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Mountain Rwenzori National Park


Rwenzori Mountain is one of Africa's tallest mountain range, exceeded in altitude only by the free-standing Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro. The Rwenzori range has 6 major peaks, Mt Stanley (5,109m), Mt Speke (4,890m) Mt Baker (4,843m), Mt Emin (4,798m), Mt Gessi (4,715m) and Mt Luigi di Savoia (4,627m). The highest peak in the Mt Stanley which is called Margherita peak (5,109) and it is this peak which makes the Rwenzori Mountains the 3rd highest range in Africa.
Location; The Rwenzori Mountains lie along the western border of Uganda and rise to a height of 5,1OO metres. It is also called the legendary "mountains of the Moon", a World Heritage Site.
Size; The park covers an area of 998 sq km. it protect the upper slopes of the Rwenzori mountains , running from almost 120km a long the Congolese border west of Fort Portal and Kasese.
Tourism attractionelephants
Birdlife
The forest zone is a home to a diversity of birds, including Rwenzori turaco, hand francolin, cinnamon-chested bee eater, long eared owl, barred long-tailed cuckoo, Archer`s ground robin, white-starred forest robbin, flycatcher, greenbul, strange weaver, crimsonwing, golden-winged sunbird, Legden`s busg shrike, Rwenzori batis, montane sooty boubou and many more.
Wild life
The park has got a lot of animal species such as the Elephant, buffalo, giant forest hog, bushbuck, chimpanzee and leopard but are rarely seen.
However primates such as black and white colobus and the blue monkey may be seen, as well as the hyrax, the elephant's diminutive cousin.

Tourism Activities
Hiking
Hiking is the major holiday activity to undertake in the park. The hike takes you though all the vegetation zones and finally ends on the glacial peaks. Shorter hikes can also be arranged though the hike usually takes seven days. Nature walks on which different animals can be seen as well as birds. Just like any other large east African mountain, the Rwenzori range can be divided into several altitude zones, which starts at around 1,800m,has the most varied fauna. The only mammals you are likely to see in the forest are the a aforementioned colobus and blue monkeys, though several other large mammals are present, including elephant, golden cat, servalline genet, Chimpanzee, yellow-backed duiker and giant forest hog. At night, listen out for the distinctive and eerie call of the southern tree hyrax.
Hiking on the central circuit takes 7 days and through different trails and huts these include;

  1. Nyakalengija (1615m) - Nyabitaba Hut
  2. Nyabitaba (2651 m) - Mubuku River (2l Matte Hut (3505m)
  3. John Matte (3505m) to Bujuku (3962m)
  4. Bujuku (3962m) - Scott Elliott Pass (4372m) Kitandara (4023m)
  5. Kitandara (4023m) - Fresh field Pass (4282m) - Guy Yeoman (3505m)
  6. Guy Yeoman (3505m) - Nyabitaba (2651 m) descending
  7. Nyabitaba (2651m) - Nyakalengija (1615m) descending

Accommodation facilities in and around the park

  1. Hotel Margherita
  2. Mountains of the Moon Hotel 
  3. Huts on the Mountain