Climbing Rwenzori mountains for Nature walk in the Mahoma trail? Book the most expeditious nature walk Rwenzori mountains 5 days is good idea for hikers but also nature walk experience of the wilderness of Rwenzori mountains national park, like vegetation cover & landscape of the Rwenzori Mountains.
Day 1. Kampala to Nyakalengija
Pick up from your hotel in Kampala at 7am a drive straight to Kasese- Nyakalengija which is a 6-hour drive. There will be a stopover in Mubende for lunch. Check in at Ruboni Community Camp, have dinner and spend the night.
Day 2. Nyakalengija to omuka kizza(2400m)
Have breakfast at the camp, get all your things ready and start the Mahoma trail walk. You will ascend through the rainforests along the Kyambogho ride where you will have a view of the Mubuku valley and the Rwenzori Mountains. As you move, you will expect to see blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, some birds like the Rwenzori Turaco, bamboo warbler, golden-winged sunbird, montane masked apalis, Rwenzori batis, and reptiles like three horned Jackson’s chameleons. You will reach the Omuka kizza camp where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3. Omuka kizza to lake Mahoma(3000m)
Have breakfast at the camp then proceed with the trail. You will move through the bamboo and heather forest and you will expect to see some forest elephants or their footprints in this area. You might as well find them having a drink at the hot springs. You will move along the ridge that leads to the Rukenga valley where you will see giant lobelias that can grow for up to 8 meters or more and the everlasting flowers that are so beautiful to look at – making it a beautiful spot for taking photos. Reach the campsite near Lake Mahoma where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 4. Lake Mahoma back to Nyakalengija
Have breakfast at the camp s, walk around the Mahoma Lake (the deepest lake in the Rwenzori) and then descend back through the Mpanga ridge that will lead you to the Mubuku valley. Continue to Nyakalengia and finally back to Ruboni camp. Have dinner and spend the night.
Day 5. Drive back to Kampala
Have breakfast at the camp then drive back to kampala for a drop off