It was a wonderful experience, one we’ll remember for a long time to come
“Thank you for an exceptional hike. It was without doubt the highlight of our trip to Uganda. The team was professional, caring and careful, and we returned tired but very happy with our experience. Expect spectacular scenery, moments far from the world on top of legendary mountains. More details now for future hikers. Our profiles : we’re a French couple, 34 years old. We stayed 18 days in Uganda for a self guided trip. We […]
A House – Notes from the Rwenzoris
There is a house in the south west part of Uganda. It’s just on the outskirts of a village called Kilembe. It’s a lodge more like, made of wood, and it sits at the base of a mountain. The way to get there might seem long at first. From Kampala, you take a bus across the country to the town of Kasese. It takes about eight hours with all the stops, but don’t worry, you’ll […]
For Uganda’s Vanishing Glaciers, Time Is Running Out
A trek through tropical forest, mud fields, and scree reveals the last remnants of the once-sprawling ice fields in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains. Their loss has profound implications for local communities, uniquely adapted species, and scientists studying the climate record. JOHN WENDLE Enock Bwambale stopped at the lip of the dying glacier, its blunted nose arcing steeply down to scoured rocks, then shouted up to his fellow guide Uziah Kule that the ice was too sheer […]
