1). COMMUNITY VILLAGE WALK:

This takes you through the village visiting several homes and points with local trades and livelihoods on a relatively flat trail of 2-4 hours). It is an opportunity to see how the locals live and what they do on their daily basis to live with the local wildlife and landscape. The homes visited are; the traditional storyteller, the basket weaver, the coffee farmer, the traditional healer, and the blacksmith. (Price: 15$ per person)

2). COMMUNITY HILL CLIMB WALK:

This takes you to the village’s highest hill. It starts from 1646m to 2400meters in a return journey of 3-4 hours. You will be trekking on steep terrain. On top, you enjoy close views of the mountains. On clear days, you will be able to take the beautiful views of the Mubuku valley, margarita peak (Rwenzori highest peak), and Lake George in Queen Elizabeth at the same time. (Price: 15$ per person)

3). COMMUNITY FOREST NATURE WALK:

On this trail, you will be walking along River Mubuku to enter a natural forest bordering the Rwenzori Mountains National Park. It is a mainly flat trail going through the local gardens where you will be able to observe local crops while enjoying the mountain scenery before you enter the forest. On this trail, you have a high chance of finding the chameleons. You will spend time observing this elusive creature to see how it changes colors or hunts its prey. In the forest, you will be walking in the real jungle with tall trees, plants, and vines. It is a memorable experience crossing rivers, listening to the natural forest sounds of rivers, birds, and insects. On a lucky day, you may spot some chimps and other primates on the canopy having crossed from the park. (Price: 15$ per person)

4). VANILLA FARMING EXPERIENCE:

You have probably seen, used, or enjoyed the heavenly flavor of Vanilla. If it was from your favorite baked goodies, then you are about to discover what makes your backers’ secrete. Through this tour, you will see how this wonderful crop is grown in the Rwenzori foothills. You will visit the farmer and spend between 1-2 hours on the farm learning how to plant, grow, pollinate, harvest, and cure vanilla beans. At the end of the tour, you can choose to buy some of the beans if they are in harvest. (Price: 15$ per person)

5). TRADITIONAL HUNTING DEMO. EXPERIENCE:

You will join a local ex-hunter to show you the culture of hunting small mammals in the local villages and the forest. This hunter will take you on a full day (8 hours) activity of showing you how they look for, identify, trap and hunt these small animals. He will explain the medicinal and cultural values of these animals and plants. The activity is not real and doesn’t involve killing any animals as you return with all the trapping and hunting materials without leaving any in the wild. (Price: 50$ per person)

6). JOINING THE EVENING CULTURAL DANCE FESTIVAL OF THE LOCALS IN THE VILLAGE:

 In the evening, starting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, the local people come together to perform traditional songs, dances, and instruments. This is aimed to pass the culture to the young generations but it is also a great moment to meet the indigenous people of the Rwenzori Mountains (the Bakonzo tribe) you will have a moment to learn how to sing, dance, or play the local musical instruments the same way as the locals. (Price: 20$ per person)

7). RUBONI COMMUNITY OVERNIGHT HILL TREK

This overnight trip brings guests closes to the nature and culture of Rwenzori in one night. The trek starts at 1615m to 2400m above sea level, where you do overnight camping at the peak of the highest hill in the village. The trek package covers three meals, guide, porter, and the experience. On clear mornings and nights, trekkers are able to view margarita peak, the highest point on the Rwenzori Mountains and Uganda, standing on the Uganda – Congo border. You also take the views of Lake George in Queen Elizabeth National park. on this trek, community and culture experience is immense. During this hill trek, will be climbing through the rustic villages on the foothills of Rwenzori as you observe the local way of life at the homes, on the farms and as local people return home from their days work in the hills. (price: 100$ per person and requires preferably a minimum of two people)

8). FULL DAY EXPERIENCE PACKAGE:

Some people like to buy a compo community experience package. This full day package will include;

• Two village walks of your choice (excluding hunting experience),
• The cultural dance festival,
• Two meals at the camp, and
• One local drink of choice at the dance arena

The package has been well planned to perfectly give you a full day of exploring the nature and culture of the Rwenzori Mountains with the indigenous Bakonzo people. You can find this package here (price: 60$ per person)