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5,416 metres
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Eco-Tour, Hiking
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Easy to Moderate
Overview
Embark on a 4-Day Expedition to Rwenzori’s Majesty and Queen Elizabeth’s Wildlife Tapestry
Get ready for an unforgettable Ugandan adventure that blends the breathtaking landscapes of the Rwenzori Mountains with the vibrant wildlife panorama of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This 4-day expedition is crafted to tantalize your senses, challenge your spirit, and leave you with memories that will last a lifetime.
Highlights
- Unveiling the Rwenzori's Enchanting Foothills
- Trekking into the Realm of Giant Lobelias
- Unveiling Queen Elizabeth's Wildlife Treasures
- Farewell to Untamed Uganda
Itinerary
After descending from the mountain, you will be driven to Queen Elizabeth arriving in the evening
where you will be dropped at your place of accommodation.
Dinner and overnight at Kazinga Wildernest lodge.
After early morning game drive, go for another game drive in the mating grounds of the Uganda kob
where you expect to see water bucks, buffalos, lions, leopards, elephants, warthogs, Uganda kobs and
so many other animals and birds.
After lunch go for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel where you expect to see hundreds of hippos,
elephants and buffalos cooling off along the banks of the channel, hundreds of brrd species and other
animals,
After go for an evening game drive where you expect to see elephants, buffalos, lion, kobs, water bucks
and so many other animals and birds.
Dinner and overnight at Kazinga Wilderness lodge
After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo national park with a lunch break at Igongo restaurant Mbarara.
After lunch drive to the park where you will enter and have a game drive. Expect to see giraffes, zebras,
Eland, Topis, Impalas, buffaloes, bush bucks, water bucks and so many different species of birds. We will
go on a nature walk where you get up close with giraffes and other animals.
Dinner and overnight at Acadia Cottages
After breakfast we will go for another game drive, or you may opt to go for a nature walk in the park.
You can also opt to go biking. This is the only park where you can walk or bike without fear of being
attacked by a cat. Expect to see giraffes, zebras, Impalas, Topis, Eland, warthogs,
After we drive for lunch in Masaka, have a stop over at the Equator crossing for an experiment and
shopping.
Arrive in Entebbe in the evening where you will be dropped off at Green Valley Guest house.
FAQs
Annapurna Base Camp is a Grade B or a moderately difficult trekking route. So any fit person can do this trek, even if you do not have any previous experience. You should be aware of what to expect and mentally prepare for it. Then, as long as you will too, you can.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
The highest altitude reached is 4190m. This is the elevation of Annapurna Base Camp. ABC is the highest we will climb in this trek.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay a certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, a hot water facility could be free at a lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Pokhara or Kathmandu. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. The Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. The Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
Not really. It depends on you. If you want, ABC trekking can be done independently. You could hire a guide and a porter by yourself instead of going through an agency or not hire a guide at all. Although, not having a guide can be a little problematic during the offseason.
It really depends on you. Is it your first time in Nepal? How confident are you of being able to find your way around? How pressed on time are you? If you go through an agency, it will be costlier but everything will be planned. You will only have to come, trek and return.
For the Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
