The Rwenzori Trekkers hostel is situated in Kyanjuki village in Kilembe. The Rwenzori Trekkers Hostel is just 12 kilometers from Kasese town. The Rwenzori Trekkers Hostel is one of the most popular points to start and end your trek and offers spectacular views of the River Nyamwamba and the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris.

The Rwenzori Trekkers is a skillfully renovated former copper mine building. The Rwenzori Trekkers hostel overlooks the deep-running River Nyamwamba valley and offers the best views of the Rwenzori Mountains. Click here to see our recommended mountain gorilla trekking tour.

The Rwenzori Trekkers hostel offers a range of accommodation options depending on the travelers’ budget, including single rooms, double rooms, camping, and dormitories.

Wildlife in Rhenzori

Rwenzori Mountains National Park protects more than 70 mammal species, 6 species of which are endemic to the Albertine Rift; 4 species belong to the park, while 3 are rare species. The Rwenzori Mountains offer other rare wildlife species such as wild chimpanzees, elephants, the Rwenzori otter, and leopards. Although animals are in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, the chances of spotting them are narrow. Hikers might encounter tiny antelopes, blue monkeys, bushbucks, black & white colobus monkeys, and the three-horned chameleon.

Vegetation

Rwenzori Mountains National Park offers an extensive and diverse vegetation zone that is beautifully classified into 6, ranging from the savannah zone, the Afro-montane forest zone, the bamboo forest zone, the Heather/Rapenea zone, the Afro-alpine mountain zone, and the Rocky/Glacier zone.

Birdwatching 

Rwenzori Mountains National Park has over 217 bird species, 17 of which are endemic to the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, which makes it an important birding destination. The bird species in the Rwenzori Mountains include Rwenzori Turaco, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Handsome Francolin, Blue-headed Sunbird, Long-eared Owl, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Rwenzori Batis, barbets, Archers’ Robin-chat, White-starred Robin, Strange Weaver, Illadopsis, the rare Montane Sooty Boubou, Greenbuls, Lagden’s Bush Shrike, slender-billed starling, Golden-winged Sunbird, Apalises, Flycatchers, and Crimson Wings.

The Rwenzori Snow Peaks

Rwenzori Mountains National Park offers 6 different ranges, which are situated a few miles north of the equator, with the highest peak at Mount Stanley (Margherita at 5109 m), then Speke (4890 m) & Baker (4890 m), each peak containing snow & glaciers. These peaks can be accessed through both routes of the central circuit & the Kilembe trail.

The Rwenzori Lakes

There are roughly 20 lakes in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Bujuku Lake is located at the apex of the deep glacier-curved Bujuku valley, under the shadow of Mount Stanley, Speke, and Baker; Lake Mahoma (at 2651 m) is easily accessible via the central circuit. The hike up the Kilembe trail in the Nyamwamba valley, where the glacier moraine was deposited in the dam, has long created a series of eight delightful lakes. Rwenzori Mountain is the source of several river streams.

The best times to visit, climb, walk, or trek in Rwenzori Mountains National Park are from June to August and December to February; however, you can go at any time of year. The optimum months for mountaineers to try ascending Margherita Peak on Mount Rwenzori are June through September.