Mt.Rwenzori National Park
Rwenzori is the highest mountain in Uganda, and the first foreigner to climb it to the top was an Italian by the names of Luigi Amadeodi Savoy duke of the Abruzzi in 1906. In 2006 Ugandans and Italians celebrated the hundred years since the first foreigner reached on top of Mt. Rwenzori. A trip into the Rwenzoris is an exhilarating and rewarding experience but one, which must be well planned. The key to an enjoyable visit is to be prepared! The central hike circuit takes six nights or seven days and reaches an altitude of 14,000ft.(4,267m) above the sea level. The conditions on the mountain are a challenge to even an experienced hiker. The Rwenzori Mountain has 6 glacial peaks: Mount Speke, Mount Stanley, Mount Gessi, Mount Emin Pasha, Mount Luigi da Savoia as well as Mount Baker. The main peaks, can be probably compared to those of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. These two peaks, Margherita (5.109m) and Alexandra (5.083m) on Mount Stanley are adventurous for any adventurous mountain hiker in Africa
Species
Mountain vegetation, the Giant lobelia and so much more. The vegetation is according to the altitude: the forest zone (between 1.800 and 2.500 m), the bamboo forest (up to 3000 m), the heather and Alpine zones (3000-4.500 m), with forests of giants heather plants, giant lobelias and groundsels.
Find over 70 mammal species recorded (elephants, chimpanzee golden cat, , yellow – backed duiker) and 177 birds, especially the Rwenzori turaco, cuckoo, , robin, owl and francolin.
Activities
Most tourists are anxious to take on the central circuit trial which lasts 6 nights 7 days to complete and allows to see the main peaks. Other shorter hikes can take up to 4 days.