Weismann’s Peak is one of the special places in the Rwenzori Mountains, offering wide views of the land below. During your trek, you may encounter different wild species. Reptiles like snakes are rare, but to stay safe you should always step where your guide steps and follow the route they use. Other reptiles include lizards. You may also see elephants and monkeys such as black-and-white colobus, L’Hoest monkeys, blue monkeys, and others.
Starting from the Rwenzori central circuit route, the trail passes through a bamboo forest that is home to primates and many birds. These include the Rwenzori turaco, red-throated alethe, white-tailed crested flycatcher, mountain chat, and Rwenzori olive thrush. Along the way, you will also see different vegetation. The path takes you across moss-covered rocks and clear lakes fed by glaciers and streams.
The journey continues through fields, tall elephant grass, and dense bushes before reaching River Mahoma. You then climb steeply to Nyabitaba Camp, where you rest for the night. From here, the trail drops through the forest and leads to the Kichuchu Bridge. The path is smooth at first through bamboo forest, but it becomes harder with long stretches of slippery moss-covered rocks. With persistence, you will be rewarded with views of the Portal Peaks before entering the zone of giant heather, lobelia, and groundsel plants.
At Guyeoman Camp you will rest and share amenities with fellow travelers before continuing the next day. After breakfast, the trail goes down to River Mubuku and the lower Bujongolo Rock Shelter, once used by Italians during an expedition in 1906. Before leaving, take time to enjoy views of Mount Baker. From here, you descend to Kitandara Lakes Camp, with wide views of Congolese villages, the twin lakes, Mount Stanley, and Mount Baker. These moments make your hike very memorable.
Finally, you take the last climb to stand on the peak itself.
