3-Day Rwenzori Hiking Mahoma Trail
per person
This 3-day Rwenzori hiking of the Mahoma Trail takes you via the central circuit for a camping nature walk experience. Here, hikers will enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Rwenzori environs using the Mahoma loop Trail.
Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Nyakalengija 1560m – Omukakiza Camp 2500m
- Day 2: Omukakiza camp 2500m – Lake Mahoma Camp 3000m
- Day 3: Lake Mahoma Camp through Nyabitaba Camp to Nyakalengija
Day 1: Nyakalengija 1560m – Omukakiza Camp 2500m
The Mahoma hike lasts for 3 days, starting with an early breakfast. You will meet your guides, cooks, and porters at the Rwenzori Mountaineering Services headquarters and go over trekking rules. Then, you’ll hike from the park gate at 1700m, covering 6.5km to Omukakiza camp in 4-5 hours, gaining 1000 meters in elevation. Along the way, you’ll see various birds, chameleons, and monkeys in the montane forest before having dinner and spending the night at the camp.
Accommodation: At the Camp
Meal Plan: lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Omukakiza camp 2500m – Lake Mahoma Camp 3000m
After breakfast, in the morning, descend steeply for a couple of hours from Omukakiza through a bamboo forest, then move to the flat area in the elephant zone. You may see Portal peaks and Kinyangoma Hills along the way. Arrive at the boardwalk, surrounded by Heather and afro-alpine vegetation with many Senecio plants and huge lobelia. Finally, reach Mahoma Lake, the deepest lake in Rwenzori Mountains National Park. At Mahoma Lake Camp, have dinner and rest in your tent.
Accommodation: At the Tent/Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Lake Mahoma Camp through Nyabitaba Camp to Nyakalengija
Rise up early for your morning breakfast and depart from Lake Mahoma, back to Nyalengija, which covers a distance of 8km in 3hours. Get further to the park gate via the Mubuku River and farmland. Proceed to dine and rest overnight at your preferred lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
3-Day Rwenzori Hiking Mahoma Trail Includes and Excludes
Inclusions:
- All transfers, including pick-ups and drop-offs
- All ground transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Mount Rwenzori hiking fee and camp fees
- Park entrance fees
- Ranger fees
- Accommodation as per the Itinerary
- All meals as per the Itinerary
- All activities included in the Itinerary
- Bottled drinking water
- Hiking stick
- Porter
Exclusions:
- Optional activities
- Life insurance
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Tips
- Other drinks apart from water
- Other expenses of a personal nature, such as Email services, airtime, and laundry.
- Hiking gear such as shoes, a raincoat, long-sleeved attire, insect repellent, sunglasses, a cap,etc.