Mount Rwenzori National park
Mount Rwenzori National park
Mount Rwenzori national park is a stunning safari destination that is located in the south-western part of Uganda that borders with Democratic Republic of Congo close to Virunga National Park. The park covers an area of about 386 square kilometers in the districts like Bundibugyo, Kasese, and Kabarole. Mount Rwenzori national park is mostly explored because of its natural beauty that offers tourists with the perfect viewing like green vegetation like rivers, lakes, waterfalls, rare plants, glaciers, mountains and among others. Mount Rwenzori national park mainly is called by the most people like mountain of the moon that sounds to be unique as the reason to why most of the tourists come to explore the park.
Attractions in Mount Rwenzori national park.
Wildlife.
Mount Rwenzori National Park is a home of various over 70 mammal species as well the park hosts some endemic to Albertine Rift. The animal species that are found in Mount Rwenzori national park includes elephants, chimpanzees, Rwenzori otter, leopard, and others. And the park as well has got the number of primate species like the blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys; small antelopes like such bushbucks, and diverse numbers of reptiles.
Vegetation.
Mount Rwenzori national park is a safari destination that has got intriguing attractive vegetation with the diverse and the beautiful flora rather than the fauna. Mostly the vegetation in the park can be seen especially when going to carry out hiking safari from the tropical rain forest to the tree heathers, montane forest, Afro-alpine and bamboo. The afro-alpine with the emblematic big forms of Senecio and lobelia that is one world’s unique botanical communities that is only found in the mountains above 3800 meters in East African.
Bird species.
Mount Rwenzori national park is a birding safari haven with over 217 bird species with the various endemic Albertine Rift Species that are 17 to the endemic to the mountain Rwenzori making Rwenzori an important birding area. Some of the bird species in Mount Rwenzori national park includes Slender-billed starling, Rwenzori Batis, Boubou, Long-eared Owl, Rwenzori Turaco, Strange Weaver, Apalises, Flycatchers and Crimson wings, Greenbuls and among others.
Things to do in Mount Rwenzori National park
Mountain climbing
Mountain climbing is the famous safari activity that takes place in Rwenzori mountain national park, the park being the home of the third highest peak in the entire Africa known as Margarita with the 7 days climb until on top. Travelers do enjoy mountain climbing safari in the park with the best trails that are such scenic routes to the top of the mountain. The various routes offers the stunning and rewarding viewing spots like to the glacial lakes, dramatic mountain passes, lush valley, gorgeous viewpoints and others.
Hiking and guided nature walks.
Mount Rwenzori national park offers the tourists with the best safari opportunity where the travelers encounter the natural wonders of the mountain to discover the hidden treasures of the park. With the help of the well experienced safari guide that led you to the wonderful trails that gives you the magical view of the creatures like Buraro chimp forest, Lake Muhooma and others. Tourists as well use the basic hiking routes through the communities of Kichamhe to Karangura ridge.
During the guided nature walks in the Mount Rwenzori national park you experience the communities of Ruboni and Turaco that offers the tourists guided forest walks of the various length that is outside the park. Also during the nature walk using the different routes you can explore River Mubuku with the basic views of Mount Baker and portal peaks. As well you can have the basic view of the snow-capped Margherita peak, along the spotting the animal species like squirrels, Vervet monkeys, chameleons and lots of bird species.
Cultural experience.
Cultural experience is a wonderful safari activity done by tourists who visit Mount Rwenzori national park. Where the tourists with the experienced safari guides go to visit the Bakozo villagers in their homesteads through the foothills of the Rwenzori will be the most admirable one to be experienced one. This is where the visitors enjoy the vibrant dance performance with lively exciting drumming, meet the blacksmith, basket weavers as well as listening their amazing storytellers, learning to prepare their meal and others.
Bird watching.
Mount Rwenzori national park offers spectacular birding safari to the tourists where the tourists enjoy the safari activity where the park boasts over 217 bird species. Visitors enjoy the spotting of the unique bird species like Robins, Sunbirds, Rwenzori Turaco, Evergreen forest, Evergreen forest, long eared owl, Red throated Alethe, Stripe-breast Tit, illadopsis, Handsome francolin, Bearded Vultures, Olive-back and white starred Robin and others.
Wildlife viewing.
Mount Rwenzori national park is a rewarding safari destination that offers the travelers with the best wildlife viewing. The park offers the travelers with the breathtaking view of the scenic land
