Our safari guide/driver will pick you up from Entebbe International Airport, and transfer you to Kajansi airstrip for your scheduled domestic flight to  Kasese for a mountaineering safari. Upon arrival, you will meet with our safari guide and be transferred to your hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

You will wake up in the morning, and have breakfast at 6:30 am. Head out for a 2.2km walk to UWA headquarters for a briefing about mount Rwenzori activities and rules of the national park. You will walk 2km guided by UWA rangers, through grasslands and ferns. The path gives breathtaking, pristine montane forest. The forest is well-preserved and has a variety of trees and plants. You will hear and see many species of birds in this rich ecosystem. The first few kilometers climb steadily, crossing many small streams and rivers, and you start climbing the ridge. As you climb in the forest, you may hear and see many types of primates. You may hear troupes of chimpanzees chanting around in the valleys. You will have lunch when you reach 2,570m, and it’s possible to see groups of 15 to 20 black and white colobus monkeys and blue monkeys as they dash through the trees. After that, you will continue to climb steadily, passing through a rock shelter at 2,785m. The shelter was used by poachers to hunt primates. You will enter into a bamboo zone, and the path becomes steeper. You will finally break out of the bamboo to magnificent views over the valleys and hills, looking across to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George in the distance. You will camp at Samalira.

After a yummy breakfast in the morning, you will start walking at 8:00 am, climbing steadily, and crossing a small stream. It will become steeper for about 200 meters up a narrow moss-covered ridge. The scenery here is spectacular. The view gives a good impression as you look across the many ridges and valleys far below. As you continue, the climb becomes less steep as you pass over Chavumba at 3,316m. You will trek across a small flat valley and climb a steady ridge through moss-covered trees and mist forest to the top at 3,515m. Continue with a steady walk for about 1km before reaching a steep descent of 200m with good footing into the Nyamwamba valley. You will have lunch at Poly’s Rock Shelter. You will later climb above the Nyamwamba River for 1.6km through giant heathers at Kiharo camp. Dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.

You will have a yummy breakfast in the morning. Commence your trek by climbing a steep section passing through moss-covered boulders. You will move through moss-covered forests of giant heather trees. The surrounding is ever green, and this is the most stunning across the entire Rwenzori Mountain range. After 1 km, you will pass below high cliffs and beautiful open basins. About 3km along the valley, turn left into the adjoining valley to Lake Nsurania. Cross to the top of a steep drop to Mutinock Shelter with excellent views. Descend to the valley, cross a fast-flowing river. Climb up to Mutinda Rock, where you will camp. Dinner and an overnight stay.

You will have an early morning breakfast, start a 5.1km climb from Mutinda to Kalala and your camp, perched on a high ridge overlooking the Rwenzori foothill and Lake George. You will descend to the camp at 3,134m. The section is breathtaking as you hop across moss-covered rocks. It is closed between the moss-covered different micro-environments. You will pass through a magnificent flat valley with a lobelia garden. Continue with the walk down to Kalalama camp.

Wake up early morning, and have breakfast. Descend through the bamboo forest, and cross the trail you used to climb to Samalira camp. You will have a lunch break before walking the final distance through the montane forest. You will go to the ranger spot at 1,727m for debriefing. Walk a 2km back to the Trekkers hostel.

You will have breakfast at 6:30 am. Start your journey back to Kampala. You will have lunch en route. The safari guide will drop you at the airport or hotel in Kampala. End of a 7 days Uganda mountaineering safari.