Getting to Rwenzori National Park

Getting to Rwenzori National Park – Hikes, nature walks and wildlife

Getting to Rwenzori National Park – This park is situated about 400 kilometers away from Kampala city center in western Uganda and it is bordered by Fort portal where kibale forest national park is located, Kasese where Queen Elizabeth national park is located and Budibugyo district where semuliki national park is located.

 By Road                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  From Kampala-Fort portal via Mubende.                                                                                                                        

   The 361 km trip from Kampala takes you through mityana, Mubende, kyegeggwa before entering kibale forest national park and exiting to the beautiful tea plantations in fort portal before driving through to the mountain range before turning 8 kms before kasese town.

From Kampala-kasese via Mbarara- Bushenyi.                                                                                                                  

  The 384 km trip that takes you through mpigi, masaka, Lyantonde before entering lake Mburo national park area where you expect to see long horned Ankle cattle before reaching Mbarara for a lunch break then later continue to Bushenyi before entering the beautiful tea farms and Kalinzu forest, then you proceed to the Kyambura gorge chimpanzee escarpment then you will enter Queen Elizabeth national park then you will drive to kasese town which is 15 kms to the park headquarters in Nyakalengija.

By Air

There are domestic flights operated by Aerolink Uganda and Kampala executive aviation to kasese air strip near the Rwenzori national park

When to visit Mountain Rwenzori National Park?

Mount Rwenzori National Park is located along the equator and because of this; most parts are wet compared to other parts in East Africa. The highest rainfall amount is experienced in the eastern slopes and rains kick start from March to May and from September to mid-December. For excellent tour, you can opt to travel to this park from June to September as most parts remain relatively drier. This area experiences temperature range of about 5 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Where to stay in Mount Rwenzori National Park?

There are many accommodations for you to spend a night in this park and they include among others-Hotel Margherita which is situated at the base of the mountain just a few kilometers from Kasese town. Amazingly, a side from accommodation, they also offer Rwenzori experience.

The Rwenzori International Hotel-this is located about 3 kilometers off Kasese airstrip just at the base of Rwenzori Mountain range. This provides executive self-contained rooms to single non-self-contained rooms with camping options.

Kitara lodge-this is located about 16 kilometers off Katunguru gate of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This accommodation facility is very keen on environmental conservation and it is built using renewable materials.

The Equator snow lodge-this is also set at the base of the mountain and offers luxury accommodation services. Below it, there is a roaring Mubuku River and its cottages are constructed using the river rocks thus making it a few exceptionally rare facilities for one to spend a night while on safari in this park.

Tropical savanna guesthouse-this is set along the Mbarara-Kasese route within Kasese Town and it is ideal for budget visitors on safari in Mount Rwenzori National Park.

Best time to visit Rwenzori national park

It’s always good to know the months suitable for trekking; Mountain Rwenzori national park can be visited any time of the year, however the suitable months to visit the national park is during the dry season, which is from June and August and between Decembers to February these are known as the dry months.