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7 Days Rwenzori Summit (Margherita Peak) Hike: Primate Sightings & Alpine Adventures
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18 Ratings
Fort Portal
Embark on a thrilling 7-day hike to the summit of Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori Mountains. Encounter primates, birds, reptiles, and stunning vegetation zones along the way.
Embark on a thrilling 7-day hike to the summit of Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori Mountains. Encounter primates, birds, reptiles, and stunning vegetation zones along the way.
Duration:
7 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park - The once-in-a-lifetime Rwenzori Summit Trek in the Rwenzori Mounain National Park is a stunning and challenging trek that takes between 7 and 8 days to complete.
During this trek we climb all the major peaks, Portal Peaks, Mt. Gessi, Mt. Emin, Margherita Peak, and Mt. Speke.
Very experienced hikers can complete…
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park - The once-in-a-lifetime Rwenzori Summit Trek in the Rwenzori Mounain National Park is a stunning and challenging trek that takes between 7 and 8 days to complete.
During this trek we climb all the major peaks, Portal Peaks, Mt. Gessi, Mt. Emin, Margherita Peak, and Mt. Speke.
Very experienced hikers can complete the trek in 6 to 7 days, however for most others we factor in one day of rest to acclimatize to the altitude and finish the trek in 7 to 8 days.
Below is the Highlight of the Itinerary for this hike.
Day 1: Nyakalengija (1615m) to Nyabitaba Hut (2651m)
Day 2: Nyabitaba Hut (2651m)to Mubuku River (2600m) and John Matte Hut (3380m)
Day 3: John Matte Hut (3380m)to Bujuku Hut (3962m)
Day 4: Bujuku Hut (3977m) to Elena Hut (4541m)
Day 5: Elena Hut (4541m) to Margherita peak– Kitandara hut (4027m)
Day 6: Kitandara (4027m) to Fresh Field Pass (4282m) to Guy Yeoman Hut (3450m)
​Day 7: Guy Yeoman Hut (3450m) to Nyabitaba Hut(2651m)
Day 8: Nyabitaba Hut (2651m) to Nyakalengija (1615m)
What's Included
- National Park entrance fees for 7-8 days
- Bottled water
- Expert Guides and Park Rangers
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- All Hiking Gears
- National Park entrance fees for 7-8 days
- Bottled water
- Expert Guides and Park Rangers
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- All Hiking Gears
What's Not Included
- Insurance, Tips, Visa’s and Flight Tickets
- Rain Jackets and High Mountain Pants
- Insurance, Tips, Visa’s and Flight Tickets
- Rain Jackets and High Mountain Pants
Additional Information
On this trip to hike the Rwenzori Mountains, you will be able to sight primates like the Blue monkeys, Black and White Monkeys, a variety of bird species not forgetting the Great Blue Turaco, reptiles like the 3 horned Chameleon, the stunning vegetation zones which are tropical rain forests, water falls and Rivers as well making it to the 3rd highest mountain peak in Africa at 5109 meters above sea level.
On this trip to hike the Rwenzori Mountains, you will be able to sight primates like the Blue monkeys, Black and White Monkeys, a variety of bird species not forgetting the Great Blue Turaco, reptiles like the 3 horned Chameleon, the stunning vegetation zones which are tropical rain forests, water falls and Rivers as well making it to the 3rd highest mountain peak in Africa at 5109 meters above sea level.
Location
Trek Rwenzori Tours
We meet can meet travelers at Trek Rwenzori Tours offices in Boma Fort Portal or meet at your hotel in Fort portal
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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Alex
Feb 4, 2025
Phenomenal experience. - Amazing. Incredible experience and world class guides. One of the most beautiful places on earth. I was under time restraints so we got to Mt Stanley summit within 28 hours of starting and did a 3 day, 2 night out and back from Mihunga Main gate.
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Dreamer25391598494
Jan 28, 2025
Unforgettable Ugandan Adventure with Emma: Gorillas, Safari, Nile Rafting & Lions – Perfection from Start to Finish! - Thank you, Emma, for flawlessly organizing our two-week adventure of a lifetime! His professionalism and support were invaluable, especially when an unexpected visa issue threatened to derail our plans. Thanks to his quick actions, we explored the breathtaking Rwenzori Mountains, traversed Uganda in search of gorillas in Bwindi, marveled at the Big Five on safari, and capped it off with… adrenaline-pumping white-water rafting on the Nile and a heart-stopping encounter with lions! Emma, you are a master of details and a conqueror of travel challenges. Thank you for every moment, for your passion, and for turning our dreams into reality. We wholeheartedly recommend you 5/5+ for impeccable organization!
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Adventure01045570066
Jan 16, 2025
The Rwenzoris are perfect - We had a fantastic 7 day hike with Rwenzori Mountain Services. We walked through the rain forest, alpine and glacial ecosystems. We saw some amazing wildlife and plants like chameleons, colobus monkeys and giant succulents. Lugard, our guide, was fantastic. You can organise directly with him at ‪+256 776 760295‬.
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Andreid784
Oct 31, 2024
Beautiful place - Very good organised tour. Very good guides and other members of team. Beautiful and safe place to visit. Highly recommend for people who like trekking
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Odyssey281571
Feb 17, 2024
Fantastic tour in Uganda with Emmanuel and his Team. - Fantastic tour in Kibale forest, Rwenzori mountains, Queen Elizabeth NP and Bwindi forest….which will remain an unforgettable experience.
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637hilalm
Feb 17, 2024
Veey interesting, beautiful, challenging hike - It was so well organised trip because of the good communication with Emma and his team, well received in the airport and transported to the hotel, the hike and reaching Margherita peak was challenging and was so beautiful views of the different landscapes, thanks Emma and the team for making my experience the best in Rwenzori Mountain and in Uganda.
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Yangmingg
Jan 25, 2024
Hike and wrap around experience - The 7 day Rwenzori Mountains hike is not to be missed, though not for the faint hearted it is thoroughly rewarding to see the natural landscapes - remaining glaciers, alpine lakes, flora and fauna.
We saw the endemic three horned chameleon and rhino chameleon, and made it to the summit of Margherita peak thanks to the guiding team assembled by Enoch.
Emmanuel was point of contact from start to finish, coming with drivers John and Johnson for pickup from Mutukula - Tanzania Border, and to and from the hike starting point. So the wrap around transfers and accomodation and meals were all well organised and comfortable.
Equipment supplied (we had most of our own) was adequate but if you are have extremely large or small feet you may want to ask to purchase/bring your own gumboots.
Our guiding team consisted of
Chief Guide Ezra, Guide Dez, Chef Bruno, Assistant Chef Cosmas, Ranger Bright, porters Richard, Edwin, Gilbert, Rhys.
They were extremely supportive and made our trip very fulfilling and enjoyable, guiding us to the peak in dark foggy conditions.
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Pathfinder822273
Jan 11, 2024
Trek Rwenzori, Gorilla trek and safari tour with trek rwenzori tour - Trek Rwenzori Tour ( Emma) organized me a perfect trip in Uganda, he take fron landing to take off.
the rwenzori trek was amazing and excating, The staff make their best effort to bring me to margarita pick in one part, well organized and preformance by Emma and the UWA
after treking, Emma and jhon pick me from the park and ascorted and driven me to all the other atracctions, the Gorilla trek was perffect and excaited, the cimpanzee toyr was amazing the safari was exciting.
All the hotels and lodgs that Emma arranged me was amazing and specials with a grate locations and view landscape.
Thank you Emma and Jhone for a wonderfull and excited trip.
highly reccomend Trek Rwenzori Tour.
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Dolorsheras
Aug 20, 2023
Centra Circuit Trek with Margherita climb and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - I had an amazing trip with Emmanuel and his team trekking the Rwenzori mountains via the Central Circuit for 7 days, climbing Peak Margherita, doing a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and finally tracking the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The trekking team was professional, helpful, fun, always making sure Hanna and myself were always enjoying and being safe. Big thanks Joel and John for guiding us and being always next to us ready to help. After the trek we drove with Emmanuel and John all the way to Bwindi, and I cannot be more thankful for all the attention, amazing service and fun experience. Big thanks Emmanuel and hope to be back soon to Uganda.
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V9195tmjulianw
Aug 13, 2023
Fantastic trip with very realiable local enterprise - Ema and John organized a truly wonderful and memorable trip for me. I arrived via Entebbe and was transferred to the Rwenzori Mountains by car, while they explained the landscape to me.
At the mountains, I was transferred into the responsibility of the local guides. With me were 4 porters, 1 chef and 1 guide, so I was well taken care of. Starting from day 2, the hike gets pretty tough due to mud and altitude. However, the amazing views and changing scenery are well worth the struggle.
Who wants to get higher up needs a bit of courage and a good motivation, as it can be a hard climb at times. Physically, however, you don't need to be a trained mountaineer. If you plan to summit, it helps a lot if you have some climbing experience though (for example from bouldering). I also strongly advise to bring enough warm clothing / many layers, as the nights can get pretty cold.
After the hike, John and Ema took me to several other locations, i.e. a boat toor on a canal, chimpanzee and gorilla trekking. These were all really wonderful experiences and I enjoyed them very much.
Overall, I am very happy to have booked my expedition with Trek Rwenzori, which has shown to be very reliable and flexible in the planning of my trip and any spontaneous adjustments I wanted to do. This young local enterprise is well worth your trust and support and will enable you to create outstanding memories of your time in Uganda.
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