Monogram Tours

Duration.
11 days
Tour Type.
Special Tour
Max Guests.
10 people
Tour Location.
Mt. Rwenzori Trekking, Uganda
Start From.
$4200
Languages.
All native & international languages support

Overview Overview Overview

Combine a four Days of Rwenzori Mountain Climbing, hiking & Trekking to Waterfalls Circuit (Enock Waterfalls) with Chimpanzee Trekking, Kibale National Park, Gorilla Trekking Bwindi/Mgahinga gorilla national park & Wildlife Safari, Queen Elizabeth National Park.

You start in Entebbe/Kampala Uganda & end in Kigali, Rwanda with a visit to the kigali genocide museum, a 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi remembrance place.

Packages Starts from $4200

Tour Plan

From your residence in Entebbe, your guide driver meets you, shortly after safari briefing transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. The drive through the tea estates and farmland gives you a glimpse of Uganda's beauty. In afternoon you will do the Bigodi wetlands Community walk. Overnight at Kibale Forest Lodge or similar

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Kanyanchu visitors centre. At Kanyanchu, you will meet with a senior ranger guide who will lead the hike in the forest with searching for a family of Chimpanzees. When you find them, you're permitted to be with them for an hour. Afterwards return back to the starting point for issuance of Trekking certificate. After this amazing adventure transfer to rwenzori Mountains National Park a head of your Rwenzori Mountain hiking & trekking adventure. Overnight at Trekkers hostel.

Start at Trekkers at 1,450 meters and sleep at Sine Hut at 2,596 meters being a height gain of 1,146 meters.

Start by walking up the valley floor through tall forest trees of the Afro Montane Forest Zone. This is a steady climb with multitudes of birds and a chance of seeing blue monkeys scampering off through the forest. At times visitors may see troupes of 15 to 20 black and white Colobus monkeys as they swing through the tree tops. There are rare sightings of the L’Hoest monkey which are part of the Bukonzo cultural emblems and are protected by the virtue of the King or Omusinga or you may hear wild chimpanzee in the distance. There is wide variety of plant species from forest trees to bamboos thickets, low shrubs, flowers, fungi, and with many moss and lichen covered vines hanging from the tall trees creating an awesome appeal. Enock’s Falls are just 200 meters from Sine Hut and offer a splendid opportunity to capture a great screensaver for your memories.

At Sine Camp 2,596 metres there’s a wooden huts set between tall forest trees on a narrow ridge where you may sit and enjoy the beauty of the Afro Montane forest while you look down at a fantastic waterfall crashing over the rocks far below. Some clients prefer to sit outside enjoying the warmth of the campfire and chat with guides about the mountains and life in their community. Sine is just below the bamboo zone and the area around has many different bird species. 150 meters from the camp is Enock falls which is set in livid green vegetation and hanging vine. Truly beautiful. Sleep at Sine, or those who are fit and want to proceed to Kalama Camp at 3,134 metres may do so and apart from the fantastic views gives you more time at Mutinda Camp where you may climb up to Mutinda Lookout at 3,975 metres.

After a good breakfast, trekking starts at 8.30am and you enter the Bamboo-Mimulopsis Zone which is steep climb with many high steps. In the wet season the bamboo zone is rather muddy and slippery making the going slow.

However the atmosphere and the forest is beautiful as you climb 551 metres altitude and a distance of 2km to Kalalama Camp at 3,147 meters which is in the Heather-Rapanea Zone where you can take a rest and a cup of tea or coffee and a snack before heading more up the valley across the side to the hill, past some spectular moss covered waterfalls to to a large bog where you will see the Giant Lobelia and their magnificant flowers.

After enjoying the Lobelia you will return to Kalalama Camp for lunch. After lunch you will then cross along the top of the ridgethrough sunningly beautiful Giant Heather tress to Samalaira Camp at 3,170 metres. Along the way you will cross two small steams which are really beautiful.

When you reach Samalira Camp you can rest for a while and may decide to follow the path to the botom of Samalira Falls which fall down a narrow valey lined with Giand Heather tress to create a spetcular scene. A hundred metres from the camp you can get relaible network on Airtel and may like to sit a catch up on a few messgaes of emails.

The trail from Samalira Camp climbs 200 metres in hieght to pass over a ridge before descendinging down down a long valley to the Nyamwamba Valley and Cathy’s Falls which particually after heavy rain are truly spectular. A few kilometres downstream the river drops intop a deep valey. These group of waterfalls were first discovered in August 2020 by John Hunwick who found himself locked down in the National Park during the first Covid lockdown and spent his time exploring new areas and new ideas for trails.

The first falls here is Nyamwamba Falls which has a total hieght of 52 metres and a deep pool at the bottom where you may swim, For the nest 600 metres the river drops rapidily down a series of rapids to Ajarova Falls and Plozza Falls.

John named the third set of falls after his mother Kathleen Plozza and also to the spirit of John’s Great Great Grandfather Antonio Plozza 1850 – 1923 who lived high up on the mountainside of the lower Poschavio valley on the Swiss Italian border near Tirano and who loved walking and exploring the mountains. Otherlooking Plozza Falls there is a covered platform where you can view the falls and have a small snack before proceeding. Below Plozza Falls there are more waterfalls ending with the Bridal Falls where the water flows over a large flat rock to create an effect simular to a brides veil.

Half way down these falls the bamboo zone starts creating an amazing atmosphere with the mist from the falls feeding the moss covered bamboo and evergreen grasses and herbs which the Rwenzori Duiker feed on. It is common to see Duiker along this section and is home to the Rwenzori leopard which is rather dark in color and only found in the Rwenzori mountains

The forest along this section is magnificent and full of life with many birds, primates, duikers and hyrax. When you reach Forest View Camp at 2,580 metres above sea level where we sleep for the night.

The trail from Forest View Camp descends down through tall forest trees and along ridges with some great views of the valley below. At the bottom of the steeper section you come across Nyamwamba Camp at 1,973 metres where you will stop for a snack and drinks before continuing down a gentle slope tp the park offices and back to Kilembe and then proceed onwards to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Overnight at Bush Lodge or similar.

An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kasenyi for a game drive. Kasenyi plains with highest concentration of prey attracts predators and which creates chances to encounter some of the big cats present in Queen Elizabeth National park while on this game drive adventure. In the afternoon participate on the boat cruise at Kazinga Channel that connects lake Edward and Lake George. During the two hours boat cruise safari, a lot of aquatic, semiaquatic, terrestrial & birdlife will be encountered marking the greatest day in Queen Elizabeth National park. Overnight at Bush Lodge or similar.

After a leisurely morning breakfast transfer to Bwindi Mgahinga Gorilla National Park a head of uganda gorilla trekking adventure. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour & After the experience return back to the lodge. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Ntebeko Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for golden monkey trekking. After the golden monkey trekking experience, transfer to Kigali, Rwanda. Overnight at Hotel Des Melli Collines or similar.

A leisurely morning breakfast, visit the kigali genocide museum to pay your last respect to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi and depending on your outbound flight, this will be followed by a transfer to the airport targeting for your outbound flight marking the end of the 11 Day Mt. Rwenzori Trek to Mutinda Lookout + Gorilla Trek & Wildlife Trip

Package Includes

Keep in Mind

Price excludes all other things of personal nature like the bar bills, visas, gratitudes, personal insurance, porter hire among others

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