The fabled "Mountains of the Moon" lie in Western Uganda along the Congolese boarder with the Snow - covered equatorial peaks rise to a height of 5,109m and lower slopes are blanketed in moorland and rich montane forest. Most of the park is accessible only to hikers although the magnificent scenery and 19 Albertine Rift endemics would be ample reward for Birders.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park protects the eastern slopes and glacial peaks of the 120km-long. Rwenzori Mountains or 'Mountains of the Moon', a world-class hiking and mountaineering destination.