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Scheduled
departure on 4th - 15th January 2008 -
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MOUNT MARGHERITA TREKKING ITINERARY
Day One: Arrival
at Entebbe airport, meet and greet and transfer to hotel in Entebbe .
Dinner and overnight at Sophie´s Motel.
Day Two: After
early breakfast, briefing and transfer to Kampala
. Change money. Depart to Kasese, lunch on route.
Dinner and overnight at Hotel Margherita.
Day Three: After
breakfast you are transferred to Nyakalengija – Ibanda to start your hike.
Here you meet the mountain guide and porters. Stop for picnic/packed
lunch. You trek for 3 - 4 hours through coffee plantations and crossing
the Mahoma River travelling through forest for overnight at the Nyabitaba
Hut (2650mt) set on a forested ridge with a view of portal peaks and
Bujuku Valley .
Day Four: Early
breakfast, then start the hike to John Matte Hut (3550mt), a 6 - 7 hour
walk. Our trail descends through forest to cross to Bujuku River at Kurt
Shaffer Bridge and through a Lobelia, Giant Heath and Grounsel forest you
will stop at Nyamileju hut "Place of Beards", name that refers to the moss
and lichen hanging from the trees. We carry on to John Matte,which is
close to the river in a grove of Giant Heather, for overnight.
Day Five: Trek to
Bujuku Hut.(3977mt), a 6 – 7 hour walk. We travel through the two Bigo
Bogs to Bigo Hut, crossing Kibatisi Bog to cooking pot cave and on to the
beautiful set of Lake Bujuku . Here you should be able to have a wonderful
view of Mounts Stanley, Speke and Baker and the incredible ice cave on
Mount Speke should be clearly visible.
Day Six: Trek to
Elena Hut (4541mt), a 4-hour walk. You will leave the valley early through
beautiful vegetation consisting of Giant Grounsels and Lobelia and the
views of Savoia and Elena Glaciers. Further ascent via Scott Eliot Pass
(highest point of loop trail 4372mt) through the snow to Elena Hut for
overnight.
Day Seven: This
day marks a final ascent to the third highest mountain in Africa ,
Margherita Peak (5109mt). The ascent takes about 4 -5 hours. After summit
we descend for about 4 – 5 hours to the beautiful Lake Kitandara for
overnight at Kitandara Hut (3900mt).
Day We trek to
Guy Yeoman (3480mt), a 6-hour walk. We will make a steep ascent to the
fresh field pass (4282mt) and then descend to Bujonglo Cave (3720mt) the
base used for Duke of Abruzzi's 1906 expedition. We will pass the Kabamba
Cave (3450mt) the waterfall and rock shelter. Overnight at Guy Yeoman Hut
set in Giant Heather zone.
Day Nine: Descend
from Guy Yeoman to Nyabytaba Hut, a 6-hour walk. Steep descent through the
Bamboo Zone via Lake Mahoma . Overnight at Nyabitaba Hut.
Day Ten: We
descend for about 2 - 3 hours to Nyakalengija Ibanda where the trek ends.
Our vehicle will be waiting for you to be transferred to Fort Portal ,
lunch at the Travellers Inn. Dinner and overnight at Rwenzori View
Guesthouse.
Day Eleven:
Breakfast, and departure to Kampala. Once in Kampala, and time allowing
(not included), we can do a short city tour of Kampala including the
Kabaka´s cultural trail - Kasubi Tombs, the Uganda Museum- to have a view
of the socio-cultural and the economic status of the central part of the
country. After you will be transferred to Entebbe. Dinner and overnight at
Sophie´s Motel.
Day Twelve:
Breakfast and transfer to Entebbe airport for your departure flight.
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