Day One:

Arrive at Entebbe and transfer to Kasese through Fortportal. Overnight at Hotel Margherita.

Day Two:

Travel to Nyakalengija. Start trekking to Nyabitaba hut. 2650m. The trek is through coffee plantations and crossing the Mahoma River travelling through forest to the Nyabitataba hut set on forested ridge with a view of portal peaks and Bujuku Valley.

Day Three:

Travel to John Matte Hut, 7 hours walk 3550m the trail descends through forest to cross to Bujuku river at Kurt Shaffer Bridge and through a Giant Heath and Grounsel forest you will stop at Nyamileju hut "Place of Beards", a name that refers to the moss and lichen hanging from the trees. We carry on to John Matte which is close to the river in a grove of Giant heather.

Day Four:

Travel to Lake Bujuku Hut.3900m. We travel through the two Bigo Bogs to Bigo Hut, crossing Kibatisi Bog to cooking pot cave and on to the beautiful set of Lake Bujuku (where Jesus learnt how to walk on the water) Here you should be able to have a wonderful view of Mounts Stanley, Speke and Baker and the incredible ice cave on Mount Speke should be clearly visible. You may now choose to ascend to mount Speke.

Day Five:

Travel to Elena Hut.4541m. Travelling through groundsel gully and via Scott Eliot pass ( highiest point of loop trail 4372m ) we ascend to Elena Hut.

Day Six:

We climb to Margherita peak 5109m. Summit of the highest mountain in Africa and descend to Kitandara hut.

Day Seven:

We travel to Guy yeoman 3450m. 5 hours walk. We will make a steep ascent to the fresh field pass 4282m and then descend to Bujonglo Cave. 3720m the base used for Duke of Abruzzi's 1906 expedition. We will pass the Kabamba cave 3450m the waterfall and rock shelter staying overnight at Guy Yeoman hut set in giant heather zone.

Day Eight:

Descend from Guy Yeoman to Nyakalengija to Fortportal. Steep descent through the Bamboo Zone via Lake Mahoma to the trail head at Nyakalengija to Kibale via Fortportal.

Day Nine:

Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest to see Red tail monkeys, Chimps, Baboons and other forest dwellers. Later transfer to the gorilla sanctuary through this beautiful mountain scenery referred to as the little Switzerland of Africa. Or though Ishasha if the road is ok. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara Luxury Camp.

Day Ten and Eleven:

After breakfast, briefing by ranger guides. Later with picnic lunch, start a 30 minutes - 8 hours trek to find the Mountain gorillas. The tracking starts at the area where the gorillas were the previous day. After a full hour with the gorillas, return to your accommodations for dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara Campsite. On alternate days others will be taking a forest walk to the Munyaga water falls and village walk to visit local community activities.

Day Twelve:

After breakfast, transfer to Mbarara arriving in time for lunch at the Lake View Hotel; continue to Kampala to St.Bruno Tented Camp.

day Thirteen:

Optional white water rafting day.

Day Fourteen:

Transfer to airport for flight connections.