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Kilembe Trail Mountain Hiking Tours, Rwenzori Mountains Hiking Safaris Tour

Rwenzori Mountain Hiking tours via Kilembe trail in the Rwenzori Mountains national park. Kilembe trail is one of the most interesting mountain trekking safari trail on the Rwenzori Mountains and possibly in the whole of Africa. This trail was introduced in June 2009 and it connects Kilembe the base point to various peaks in the Rwenzori mountains.

The trek is a challenge to be enjoyed by nature lovers and mountaineers will enjoy fantastic views, stunning valleys, and a wide variety of plants and trees and unlike Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya which are stand-alone mountains and which are relatively short and direct in climbing.

The Rwenzori is, in fact, the highest mountain range in Africa, and as such there are many ups and downs in climbing to the peaks. Even when coming down from the main peaks you have to do a lot of climbing.

The Rwenzori Mountains receive about three (3) meters of rain per year resulting in lush and varied plant life and many wet areas and bogs. The heavy rainfall also results in many species of plants and birds and small animals which is a huge plus as the environment is spectacular.

Experienced guides and porters on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Mountain Hiking Tours

Uganda Mountain Hiking Safari

Our local guides provide you with a rich cultural experience as well as local knowledge of the mountains and who when not in the mountains, partake a daily training schedule of PT, rope handling, first aid, catering, and customer care to ensure that you get the best possible experience when climbing the Kilembe trail.

Guaranteed, year-round departures on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Our treks are guaranteed to depart with a minimum of one person, so you don’t have to worry about any last-minute cancellations once you’ve booked.

We will trek any day of the year however the months of June, July and August then late December, January February are the dryest and best months to trek although some say the wet seasons are the best as the mountains are often covered in snowmaking a spectacular scenery.

Quality packages at competitive prices on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Our trekking packages are fully inclusive of accommodation and good food cooked by our guides, however, you need to bring a warm sleeping bag, warm clothing, good hiking boots (some like to trek in rubber boots), and a good raincoat. We provide you with a porter to carry your rucksack and equipment then we have other porters to carry the food and other equipment.

Trek meals on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Our local guides will provide you with the best possible meals considering the remoteness of these mountains and limitations of weight.

We provide a combination of freshly canned food for the three main meals as well as biscuits or dry bread, cheese, and tomatoes. These are supplemented with additional servings of fresh vegetables and tropical fruits where possible.

There is unlimited tea, coffee, or hot chocolate and additional boiled water for your water bottle. Depending on your daily food intake requirements, some trekkers also opt to bring additional food as well, such as muesli bars, chocolate, sweets, biscuits, and other favorites, to supplement their energy needs. This is a great idea but doesn’t make your backpack too heavy!

Temperatures on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Generally, temperatures around the 3,000 to 4,000 meters mark are around 10 to 15 degrees Celsius during the day and 2 to 6 Celsius at night
Temperatures at camps 4 and 5 during the day can vary from + 1 to + 12 Celsius with temperatures dropping to minus 5 to + 3 Celsius at night. On the peak, it can drop to minus 2 degrees Celsius during the day but at times it can be + 8 or 10 degrees Celsius. It can also get very windy on the peaks which brings in a chill factor in bad weather.

Giving back to the local people on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Apart from employing local people, Rwenzori Trekking Services is committed to honoring the tourism legacy of supporting local communities through our program of, for each day a tourist trek on our trail $5 goes to various community or cultural development programs organized and run by the local community or kingdom.

Items for hire on your Mountain Hiking Tours

Climbing ropes and harnesses with carabines supplied free of charge but you are welcome to bring your own.
Items for hire, Crampons @$15, Climbing boots @ $20 (size dependant), Ice axe @$10, Sleeping bag @ $15, Warm jacket/sweater $10, Rubber boots $5, Raincoat $10, Garters $5, Gloves $5 (Prices are per trek not per day).

Insurance

All persons climbing above 4,500 meters must ensure that they have a comprehensive adventure/mountaineering insurance policy to cover all medical and rescue costs should rescue or medivac be needed as complex rescue, helicopter rescue, medical evacuation, or hospitalization is not covered in our pricing.

Clients must fill out the necessary form stating the company they are insured with, the policy number and the telephone number/contact of the insurance company.

Popular Uganda Safaris Tours Tailored by Acacia Safaris Uganda

Our most popular Uganda Gorilla Safaris to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park offer our Gorilla Safari Uganda clients a great opportunity to go for Mountain Gorilla Trekking.

The Most Popular Safari Packages include 3 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari and 3 days Mgahinga Gorilla Uganda Safari Tour.

The Uganda Safari are categorized into 3 major categories namely Short safaris, medium safaris, and long safaris. The short safaris range from 1-3 days, the medium safaris range from 4-6 days and the long safaris range from 7 days and beyond.

Most Visited Uganda Safari Parks / Where to go for a Wildlife Safari in Uganda

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; Bwindi Impenetrable national park, 331 km, is located in South Western Uganda, on the edge of the Albertine Rift Valley, at an altitude range from 1.160 m to 2.607m.

This is a real tropical rainforest, spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys. It is regarded as one of the most biologically diverse forests in Africa.

In the local language “Bwindi” (from “Mubwindi”) means “dark place”, referring to the impenetrable nature of the swamp located southeast of the Park, according to legends.

There are 11 species of primates, including chimpanzees, Hoest’s, red-tailed and blue monkeys, black and white colobus, olive baboons. Read More…

MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK; Mgahinga National Park, only 38 sq. km in size, is the Ugandan part of the bigger Virunga Conservation Area, which is a jointly protected area with Congo and Rwanda.

It includes three extinct volcanoes: Mount Sabinyo (3.669 m.), Mount Gahinga (3.474 m.), and Mount Muhavura (4.127 m.). “Mgahinga” is named after Mount Gahinga plus the initial of Mount Muhavura.

The vegetation is typical of Afromontane areas, with a consistent bamboo forest. There are 76 mammal species recorded, including buffaloes, elephants, bushbucks, golden monkeys, leopards.

115 bird species have been recorded, including Rwenzori turaco, crowned hornbill, black kite, and crowned crane. Mgahinga hosts a population of golden monkeys and a few families of mountain gorillas. Read More…

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK; Murchison Falls Conservation Area is the largest protected area in Uganda, 5.025kms, including Murchison Falls National Park. Read More…

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK; This park lies on 2.056 sq. km of land situated south of the Rwenzori Mountains, bordering Congo and including two lakes. Read More…

KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK; Kidepo national park was not a national park as it was just another area inhabited by the Dodoth pastoralists who are famously known. Read More…

KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK; Kibale National Park, 766 km, forms a contiguous block with Queen Elizabeth National Park, at an altitude of 1.100-1.590m above sea level. Read More…

LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK; This park, 260 sq. km, is located in Mbarara District, with an altitude range from 1220m to 1828m above sea level. The park is named after the lake which lies in this territory. Read More…

Popular Rwanda Safari Tours / Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tours

3 Days Volcanoes Park Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari; On the 3 Days Volcanoes Park Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari, You will go to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda which is part of Virunga Conservation area and is located in the extreme northwest of the country, bordering Uganda and Congo. Read More…

6 Day Rwanda Wildlife safari; The 6 Day Rwanda Wildlife safari will give the two ultimate safari experiences i.e. game drives in Akagera national park and gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park. Akagera national park is the only Savannah park in Rwanda hosting a number of big mammals. Read More…

10 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Cultural Safari; On 10 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Cultural Safari, you will tour the genocide memorials, visit the Nyungwe Forest with its vicissitude of primates and birds; enjoy Lake Kivu; and get two opportunities to spend time amongst the gorillas. Read More…

14 Days Gorilla Safari Rwanda Wildlife Safaris Tour in Kenya; The 14 Days Gorilla Safari Rwanda Wildlife Safaris Tour in Kenya focuses on the wildlife of Africa. It contains some of the continent’s best wildlife locations. The Masai Mara provides some of the best game viewings in Africa and is renowned for the Great Migration. In Rwanda, tracking chimpanzees Read More…

15 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari Kigali City Rwanda Tour; The 15 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari Kigali City Rwanda Tour Will take you to Uganda and Rwanda are two countries located along the Western arm of the Rift Valley, characterized by different landscapes, but unified by the presence of the green color and green hills Uganda -Rwanda Safari Tour 15 Day 14 Nights. Read More…

Rwanda Safari Tour Destinations / Where to go for a Rwanda Safari?

Volcanoes National Park Rwanda Gorilla Safari; Volcanoes National Park protects the steep slopes of this magnificent mountain range – home of the rare mountain gorilla – and the rich mosaic of montane ecosystems, which embrace evergreen and bamboo forest, open grassland, swamp, and heath. Read More…

Nyungwe Forest National Park Rwanda Primate Tour: Nyungwe National Park is the largest block of montane forest in East or Central Africa, and one of the most ancient, dating back to before the last Ice Age. It is located in Southern Rwanda bordering Burundi. Read More…

Akagera National Park Rwanda Wildlife Safari: Akagera National Park is different than the cultivated hills that characterize much of Rwanda. Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River, the most remote source of the Nile, Read More…

Rwanda Safari Attractions / What to See on a Rwanda Tour?

Chimpanzee in Nyungwe Forest Park: Chimpanzees are found in the huge Afro-montane forest of Nyungwe in Rwanda. This variety, Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthi, the same in Uganda, is long-haired and lives in those forests where there is a rich, all year round food supply. monkeys are one of the most endangered primates in Africa and it is now believed Read More…

Birding Safari Activity in Rwanda: Rwanda has recorded about 650 species of bird. These include many of the sought-after Albertine Rift Endemics (‘ARE’s) and some West Africa forest specials which reach their easternmost limits in Rwanda. There is also a select band of localized rarities which, currently, may be seen (safely) only in Rwanda. Read More…

Gorilla Trekking Activity in Rwanda: Rwanda also known as the land of “Gorillas in the Mist” has its star tourist attraction in the Mountain Gorillas. The giant but gentle primates were the subjects of the late Dian Fossey who dedicated her life to their protection and conservation. Her detailed work is best seen in the internationally acclaimed film “Gorillas in the Mist”, Read More…

Lake Kivu; Lake Kivu is extraordinarily gorgeous and enclosed by steep, green terraced hills along the Congolese border. Its shores are surrounded by three resort towns that are Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu, and connected by a wild roller-coaster road that somersaults through luxuriant plantain fields and artifact patches of foggy rainforest to offer sweeping views over. Read More…

National Museum is located in Butare; The National Museum is located in Butare. It was donated in 1989 by the Belgium government with some ethnic collection, the design and concept all realized in co-operation with the Royal Museum for Central Africa of Tervuren, Belgium. The National Museum remained surprisingly untouched during the civil war in 1994. Read More…

Wildlife Safari In Rwanda: Akagera comes as thrilling amazement after the steep cultivated hills and windy climate that characterizes the rest of the country. Set at a relatively low altitude along the Tanzanian border, this beautiful game reserve protects superior African Savannah scenery of snarled acacia and Brachystegia bush, interspersed with patches of open grassland. Read More…

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