This is a full expedition in the Mountains of the Moon. Over seven days you climb from Nyakalengija (1,615 m) through forest, bamboo, the Bigo Bog and Groundsel Gully to Elena Camp at 4,541 m. From there you make a pre-dawn summit push to Margherita Peak, at 5,109 m, where you may cross sections of ice and glacier.

The descent takes a different route. You go over Scott-Elliot Pass to Kitandara Camp, cross Fresh Field Pass (about 4,282 m), and pass Bujongolo Rock Shelter on the way down to Guy Yeoman Camp and the forest of the Mubuku valley. You have time to acclimatise at Elena, and your guides give a summit briefing there.

Experienced mountain guides, porters and a mountain chef with a cooking team support the whole climb. Park and trekking fees, huts and camps, meals and drinking water, sleeping bags and mattresses, and the technical summit kit (ropes, harnesses, helmets, crampons and ice axes where required) are all included.

What's included

Rwenzori National Park fees and trekking charges; Experienced mountain guides and porters; Mountain chef and cooking team; Meals throughout the trek and drinking water; Accommodation in mountain huts and camps; Sleeping bags and mattresses; Technical summit equipment where required (ropes, harnesses, helmets, crampons, ice axes); Applicable taxes and VAT; Pre-trek briefing and equipment preparation

What's not included

International flights and Uganda visa; Travel insurance; Accommodation before or after the trek; Personal expenses, personal hiking equipment and souvenirs; Tips and gratuities; Optional activities and any service not listed as included