The 3 Days Mount Rwenzori Nature Walk to John Maate Camp will give you a dreamlike experience. with Excellence Africa Adventure It takes you to the mossy heather zone above 3,500 metres asl the reason UNESCO calls the Rwenzori Mountains “Africa’s botanical big game”.
John Maate Camp is one of the camps with the best views of the Stanley plateau glacier on Mount Stanley. After walking through a boggy section, relaxing in this camp is very rewarding. Enjoy cloudlike fog as it moves quickly across the valley either side of the camp.
Situated across the hill at the edge of the valley, before dinner or early in the morning you can cross the Bujuku River to the Bigo Bog before returning to camp.
The 3 Days Mount Rwenzori Nature Walk to John Maate Camp follows the Rwenzori Central Circuit trail and starts at the Rwenzori Mountains National park’s Mihunga gate. After an early morning breakfast, your drive/ guide will transfer you from your hotel around Fort portal or Kasese to Mihunga park gate for a briefing from the park wardens and induction for the trip while meeting your guides and porters.
After the briefing you embark on your trip into the park taking the trail which follows a thick forest along the Mubuku River, crossing the Mahoma River tributary before starting a long, steep climb up onto a massive ridge to reach Nyabitaba Camp. During this part of the trip you may hear calls of or actually spot Chimpanzees as well as Black and White Colobus, Blue monkeys and the brilliantly colored Rwenzori Turaco.
Hike Duration: 6 -7 hours. Elevation height: 1,036M
From Nyabitaba follow the trail that drops down through the forest to the Kurt Shafer Bridge, just below the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers.
Passing through the bamboo forest, traverse through a long and exhausting stretch of slippery moss-covered rock. From the Nyamuleju rock shelter, Mount Stanley and Mount Speke can be seen before passing into the zone of the giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. Finally reach John Matte Camp after passing through the tiring bog, for dinner and an overnight rest.
Hike Duration: 7-8 hours. Elevation height: 854m
From John Matte you will climb down from the same trail to Nyabitaba Camp for your lunch. This will take about 5 – 6 hours.
After your lunch, descend back to the park gate where you will end the Trek.
The descent from Nyabitaba to the Park gate will take 3 – 4 hours to complete your 3 days nature walk to John Maate Camp.
Park fees for 3 days
All meals
Bottled drinking water
Warm sleeping bags
Tents
Chefs
Guides and Porters
First Aid Kit:
Stomach medicine
Headache medicine
1 elastic bandage, Elastoplasts
Water purification tablets
Hiking shoes/Ruber boots
Rain jackets
Warm and waterproof gloves
Warm sweaters
Cameras
Snacks
Vitamin C tablets
Altitude sickness medication
Sun lotion
Lip ointment
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