Mountain climbing excursions and hiking

The great rift valley flow in East Africa running through Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda is full of astonishing features ranging from swamps, rivers, lakes and mountains which harbor thousands of mammals, birds and vegetation some of which are endangered and only resident of this great region will leave you pinnacle moments of mountain climbing excusions and hiking experience. Mountain climbing is famous on the two snow-capped peak mountains of Rwenzori in Uganda and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Other mount climbing activities are best done on mountain Kenya, mountain Elgon in Uganda, mountain Muhavura in Uganda, Virunga mountains in Rwanda, numerous ranges of mountain Rwenzori very cool and attracting for hiking in Fort Portal, Kasese, Uganda. Mountain climbing in this East African region will give you the best cool feeling of high altitudes while watching clouds below your feet as some of these points get beyond the height level of clouds.

Montane structure on Mountain climbing excursions

Mountains of this region like Rwenzori mountains, offer the most unique and ancient natural montane vegetation that is rare at high altitudes elsewhere in the world. These high altitude Afro-Alpine vegetation, cosmology, rift valley scenery, forest birds and forest tree species have become unique features of attraction during these mountain climbing excursions and hiking activities in this region of Africa. Mountain climbing will take you 5 to 10 days or more depending on you’re the time you take to rest at different stations (resting points at different mountain ranges) and your climbing speed and strength. Most of these mountainous areas are cold and you will need warming clothes and due to ragged topography, tough climbing boots and gloves are also essential and have to be parked to be part of your trip.