Mt. Rwenzori national park is situated in the southwestern part of Uganda at the of Uganda and Democratic Republic Congo This exquisite natural piece is a UNESCO accredited world heritage site .MT Rwenzori national Park is home to Uganda highest snow caped block mountain, Mt Rwenzori also known as ‘Mountain Moon’ with Margherita being it highest peak this is a mountain climbers dream destination . Mt Rwenzori is the 3rd highest mountain in Africa all these beautiful facts about it just make is a dream destination. The park is indeed a natural gem as it is filled wildlife species like l’hoest’s monkey, golden monkeys, buffaloes, elephants, spotted hyenas, warthogs, genets, wild African cats, serval cats, forest hogs, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, bush duikers including red and blue duikers, rock hyraxes, tree hyraxes, leopards, klipspringers, squirrels, side striped and black backed jackals, bush pigs, Chimpanzees can also be seen once in a while among others.
MT Rwenzori national park is also a home to numerous bird species including the following;
Barred long tailed cuckoo, dusky crimsonswing, shelley’s crimsonswing, stripe breast, montane masked apalises, collared apaalises, Rwenzori batis, purple breasted sunbird, Rwenzori, double collared sun bird, red faced alethe, red throated alethe, white collared olive back, cinnamon bracken evergreen forest, grey winged Robin, olive wood pecker, African long eared owl, Rwenzori turaco, Archers Robin-chat, Rwenzonri nightjar, handsome francolin, Rwenzori hill babbler Black chinned qualifinch, hartlaub’s duck, Maxwell’s black weaver, orange tuftrd sunbird, Malache king fisher among others.
Mt Rwenzori national park is strategically located in Kasese district approximately 461 km southwest of Kampala capital city.
Tourist activities at Mt Rwenzori national park.
Wildlife watching; Mt Rwenzori national park is home to numerous wildlife such as; lions, Ugandan Kob, giant forest hog, warthog, Topi, red tailed monkeys, leopards, civet, genal and serval cats, African elephant, zebra, buffalo, crocodiles, spotted hyenas, water buck, side stripped jackals, mongooses, giant forest hogs, cheetah, bush pigs, baboons among others these various species one Uganda wildlife experience on Uganda wildlife safari at Mt Rwenzori national park interesting and more thrilling.
Bird viewing; Mountain Rwenzori national park is a UNESCO world birding heritage. It is to a variety of bird species these include; Barred long tailed cuckoo, dusky crimsonswing, shelley’s crimsonswing,stripe breast, montane masked apalises, collared apaalises, Rwenzori batis, purple breasted sunbird, Rwenzori,double collared sun bird,red faced alethe,red throated alethe, white collared olive back,cinnamon bracken evergreen forest,grey winged Robin,olive wood pecker,African long eared owl,Rwenzori turaco,Archers Robin-chat, Rwenzonri nightjar, handsome francolin,Rwenzori hill babbler to mention a few.
Community experience; While at the park one can visit the various tribes that live around Mt Rwenzori national learn about the craft making industry, participate in local cuisine to mention but a few. One can also learn about their day-to -day ways of living the various tribes at Mt Rwenzori national park Bamba, Bakonjo, Basongora, Banyabindi, Vanoma and Babwiisi.
Glacial lakes; since Mt Rwenzori is in the western rift valley, there are many unique formations like glaciers formed from the block mountains. For example, Lake Bajuku where one can have boat cruises and it should be noted that when having a boat cruise, one is encouraged to put on a life jacket and are to be led by experienced guides to avoid any unlikely events from occurring while on a boat cruise on the glacier lake.
Mountain climbing; While at the park one can climb some of the peaks of the mountain such as Margherita peak which is the highest and reach the snow caped part of the mountain. This experience is also filled with getting the scenic views of the different vegetation, the hills, the valleys, the waters to mention but a few. Besides mountain climbing being a thrilling activity it is also a source of exercise for the body. However, mountain climbing should be done while putting of protective shoes, garments and with the aid of a guide to lead tourist through the different trails to the peak of the mountain.
Nature walks and hiking; The park is filled with numerous walking trails that run through the forests and valleys in the national park where one can have the opportunity to trek while viewing the different wildlife species and birds. This can also be a good chance to connect with nature as these walks are soothing and therapeutic.
The best time to visit Mt Rwenzori national park is during the dry months of January, February, December, June, July and august as this is the period where trails are more walkable, and it is easier to view wildlife.
Nature walks and hikes; There are various walking trails through out the park and these walking path enable one to have the best wildlife views, bird views and not forgetting scenic views of the trees, caldera lakes, the beautiful vegetation and hills making ones Uganda wildlife safari in the park.
The best time to visit Mt Rwenzori national park is during the dry months of the year in the months of January, February, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. This national park however can be visited throughout the year.