Day One: Arrive at Entebbe and transfer to Kasese through Fort portal.Overnight at Hotel Margherita.
Day Two: Travel to Nyakalengija. Start trekking to Nyabitaba hut.2650m. The trek is through coffee plantations and crossing the Mahoma River travelling through forest to the Nyabitataba hut set on forested ridge with a view of portal peaks and Bujuku Valley.
Day Three: Travel to John Matte Hut, 7 hours walk 3550m our trail descends through forest to cross to Bujuku river at Kurt Shaffer Bridge and through a Giant Heath and Grounsel forest you will stop at Nyamileju hut”Place of Beards” name that refers to the moss and lichen hanging from the trees. We carry on to John matte which is close to the river in a grove of Giant heather.
Day Four: Travel to Lake Bujuku Hut.3900m. WE travel through the two Bigo Bogs to Bigo Hut, crossing Kibatisi Bog to cooking pot cave and on to the beautiful set of Lake Bujuku (where Jesus learnt how to walk on the
water) Here you should be able to have a wonderful view of mounts stanley,Speke and Baker and the incredible ice cave on Mount speke should be clearly visible. You may now chose to ascend to mount speke.
Day Five: Travel to Elena Hut.4541m. Traveling through groundsel gully andvia scott eliot pass(highsest point of loop trail 4372m) we ascend to Elena Hut.
Day Six: We climb to Margherita peak 5109m. Summit of the highest mountain in Africa and descend to Kitandara hut.
Day Seven: We travel to Guy yeoman 3450m. 5 hours walk. we will make a steep ascent to the fresh field pass 4282m and then descend to Bujonglo Cave. 3720m the base used for Duke of Abruzzi’s 1906 expedition. We will
pass the kabamba cave 3450m the waterfall and rock shelter staying overnight at Guy yeoman hut set in giant heather zone.
Day Eight: Descend from Guy yeoma to Nyakalengija to Kibale forest.Steep descent through the Bamboo Zone via Lake Mahoma to the tril head at Nyakalengija to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Arrive in Queen Elizabeth
National park. After an evening game drive, transfer to your accommodations for dinner and overnight at Hippo Hill Camp (B,L,D)
Day Nine: After an early morning cup of tea at 6:30am, depart for a game drive on the northern part of the park along the Kasenyi track. This is the best time for opportunities of viewing the cats in action. Later, return for breakfast. In the afternoon, take another boat cruise on the Kazinga for solitary Buffalo, Hippo and other animals at the edge of the channel as they cool off. European migrant birds like the terns and gulls congregate here in large flocks. Dinner and overnight either at Hippo Hill Camp. (B,L,D)
Day Ten:After breakfast, transfer to Mbarara arriving in time for lunch at the Lake view Hotel ,continue to Kampala Hotel Africana BB
Day Eleven: Optional City tour/white water rafting day overnight Hotel Africana .
Day Twelve: Transfer to airport for flight out.
End of Service
Cost per pax US $2,520 per person with 2 porters in the mountains
Includes:
· Accommodation in huts/tents in the mountains
· Meals
· park fees
· 1 Chimpanzee permit
· Launch trips porters
· mountains guides
· 1 boat cruise in QU
· transportation in 4×4 safari vehicle and services of driver /local guide.
Fixed Departures 30 June,21 July 21 August,20 Sept.20 Octob.21 Nov.20<
Dec.20 Jan,20 Feb.
