel for dinner and overnight.
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Day 2 : Rafting on the Nile
Enjoy a leisurely day with adventure options such as White Water Rafting, Tubing on the Nile, Quad Biking, Horse riding and a soothing boat cruise to the source of the Nile.
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Day 3 : Ziwa Rhino trekking then transfer to Murchison falls national park
Explore the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. The drive from Jinja to Murchison is broken up by a visit of the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. The sanctuary plays an important role in re-introducing Rhinos to Uganda, and the plan is to introduce them back into Murchison Falls National Park when numbers are stable enough. Then after trekking Rhinos, we shall be transferred to Murchison falls national park for an evening game drive for Rothschild giraffes, elephants, lions, Jackson hartebeest, oribis, waterbucks, and many others.
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Day 4 : Safari game drive and boat trip
Start off with breakfast, then head into the wilderness for game drive on the northern part of the Nile. You’ll see Rothschild giraffes, elephants, lions, Jackson hartebeest, oribis, waterbucks, and many others. In the afternoon, enjoy a Nile boat cruise to the bottom of the falls for aquatic game sighting. Meet your driver/guide for a transfer back to your lodge.
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Day 5 : Transfer to Fort Portal
After breakfast, head into the park for a brief game drive before embarking on your 6 hour journey to Fort Portal. Have a lunch break along the way before the final stretch to the beautiful town of Fort Portal.
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Day 6 : Hiking on mountain Rwenzori for (7 days).Nyakalengija (1615m) - Nyabitaba Hut (2651m)
The Central Circuit starts at the RMS offices at Nyakalengija. You should arrive in the morning to allow ample time to rent equipment and meet your guides and porters. The trail begins by passing through farmland to the park boundary beyond which it follows the Mubuku River, crossing its Mahoma tributary before starting a long, steep climb up onto a massive ridge to reach Nyabitaba hut. The hike takes around 5 hours. During this part of the trip you may hear chimpanzee and see black and white colobus, blue monkey and the brilliantly colored Rwenzori turaco.
Day 7 : Nyabitaba (2651m) - Mubuku River (2600m) John Matte Hut. (3505m)This involves a demanding 7+ hour trek up to John Matte hut. The Central Circuit ‘proper’ starts a few hundred meters beyond Nyabitaba where the trail pides. The right fork leads to the peaks up the Bujuku valley while the path on the left is used for the subsequent descent. The trail leads to the Kurt Shafer Bridge which crosses the Mubuku valley just below the river's confluence with the Bujuku valley. Beyond the river, a muddy, slippery trail climbs steadily up through bamboo forest. After a five hour trek is the start of the giant lobelia and groundsel zone, a vegetation type limited to East Africa's highest mountains. The final hour's walk to John Matte hut passes through a challenging bog full of extraordinary plants.
Day 8 : John Matte (3505m) - Bujuku (3962m)The route fords the Bujuku River as you cross the Lower Bigo bog, a steep climb follows to reach the Upper Bigo Bog where a boardwalk has been constructed to assist walkers. In clear weather, there are superb views of Mountain Stanley at the head of this cavernous, glacier-carved valley. Above the bog, after a long steady climb over glacial moraine, crisscrossing the river, the trail reaches the lovely Lake Bujuku. The last stage of the 3-5 hour hike to Bujuku Hut past Cooking Pot Cave is perhaps the muddiest stage of the expedition. The hut is well placed for parties climbing Mountain Speke.
Day 9 : Bujuku (3962m) - Scott Elliott Pass (4372m) Kitandara (4023m)From Bujuku hut, the trail crosses more mud before climbing steeply through a forest of giant groundsels, climbing a short metal ladder to ascend the Groundsel Gully. Above the gully, a branch in the trail climbs directly to Elena Hut (4430m) for the ascent of Margherita peak on Mountain Stanley (5109m). This climb needs an ice axe, mountain boots, crampons and ropes. The main trail continues up a steep screen slope over Scott Elliot pass, the highest point on the circuit. The pass provides fabulous views back down the Bujuku valley and of Mountains Stanley and Baker towering above. Beyond the pass, the route runs downhill beneath the massive cliffs of Mt. Baker. After passing Upper Lake Kitandara, the 3-5 hour hike ends at the hut beside Lower Lake Kitandara, a beautiful site surrounded by towering peaks.
Day 10 : Kitandara (4023m) - Fresh field Pass (4282m)Yeoman (3505m) Fresh field is a long flat traverse through tracts of fabulously colorful moss (and more mud), beyond which the long descent to Nyakalengija begins. The hike to Guy Yeoman hut takes around 5 hours. The hut enjoys a lovely location close to the Mubuku River with terrific views of the looming Mountain Baker to the north.
Day 11 : Guy Yeoman (3505m) - Nyabitaba (2651m)Descending to Nyabitaba takes around 5 hours but with an early start it is possible to make it all the way down to Nyakalengija. Below Guy Yeoman, the route descends the cliffs of Kichuchu. Beyond Kichuchu the muddy path crosses the Mubuku River twice before climbing upwards to Nyabitaba to complete the circuit.
Day 12 : Nyabitaba (2651m) - Nyakalengija (1615m)Descending from Nyabitaba to Nyakalengija will take 2-3 hours.
Day 13 : Accommodation in KaseseAccommodation in Kasese for relaxation and refreshments.
Day 14 : Transfer to Entebbe for departureYou'll be collected early this morning to be transferred to the airport for your flight.
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