Accommodation: Ruboni Community Camp, Rwenzori Mountains / Similar

This day guest will have breakfast and We set off from Sine Camp for a steep climb through bamboo forests characterized by fruit and berry trees. The call of Crimson winged Rwenzori turaco bird rings through the crisp air. At 3,000 meters, the bamboo gives way to towering heather trees, some 15 meters high. Tucked away in the heather trees is Kalalama Camp, with a view of Lake George in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

We continue with the ascend until we turn and descend to a flat valley of lobelia plants. A short jaunt takes us to Kyra Villa where we again descend to enter Samalira Camp, which is cusped in a small dip carved from the landscape.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Included Activities: Hiking

Overnight: Ruboni Community Camp

Ruboni Community Camp is situated at the gateway to the Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Accommodation at the camp offers guests the choice between a small cottage with furnished rooms and natural finishing or the possibility to hire or pitch a tent. Each bed is fitted with a mosquito net and rooms are lit with hydropower giving guests an opportunity to charge their gadgets. Activities at the camp are a village tour, hill climbing hike, forest hike, Rwenzori Trekking tours and traditional dancing.

This day guest will have breakfast and begin the descent back through the serene bamboo forest, accompanied by bird calls and chimpanzees screeching in the distance. At Omusita Rest Area, we may continue a straight descent or divert to the scenic route, a trail following Nyamwamba River. All paths reunite at the park entrance and we continue from there back to Wild Tracks Overland Camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Included Activities: Hiking

Overnight: Nyinabulitwa Country Resort & Safari Camp

Nyinabulitwa Country Resort & Safari Camp is situated approximately 20 kilometres outside Fort Portal in the western part of Uganda. The resort borders Kibale Forest National Park, one of the most beautiful tropical forests in the country with stunning bird and insect life and 13 species of primates, including a unique population of more than 1400 chimpanzees. Accommodation at the resort includes luxury cottages and quality camping. The campsite offers modern ablution facilities, solar power installations, as well as barbeque and dining facilities with spectacular views over the crater lake. Activities guests staying at the resort can take part in include boating, fishing, mountain biking, guided hiking trails, and bird and monkey viewing.

This is the last day of tour, the mountains of the moon diminish in the rear-view mirror, but they loom large in our memories as we return to Kampala and on to Entebbe International Airport for our flight back home. A stop at the Equator presents an opportunity to grab a few souvenirs and gifts from the delectable craft markets.

Meals: Breakfast