Hiking Rwenzori Mountains and gorilla trekking safari will give you a beautiful view of the Pearl of Africa. Explore the stunning Mount Rwenzori, you will however not be able to summit it but it will be an opportunity to enjoy the different vegetation. If you want to summit Margarita peak, you will need to spend more days on this tour. After the experience in the mountains of the moon, proceed to the land of Mountain gorillas in the Bwindi impenetrable national park.

You start your hike as you walk through the tall trees in the afro-montane forest zone. As you hike you will walk past bamboo thickets, flowers and many moss and lichen giving you a real feel of the surrounding vegetation. You will also look for black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkey and the L’Hoest’s monkey which usually are hopping around the tree branches. Another sighting today will be of the Enock’s falls which are a few meters away from the camp that you will be sleeping at, stop here and capture some good photos of the falls.

You will also head to the bamboo zone. This will be a steep climb and can sometimes be muddy and slippery however it is worth it as you will have beautiful experiences of the forest. You will stop over at Kalalama Camp and rest here then continue with your hike past several small streams and moss-covered waterfalls.

The climb is past the valley with giant heather trees with trunks covered in green moss creating a misty atmosphere. The afternoon will be spent climbing to the top of the Mutinda Lookout for about 2 hours. Once you are at the top you will be treated to the stunning views across the Rwenzori Mountains, Kasese town and Lake George. Capture some good photos and memories.

Cross over Mutinda Valley. The terrain in this area is muddy but there are boardwalks on the trail. Continue and climb up to the wide Namusangi valley which ends with beautiful views of the Mutinda peaks, continue to climb steadily to Bugata Camp which is above Bugata Lake and has great views across Lake Kopello to Weismann’s Peak. This area has a wide range of vegetation from giant lobelias to everlasting flowers and giant ground sel.

Also hike up to Weismann’s Peak and then descend. Your trek will start as you walk steadily across the high cliff above Bugata Lake and then to Lake Kopello as you will walk along the edges of the lake. Along the climb you stop to have beautiful views over the lakes along the valley. As you get closer to the peak it is very steep on solid rock. This is a difficult climb when snowing so you will use ropes for safety. Once you get at the top of Weismann’s Peak you will have a great experience of the atmosphere. The peak is flat and has beautiful deep moss covering the rocks, if luck on a clear day you will have views of the main peaks Mt Baker, Mt Stanley and Mt Speke.

You will also walk down the Nyamwamba valley which has stunning views of the surrounding vegetation as well with the moss-covered rocks along the river and the small waterfalls. Stop over by the river and capture photos if you like and continue with your hike and then you will follow a narrow ridge to bypass steep sections.

Transfer to the home of the gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park. This fulfilling journey takes us through the Kigezi highlands with great scenery of terraced hills and views of the impenetrable forest. Depending on the location of the sector you will have the gorilla trek.

The aim of your safari will be meeting the gentle giants of Bwindi National Park! Enjoy the fullness of the impenetrable forest abounding with life, host to several species of birds, butterflies, primates, mammals. After being allocated a gorilla family, you will receive briefing from your ranger guide after which you start the trek. Eventually with help of your guide who is also a park ranger, you will find yourself face to face with the enormous and rare mountain gorillas. You only have one hour with gorillas to capture your finest moment.