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The overnight hill trek tour organized by Ruboni Community Camp is a shortcut option of the long and costly Rwenzori trekking. In a few hours of walking and one night of outdoor camping, you will be able to take memories of the highest peak of the Rwenzori Mountains. The budget is good too. Just 100$ of your trip budget covers everything on this trek. It is probably the cheapest trek you will find in Uganda that gives you an opportunity to experience Uganda’s highest point easily, cheaply, and affordably.
The trek involves spending a night on the community peak that is 2400 meters high. You trek through the villages, farms, and on the hills leading you to the scenic ridges. Giving you one of the most rewarding views, these ridges overlook the mountains and residential communities in the Mubuku valley. You will be amazed by this trail that is off the beaten path. The trekking is entirely clear, full of scenic picture moments. In the early morning and late evening, while on the top, you will have a chance to clearly view Margherita peak.
Margherita is the highest point on the Rwenzori Mountains standing at 5109 meters above sea level. It is also the roof of Uganda and Congo as it seats on the border of these two countries. You will also be able to view Lake George in Queen Elizabeth national park. During the stay at the top, utilize the chance to scan the surrounding lowlands, mountains, forests at different angles. This is a great opportunity to take some of the best pictures of the scenery on the Rwenzori Mountains.
Besides the mountains and scenery, this trek gives you a lot more as you learn the local life. You will be walking in residential villages and hillside farms. This is the opportunity to learn how the local people live on the Rwenzori foothills. Your guide will be interpreting everything since the local residents fully understand the local way of life. The common sight will be the local crops, the local housing architecture, households processing local crops, and or learning how the local community members manually grow and carry their produce from the farms over the hills without the need for cars and other modern machinery.
Process and tour content:
On arrival at Ruboni community camp, you will be welcomed and then make your lunch order, meet the guide and start packing your luggage. After a well-deserved lunch, you start trekking. The trek will take a maximum of three hours to the top but can take longer or shorter depending on the pace. you will have a light dinner snack at the top of the hill. After the snack, look for the best viewing moments and then bed night. Early morning you will wake up at around 5:00 am to look for the viewing moments targeting the sunrise and the Margherita views. This will go on up to 7:00 when you will prepare for your return to the camp. On arrival at the camp, you will take a good shower and a well-deserved breakfast.
This is why this trek is the cheapest and most rewarding you will find in Uganda. its price includes all three meals, the guide, the porters, the energy, the camping gear, and the entire experience of trekking.
This trek is located outside the park on the border and therefore no park fees are charged. It is also a good acclimatization route for the high Rwenzori peaks. Even though we know you’re strong and able to make it to the top of Rwenzori, you may reach moments when you doubt your ability to climb. This hill trek will be a suitable trial trek on the first day of arrival as you prepare for the multi-day trek to the Rwenzori peaks.
Packing list:
The list of what to take on this trek is simple and brief. You can refer to the longer Rwenzori packing list or you can take the following;
The rest of the gear including tents, sleeping bags, sleeping mats, catering facilities, and energy are included in the price. Each guest goes with a minimum of two local supporters (guides/ porters)
To take this hill trek tour during your next visit to Rwenzori, please contact us and we will place your reservation.
Arrival: You will transfer from Kasese town arriving at the base camp 1600m at Ruboni community camp (BB)
Day 1: Park gate – Lake Mahoma (3,515 meters): After breakfast, start trekking with your local guide on Mahoma trail through Omuka Kizza Camp. You will trek through lush forested ridges and valleys or Rwenzori, up to Lake Mahoma. For overnight in wilderness camping. (4-5hrs) Lake Mahoma camp (FB)
Day 2: Lake Mahoma – Guyeoman (3.261m): After an early breakfast, take a few pictures of the lake then trek through the bamboo forest. Interesting to many birdwatchers, you will join the central circuit and trek clockwise, past ascending the Kichuchu cliffs then head to Guyeoman through a relatively open flat zone with great chances of taking the mountain scenery (5-6 hrs) Guyeoman camp (FB)
Day 3: Guyeoman – Nyabitaba – base camp (1646m). This day is dedicated to descend to the camp of Nyabitaba. Expect some tricky points since the terrain is often slippery and boggy. After Kichuchu rock the trail will become easier passing through bamboo forests. Lunch break at Nyabitaba and then descend in the central circuit for more three hours to the base camp (5-7 hrs)
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Please contact us for the most friendly prices and reliable services to take you on this, short but memorable adventure.
At Ruboni community camp, we know it can sometimes be tiresome to make choices and manage payments of bills during travel. If you like to plan your budget and activity choice early before arrival, we have put together a number of flexible packages so that we can enable our guests to pay once and get all the services in the most attractive and convenient way. Forget the trouble of cash management during the trip, it has been made possible to pay Ruboni Community Camp by credit card.
Whether you’re a solo traveler, a family looking for memorable outsing, a group of friends or lovebirds who want to be in the most serene natural setting or on your way before/after trekking the Rwenzori Mountains, you will find Ruboni community camp ideal. The packages make it even easier since will be able to concentrate on the exploration of this beautiful landscape and culture.
As you plan to place your booking, please try our holiday packages that have been prepared for your convenience.
We can do more if you do need other services. On request, we will organize all transfers to and from Ruboni community camp, arrange longer Rwenzori treks to the high peaks or add any services to your package of choice. This is a very flexible arrangement, as it is possible to upgrade your package on arrival in case you want to add something else.
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Arrival: You will transfer from Kasese town arriving to the basecamp at Ruboni community camp (BB)
Day 1: Park gate – Lake Mahoma (3,515 meters): After breakfast start trekking with your local guide on mahoma trail through Omuka Kizza Camp. You will trek through lush forested ridges and valleys, up to Lake Mahoma. For overnight in wilderness camping. (4-5hrs) Lake mahoma camp (FB)
Day 2: Lake Mahoma – Guyeoman (3.261m): After an early breakfast, take a few pictures of the lake then trek through the bamboo forest. Interesting to many birdwatchers, you will join the central circuit and trek clockwise, past ascending the kichuchu cliffs then head to Guyeoman through a relatively open flat zone with great chances of taking the mountain scenery (5-6 hrs) Guyeoman camp (FB)
Day 3: Guy Yeoman Camp – Kitandara Camp (4.023m). After breakfast, head to Kitandara camp. Today, a good part of the journey may be boggy. You will be crisscrossing river Mubuku and other streams. On the way, you will pass other two shelters; Bujongolo and Kaijongo. Bujongolo is well known for having been the base camp of Luigi di Savoia, Duke of Abruzzi who conquered and fully explored the Rwenzori in 1906. Being higher altitude, you will have opportunities of taking extended mountain scenery and some peaks on this day during the trek or while at the camps. (6 hrs) Kitandara camp (FB)
Day 4: Kitandara Hat to Guy Yeoman camp, (3.261m). On this day, we return counterclockwise back to Guyeoman. In the morning, you will have time to take day tours around the walk to appreciate the mountain and peak scenario at different angles. On return to Guyeoman the journey is through the Fresh Field pass, Bujongolo and Kaijongo shelters. (6 hrs) Guy Yeoman camp (FB)
Day 5: Guyeoman – Nyabitaba – base camp (1646m). This day is dedicated to descend to the camp of Nyabitaba. Expect some tricky points since the terrain is often slippery and boggy. After Kichuchu rock the trail will become easier passing through bamboo forests. Lunch break at Nyabitaba and then descend in the central circuit for more three hours to the base camp (5-7 hrs)
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Day 1: Travel to Kasese in the morning. You will transfer from Kasese town to the Rwenzori and arrive to the basecamp to Dinner and overnight at Ruboni community camp (BB)
Day 1: Nyakalengijo 1646m – Kichuchu camp 3008m: After a briefing with the local porters and guides you will trek to Nyabitaba where you will have lunch then trek more two hours clockwise route on the central circuit to Kichuchu rock shelter camp for Dinner and overnight. (7hrs) Mountain camp (FB)
Day 2: Kichuchu –Kitandara camp 4023m: Leave Kichuchu early morning and take the trail to guy yeoman. After lunch at guyeoman camp, continue to Kitandara camp where you will spend the second night. (7 hrs) Mountain camp (FB)
Day 3: Kitandara camp – Weismann peak 4620m – Kitandara: Early morning departure to Weismann peak and after taking the scenic moments, return to kitandara camp. kitandara camp FB
Day 4: Kitandara camp to Guy Yeoman camp, 3.261 m. After breakfast, you will trek counterclockwise returning to Guyeoman camp. After crossing Fresh Field pass head for the Guy Yeoman camp at 3261 meters. In case of fog or bad weather it could be hard to follow the trail and remember that the last part is full of bogs. Before Guy Yeoman hat there are other two shelters: Bujongolo and Kaijongo. Bujongolo is well known for having been the base camp of Luigi di Savoia, Duke of Abruzzi who conquered and fully explored the Rwenzori in 1906. (6 hrs) Mountain camp (FB)
Day 5: Guyeoman – Nyakalengijo base camp 1646m, the fifth trekking day on Rwenzori is dedicated to descend to the camp of Nyabitaba. On the descent there are some tricky points since the terrain is often slippery and boggy. After Kichuchu rock the trail will become easier passing through bamboo forests interesting to many birdwatchers. (5-6 hrs) Mountain camp (FB)
Our new accommodation at Queen Elizabeth National park is now open. It is called the elephant home. The elephant home offers clean and spacious self contained rooms in the same price-range as Ruboni community camp.
Over the years, your support has made Ruboni community camp thrive in the tourism market. We have used your support to implement many community development and environment conservation projects as we provide one of the best hospitality services on the Rwenzori Mountains in our authentic experiences.
Using the same support you give us, we have managed to support our sister community to open up an accommodation near queen Elizabeth national park called the elephant home, under the same concept of using tourism as a vehicle for conservation and community development. For your visit to Queen Elizabeth national park, we will be happy to book you in the Elephant home or you can book them directly here. The elephant home offers accommodation, meals, and handicrafts sales, community tours outside the park and wildlife safari activities inside the park.
This is another reason to support us further because every coin you put in our business reaches further to the grassroots residents to conserve and provide the most needed services for the people living near the park.
This is a trail to the higher peaks of Rwenzori mountains. the trek goes through Nyakalengija gate on the central circuit trail. the central circuit trail is the oldest and most popular of the all the trails on Rwenzori mountains. the trek takes you up to Margarita Peak on Mt. Stanley, 5.109 m. above seas level. For those interested in doing the central circuit without margarita, the highest point you will reach is 4.023m above seas level at Kitandara camp
Rwenzori trekking can be the most challenging of all the three east African mountains (kilimanjaro and Kenya) Thanks to the great infrastructural improvement and skills of the local porters and guides, the mountains is much easier to climb than it has been in the past years. for those trekking the snow peaks including margarita, special climbing equipment will be required. the central circuit requires ordinary climbing equipment. in each e-case we will share a packing list to help you pack properly. On the trip, we take all foods, supplies, equipment. These will be included in the trip cost.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport and be picked to transfer to Kampala for dinner and overnight. (BB)
Day 2: Transfer to the Rwenzoris: Arrive to the base camp today. Depending on your past trip activities, you will be picked from Queen Elizabeth national park, Kasese town or received at the base camp. Dinner and overnight (BB)
Day 3: Nyakalengija – Nyabitaba camp 2632 m: First trekking day after a briefing with the local porters and guides you will move from 1646 meters above sea level to Nyabitaba camp at 2632 m Dinner and overnight at the camp. (5hrs) Mountain camp or Hut (FB)
Day 4: Nyabitaba-John Mathe camp 3414 m: Leave Nyabitaba and take the central circuit loop anticlockwise. The trail leads to the crossing point of rivers Mubuku and Bujuku, difficult to pass in the past but easy today thanks to a bridge. After a slippery and difficult path you will reach Nyamuleju hat at 3000 meters a simple shelter among rocks. It’s better to hike for other 3 hours and reach John Matte camp at 3414 meters and spend the night. (7 hrs) Mountain camp or Hut (FB)
Day 5: John Mathe – Bujuku camp 3962m: The third trekking day will lead you to Bujuku camp after 5 hours of hiking passing through the Bigo bog where there is an old shelter. Bujuku camp is located at 3962 meters near the Bujuku Lake in a valley among 3 mountains: Mt Stanley, Mt Baker and Mt Speke. (5hrs) Mountain camp or Hut (FB)
Day 6: Bujuku to kitandara camp, 4.023 m. After you descend to Upper Kitandara Lake and through thick mud to Lower Kitandara lake where is located Kitandara camp. From Kitandara camp you can proceed for climbing Mount Baker or Mount Luigi di Savoia and the peak Vittorio Sella. Enjoy the view of Mt. Luigi di Savoia (3hrs) Mountain camp or Hut (FB)
Day 7: Kitandara Hat to Guy Yeoman camp, 3.261 m. Some people consider the fifth trekking day as hard as the second! After crossing Fresh Field pass head for the Guy Yeoman camp at 3261 meters. In case of fog or bad weather it could be hard to follow the trail and remember that the last part is full of bogs. Before Guy Yeoman hat there are other two shelters: Bujongolo and Kaijongo. Bujongolo is well known for having been the base camp of Luigi di Savoia, Duke of Abruzzi who conquered and fully explored the Rwenzori in 1906. (6 hrs) Mountain camp or Hut (FB)
Day 8: Guyeoman – Nyabitaba camp 2632 m: The sixth trekking day on Rwenzori is dedicated to descend to the camp of Nyabitaba. On the descent there are some tricky points since the terrain is often slippery and boggy. After Kichunchu rock the trail will become easier passing through bamboo forests interesting to many birdwatchers. (5-6 hrs) Mountain camp or Hut (FB)
Day 9: Nyabitaba – Base camp/ Nyakalengija: The seventh trekking day return to the Rwenzori National Park headquarters Ruboni community base camp. After a well-earned rest with the entire trekking group, porters and guides we go to for diner and overnight. (3hrs) (BB)
Day 10: Nyakalengijo/ Base camp – Kampala: Today travel back to Kampala for dinner and overnight. Options include stopping to take scenic pictures on the way, the city walking tour, the Ndere cultural dance night (on selected days) or handicrafts shopping. (BB)
Day 11: transfer to the airport for your flight.
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Explore the African Jungle on the Rwenzori foothills and in Queen Elizabeth national park. You will be seeking the wildlife in two game drives in the Kasenyi plains, mweya Peninsular and a boat cruise on the famous Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth national park. Witness Uganda’s most popular park through this safari. Marvel the wetlands, Savannah, forests and waters to view some of the largest herds of Elephants, Buffalos and birds. at an additional of 50$ to the price, You have an option of taking safari in Ishasha looking for the tree climbing lions.
Climb the Rwenzori foothills up to 2400m in a one overnight trek in the community reserve located besides the national park. The hill trek is a great opportunity for you to view Margarita peak (5109m) the highest point of Rwenzori.
This tour is packed with both nature and culture encounters of the two national parks that boarder with the democratic republic of Congo in the west of Uganda. Common site are the scenaries, plenty of wildlife, the peoples cultural settings and African Architecture. The trip takes you five days and nights staying in the community lodge(s) just outside the parks.
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth national park (D)
Day 2: Early morning transfer to Rwenzori Mountains to start trekking overnight (BLD)
Day 3: Explore the foothills of Rwenzori and later transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park (BLD)
Day 4: Explore Queen Elizabeth national park with two game drives and boat cruise (BLD)
Day 6: Transfer from Queen Elizabeth to Masaka or Kampala. (B)
On booking, quote this code RFCT02
