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11 Days Rwenzori Mountains Trekking mountaineering safari will take you to Rwenzori mountains national park for mountain trekking up to the Margherita 5109 m the highest peak of Rwenzori mountains. Rwenzori mountains National Park is a national park is one of the UNESCO recognized as world heritage sites in Uganda. It has glaciers on the top, waterfalls, Rivers, Lakes and huge forests make it one of Africa’s most beautiful mountains. Rwenzori mountains national park is a home to numerous endangered species and rich with unusual flora comprising, and the giant heather trees. The Rwenzori Mountains are the biggest mountain ranges in Africa with six major mountains and peaks above 4,500 m. of altitude these include Mt. Speke, Mt. Stanley, Mt. Gessi (in the Congolese side), Mt. Baker, Mt. Luigi di Savoia and Mt. Emin Pasha. They are found along the border between Uganda and DR Congo for over 120 km. The highest peak of Rwenzori Mountains was named after the Italian Queen Margherita, who supported the first trekking journey of the Rwenzori in June 1906 that was led by Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy the Duke of Abruzzi. The name “Rwenzori” is a local word of the Bakozo tribe the local language meaning “mountain of the rain”, for its rainy nature.