Bukurungu trail landscapes in Rwenzori mountains.
Bukurungu trail landscapes in Rwenzori Mountains is one of the best trail and landscapes you should not miss on your Rwenzori hiking tour.
Bukurungu Trail landscapes in Rwenzori Mountains, the newly opened and now the third famous Rwenzori trail leading to the highest point of Uganda and the 3rd highest peak margherita 5109m on the African continent.
Bukurungu trail offers a variety of captivating landscapes starting from the base camp in omukorukumi village and passing through the bakonzo community homesteads. The bakonzo people are the inhabitants of the slopes of the Rwenzori mountains that makes them to do hiking every day going to the town centers to buy items like salt, match box, cooking oil and many more for home use.
How to get to Bukurungu Trail landscapes in Rwenzori mountains
To get to bukurungu trail in Rwenzori mountains, after booking with us your Rwenzori hiking tour, you are transported by our driver guide from the airport or your hotel and drive along the Kasese fort portal road and branch off in Rugendabara town center and drive through the rough road and head to omukorukumi village at the starting point. in omukorukumi village is where you meet your porters, chef and guides gives you briefing before starting your hike.
How to plan a budget trip to Bukurungu Trail landscape in Rwenzori mountains.
Rwenzori hiking should not miss on your bucket list when visiting Uganda the pearl of Africa. We tailor budget Rwenzori mountains hiking and climbing expeditions, exploring the legendary “mountains of the moon” at affordable budget rates.
When you book for groups more than 10 people, you are given a discount to trek the Rwenzori mountains.
Backpacking in the Rwenzori mountains is sometimes difficult since there is carrying meals, cooking gas and equipment making it hard for doing backpacking in the Rwenzori mountains. Put it mind that there is no backpacking for 7 days in the Rwenzori mountains, the porters carry your luggage since hiking to the Rwenzori is a physically demanding activity.
Rwenzori mountains is a world class hiking, climbing and mountaineering destination. It is one of the best challenging mountains on the globe.
When to Book a budget trip to Bukurungu Trail landscapes in Rwenzori mountains.
Rwenzori mountains can be visited all year round, but the best time for clear skies is in the dry seasons, starting from June to August and December to February. The wet season starts from September to November and from march to May.
During the dry months climbers enjoy the blue skies when climbing the Rwenzori mountains peaks. The bukurungu wilderness trail is well known for its captivating landscapes, the ridges bordering Uganda and congo are unique sightings.
Bukurungu trail landscapes vegetation
The bukurungu trail features a variety of vegetation zones, the green and lush tropical forest, the heather zone(moorland), bamboo zone, afro alpine zone and rocky zone.
Facts about Bukurungu Trail in Rwenzori Mountains
The bukurungu trail in Rwenzori Mountains was opened for trekking adventures in 2018 under the partnership of Uganda wildlife Authority and World-Wide Fund (WWF) Organization. The trail is now managed by BUJUKU ECO TOURS AND TRAVEL LTD.
The trail existed since many years ago and was being used by poachers until in 2015 when it was discovered that the trail can be of a national importance after realizing it offers unique views of rivers and lakes that includes lake bukurungu, lake mughule, river lamia, river kinyamiyeye and many more.
The real adventure to the Rwenzori mountains through the bukurungu wilderness trail takes you through the untamed beauty of the Rwenzori, viewing the Uganda and congo landscapes. The trail takes you to join the central circuit trail on the 4th day of trekking giving you an opportunity to climb Margherita peak 5109m on Mount Stanley.
