Itinerary
Day 1: Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba camp.
After an early morning breakfast, your driver guide will transfer you from your hotel around Kasese to Mihunga park gate. Receive briefing from the park wardens and induction for the trip while meeting your guides and porters.
Thereafter embark on your trip into the park taking the trail which follows a thick forest along the Mubuku River, crossing its Mahoma River tributary before starting a long, steep climb up onto a massive ridge to reach Nyabitaba hut. During this part of the trip you may hear chimpanzee and see black and white colobus, blue monkey and the brilliantly coloured Rwenzori turaco.
Accommodation at Nyabitaba camp
Day 2: Nyabitaba to John matte camp
From Nyabitaba follow the trail that drops down through the forest to the Kurt Shafer Bridge, just below the confluence of the Mubuku and Bujuku rivers.
Passing through the bamboo forest, traverse through a long and exhausting stretch of slippery moss-covered rock. From the Nyamuleju rock shelter, Mount Stanley and Mount Speke can be seen before passing into the zone of the giant heather, lobelia and groundsel. Finally reach John Matte Hut after passing through the tiring bog, for dinner and overnight at the hut.
Accommodation at John Matte Camp
Day 3: John Matte to Nyabitaba then park gate
From John Matte climb downs from the same trail to Nyabitaba Camp for your lunch. This will take about 5 – 6 hours. After your lunch, descend back to the park gate where you will be met by our driver guide to drive you back to Kasese for an overnight.
The descend from Nyabitaba to the Park gate will take 3 – 4 hours to complete your 3 days nature walk to John Matta camp trek.
