To hike the Rwenzori

Hiking Mount Rwenzori is without a doubt one of the most extraordinary adventure experiences Africa has to offer the rest of the globe. Hiking or climbing is a major attraction of all safaris to Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Climbing the Rwenzori Mountains is a once-in-a-lifetime journey that takes adventurous hikers not only to the snow-capped peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains, but also through distinct plant life/vegetation zones.

The plant life of the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon varies with height and includes lush tropical rain forests, montane forests, bamboo, and alpine. These make up the numerous environments that support the park's monkeys, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, to name a few. Mount Rwenzori is located in Western Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains National Park. It is located in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo, and Kabarole. Accessing Mount Rwenzori in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park from Kampala takes about 5-7 hours. The Rwenzori Mountains National Park is one of Uganda's ten national parks, and it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

When Greek explorers attempted to identify the Nile's source, Mount Rwenzori was referred to as the Mountains of the Moon. Diogenes said that the Nile's source was a series of mountains known as the Mountains of the Moon by the inhabitants. The connection was made since Mount Rwenzori is snow-capped. However, the snow-capped whiteness has been diminishing and may eventually vanish.