15/05/2026
Travel to Uganda with Enchanted Uganda Safaris.Rwenzori mountains national park was gazetted in 1991 and was recognized as a world heritage sites in 1994
The Rwenzori consist of six distinct mountains, Stanley,speke, Baker,Emin,Gessi and savioa Mt Stanley’s 5109m margherita peak is the third highest points of Africa
The Rwenzori was named as the mountains of the moon by the Alexandrine geographer Ptolemy in AD 150
The explorer Henry Stanley placed the Rwenzori on the modern map on the 24th May 1888. He labeled it Rwenzori a local name that he record as meaning rain Maker or cloud King
The oldest person to reach the margherita peak was Ms Beryl park aged 78 claimed represented the source of the Nile and which he named.montes lunae the mountains of the moon
The Rwenzori range which lies on the Uganda Congo border on the edge of the Albertine rift valley measures approximately 110km long and 50km wide
Trail ascend to the peaks from kilembe,mihunga and katebwa make no mistake climbing the mountains is tough conditions are Cold and wet the terrain is steep and boggy and week or more needed to reach mount Stanley but with the help of local Bakonzo guides and porters,the mountains can be climbed and the rewards are vas.
Indeed your Rwenzori experience will likely rank among your most challenging and satisfying achievements
The park is also home to 18mammal species,217birdsspecies 9 species of reptiles and 6 species of amphibians large mammals including elephants, buffalo, gaint forest,hog bushbuck, chimpanzee Jackson chameleon and leopard are present in forest zone but they are rarely seen
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