10- days trek to Margherita peak/Stanely
Tour Overview
Rwenzori Mountains Trek to Margherita Peak via the Central Circuit Trail
Discover an unforgettable adventure through the legendary Rwenzori Mountains, home to Margherita Peak, the highest summit in Uganda. This challenging trek follows the scenic Central Circuit Trail, taking you through lush montane forests, bamboo zones, alpine valleys, giant lobelias, and breathtaking mountain landscapes. The ultimate highlight is the ascent of Margherita Peak (5,109 m), offering an extraordinary sense of achievement and spectacular views across the Mountains of the Moon.
Seasonal Months & Best Time to Travel
Highlighted months indicate the peak/optimal seasonal period for this tour.
Day-by-Day Summary
| Days | Main Destination | Accommodation | Meal Plan |
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Entebbe | ViaVia Entebbe | Full Board FB |
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park – Margherita Peak | Bwiranda Hotel | Full Board FB |
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Nyakalengija – 1,615 m | Nyabitaba Camp | Full Board FB |
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Nyabitaba Camp – 2,651 m | Nyabitaba Camp | Full Board FB |
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Bujuku Camp – 3,962 m | Bujuku Camp | Full Board FB |
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Elena Camp – 4,541 m | Elena Camp | Full Board FB |
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Margherita Peak – 5,109 m | Kitandara Camp | Full Board FB |
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Guy Yeoman Camp – 3,261 m | Guy Yeoman Camp | Full Board FB |
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Nyakalengija – 1,615 m | Nyabitaba Camp | Full Board FB |
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Entebbe International Airport | No accommodation | Half Board HB |
Tour Quick Facts
Tour Class
Budget Tour :This safari includes comfort-focused hand-picked lodges and camps.
Group Type
Shared group tour : Join a group of other travelers. Max 6 people per vehicle.
Start Day
Can start any day :If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Customization
Can be customized :Request minor changes to accommodations and destinations.
Single Travelers
Suitable for single travelers : Solo travelers can join, requires a minimum of 1 people to run.
Minimum Age
Minimum age of 15 years :Children and families are welcome under parental guidance.
Tour Rates & Pricing
Below are our rates for travelers visiting as a group. Discounts are available for larger parties, making group travel more affordable and enjoyable. Whether you are planning a family trip, a getaway with friends, or a special event with colleagues, our group rates are designed to offer better value while keeping the experience comfortable and convenient. Please contact us for more details on pricing, availability, and any special arrangements for your group.
- Per Person Pricing:All rates listed are per person and do not include international flights.
- Solo Travel: Solo travelers are welcome; however, the tour requires a minimum of 1 people to run.
- Age Requirements: Children aged 15 and above are allowed and discounted. Free entrance fees apply for children under 0 years old.
Please Note: All rates are subject to change based on availability, seasonality, and any updates to park fees, taxes, or tourism levies. We recommend contacting us directly to confirm pricing for your specific travel dates and group size.
Group Pricing Rates
| Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
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| $2,040 | $1,790 | $1,707 | $1,665 | $1,640 | $1,623 | $1,611 |
Day by Day Experience
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport – Transfer to ViaVia Guesthouse
Entebbe
Full Board FB
Airport transfers, Bus transport (group transport)
ViaVia Entebbe
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Included Activities & Experiences
Entebbe – Fort Portal – Rwenzori Mountains
After an early breakfast at ViaVia Guesthouse, depart Entebbe for the scenic journey westwards towards the Rwenzori Mountains. The drive takes you through Uganda’s beautiful countryside, passing through towns, plantations, and rolling landscapes.
Enjoy lunch en route, then continue to Fort Portal, known for its green tea and coffee plantations, crater lakes, and spectacular views of the Rwenzori Mountains. From Fort Portal, proceed towards the Rwenzori Mountains trekking base, where you will check in at your reserved accommodation and prepare for the trek.
Take the evening to relax, organize your trekking equipment, and attend a short briefing with your guide about the upcoming Central Circuit Trail to Margherita Peak.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park – Margherita Peak
Full Board FB
Bwiranda Hotel
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Wildlife to Spot
Included Activities & Experiences
NYAKALENGIJA (1615m asl.) – NYABITABA CAMP (2651m asl.)
On this day you will have breakfast at 8:00am, then meet your guides,chefs portters and proceed to the Uganda wildlife authority Rwenzori gate for registrations briefing.
Then trail begins by passing through farmland to the park boundary beyond which it follows a thick forest along the Mubuku River, crossing its Mahoma River tributary before starting a long, steep climb up onto a massive ridge to reach Nyabitaba hut. During this part
of the trip you may hear chimpanzees’ calls or see them, black and white colobus, blue monkeys, and 3 horned chameleons and the brilliantly colored Rwenzori turacos. Cross different rivers and waterfalls in the green lush jungle, take a look at your right hand side to see portal peaks that you will follow until reach the hut.
You may opt for evening walks in mountains to discover more of the Rwenzori Mountains or take a rest before dinner, shower, camp fire and fans with the guides and porters.
The hike takes an average of 5 hours. 6.5Km
Nyakalengija – 1,615 m
Full Board FB
Nyabitaba Camp
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NYABITABA – JOHN MATTE CAMP (3505m asl.)
Wake up at 8:00am and take breakfast, then from Nyabitaba follow the trail that drops down through the forest to the Kurt Shafer Bridge, just below the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers.
Passing through the bamboo forest, traverse through a long and exhausting stretch of slippery moss-covered rock. From the Nyamuleju rock shelter.
Mount Stanley and Mount Speke can be seen before passing into the zone of the giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. Finally reach John Matte Hut after passing through the tiring bog, for dinner, camp fire, showers, storytelling/fans and overnight at the hut.
The hike takes an average of 7 - 8 hour 11Km
Nyabitaba Camp – 2,651 m
Full Board FB
Nyabitaba Camp
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JOHN MATTE - BUJUKU CAMP (3962m asl.)
Big up at leisure for breakfast at 8:00am then proceed from John Matte Hut the trail drops down to cross the Bujuku River and enters Lower Bigo Bog, the home of giant lobelias. Jumping from tussock to tussock, the bog is finally crossed but rarely without the feet sampling some of the freezing ooze below.
The upper Bigo bog gives way to Bujuku Lake, with views of Mt Baker to the South and Mt Stanley to the West. Bujuku Hut, well located in the shadow of Mount Baker and Mount Speke, is set in a narrow valley below Stuhlmann
Pass. This camp is good for acclimatization for clients attempting the summits of peaks Mount Stanley and Mount Speke.
Dinner and overnight at Bujuku hut.
The hike takes an average of 4 – 5 hours. 7.4Km
Bujuku Camp – 3,962 m
Full Board FB
Bujuku Camp
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Bujuku (3962m asl.) – Elena Camp (4541m asl)
Leaving Bujuku, the trail takes you through more bog, while climbing the steep slopes west of the lake and through the magical and forest of Groundsel Gully.
Turn to your right up to Elen Hut and Mount Stanley on a steep trail over large boulders, while the trail on your left leads to Scott-Elliot Pass and down to Kitandara Lakes the trail on the left leads those who are not climbing Margherita Peak to Kitandara Hut.
Those climbing the peak will have their Dinner and overnight at the coolly and Icy Elena Hut.
Hike duration: 5 – 6 hours. Elevation height: 579m covering 5Km
Elena Camp – 4,541 m
Full Board FB
Elena Camp
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Elena Hut (4541m asl.) – Margherita Peak (5109m asl.) – Kitandara Camp (4430m asl)
Very early in the morning, you attempt climbing the highest peak, Margherita of Mount Stanley.
To reach the summit of Margherita, the climb takes about 4 -5 hours depending on the weather conditions and the pace of climbing this mountain. This tough walk takes you over three glaciers, slippery rock, ice and very exposed areas which are open on many sides.
Climbing on to the glaciers, cross the Stanley Plateau and proceed with the ascent Acclimatized to fog, altitude sickness and coolly weather, scramble up to the summit of Margherita the highest peak of the Rwenzori Mountains.
Then Descend from Margherita peak back to Elena Hut will take you about 2 – 3hours. After your lunch at Elena hut, descend to the Scott-Elliot pass (4372m asl.), where there are spectacular views of Bujuku Lake and Mount Speke.
After, the trail passes you through an alpine zone of sparse vegetation and rough boulders, descend, past the Kitandara Lakes. Dinner and overnight at the Kitandara camp.
Duration: 8 hours. 3Km from Elan hut to Margherita peak and 6Km from Margherita peak to
kitandara hut
Margherita Peak – 5,109 m
Full Board FB
Kitandara Camp
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KITANDARA – GUY YEOMAN (3261m asl.)
From Kitandara, take on the trail that ascends steeply up the headwall, spreading out from the base of Mount Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain to Fresh Field Pass 4282m asl.
At this point you can view into the Congo to the west and Mount Stanley to
the north. From the pass, take on the long high alpine mossy. Thereafter start the descend through steep rocky trails and the rock shelter at Bujongolo, the base camp for the historic expedition by the Duke of Abruzzi in 1906 and then an overnight at Guy yeoman camp.
The hike takes an average of 6 – 7 hours. 12Km
Guy Yeoman Camp – 3,261 m
Full Board FB
Guy Yeoman Camp
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GUY YEOMAN – NYABITABA – NYAKALENGIJA (1615m asl.)
Below Guy Yeoman, the route descends the cliffs of Kichuchu. Beyond Kichuchu the muddy path crosses the Mubuku River twice through a bamboo forest before climbing downwards to Nyabitaba to complete the circuit.
Continue hiking downwards and complete your 7day trek by the evening.
The descent from Guy yeoman to Mihunga gate takes 7 – 8 hour then proceed to Fort portal city
Nyakalengija – 1,615 m
Full Board FB
Nyabitaba Camp
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Fort Portal – Entebbe International Airport
After breakfast, depart Fort Portal for Entebbe with your driver-guide. Enjoy the scenic journey through Uganda’s countryside, with beautiful views of rolling hills, plantations, villages, and local communities along the way.
Have lunch en route and continue to Entebbe International Airport for your onward flight, marking the end of your Uganda adventure with Jairos Adventures
Entebbe International Airport
Half Board HB
What's Included
Included
- All Taxes/VAT
- A photocopy of your passport, including the visa page
- Binoculars; camera & snacks
- Hiking shoes/Ruber boots, Rain jackets and water proof gloves and warm sweaters
- 1day bag (small bag to carry your packed lunch, rain gear, drinking water, Phone and camera
- 1 sleeping bag
- Sturdy, waterproof hiking boots
- Several pairs of woolen socks
- Trekking trousers
- A torch/headlamp and batteries
- A duffle bag (porter will carry your stuffs).
- Sun hat 1
- Hanker chiefs
- 1 pair of snow glasses
- Leggings up to the knee (Gaiters)
- Rain jacket and rain-proof trousers
- Walking sticks
- Pocket knife
- First Aid Kit
- Stomach medicine
- Headache medicine
- 1 elastic bandage, Elastoplasts
- Water purification tablets
- Vitamin C tablets
- Altitude sickness medication
- Sun lotion
- Lip ointment
Excluded
- International flights from home back to home
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Personal items, souvenirs and visa