Primate Safaris
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Primate Safaris
Contact us
T : +256 392 159 498
T : +9 1 9544 666 665
E : info@primatesafaris.com
National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
About the Park
Imagine standing on the equator and looking up at snow.
That is Rwenzori. That is the moment that makes every traveler who has ever stood at the base of these mountains stop talking, stop photographing, and simply stare. Because nothing quite prepares you for a mountain range that rises out of tropical Uganda into glaciers, snowfields, and peaks that scrape the sky at over 5,000 meters. This is not what people expect when they book a trip to Africa. And that is exactly what makes it unforgettable.
Welcome to Rwenzori Mountains National Park southwestern Uganda, East Africa home to Margherita Peak, Africa's third highest summit, and one of the most astonishing trekking experiences on the entire continent. The ancient Greeks heard stories of a mysterious mountain range feeding Africa's great rivers and named it the Mountains of the Moon. Stand here today and you will completely understand why.
Your journey through the park is a journey through worlds. Start in lush tropical rainforest where chimpanzees call overhead and leopards move silently through the undergrowth. Climb higher into cool bamboo forest, then into magical heathland draped in moss where giant heathers tower above you like something from a fairy tale. Higher still, the moorland opens up — wide, wild, and scattered with giant lobelias and groundsels that grow nowhere else on earth. And at the top? Snow. Ice. A glacier shimmering above the equator. A view that will take your breath away though at that altitude, the thin air may have already done that.
This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for good reason. The Rwenzori range is home to over 70 mammal species, 217 bird species 19 found nowhere else on the planet and plant life so extraordinary that botanists travel from across the world just to see it. Your Bakonzo guide, whose ancestors have called these slopes home for centuries, will walk beside you not just as a guide but as a storyteller, unlocking a landscape that rewards curiosity at every turn.
You do not have to summit to fall in love with Rwenzori. Day hikes, forest walks, birdwatching at altitude there is a version of this experience for every kind of traveler. But for those who do make it to the top, to Margherita Peak at 5,109 meters, standing above the clouds with all of Africa below that is a story you will be telling for the rest of your life.
Wildlife
- Leopard
- Elephant
- Cape Buffalo
- Chimpanzee
- Vulture
- African Fish Eagle
- Hornbill
- Crowned Crane
- Baboon
- Vervet Monkey
- Colobus Monkey
- Chameleon
- Monitor Lizard
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Kingfisher
- Weaver Bird