ABOUT MT. ELGON – Mount Elgon Hike
Located in Eastern Uganda, Mount Elgon has the largest caldera in the world. The mountain spans a diameter of 80km and rises over 3000m above sea level. It has over five peaks in both Kenya and Uganda, the highest being Wagagai at an elevation of 4321m above sea level.
Geologists estimate Mount Elgon first erupted over 24 million years ago. Because of that and subsequent eruptions, the mountain created a great landscape on its slopes and now has some of the most unique tourist attraction sites in Uganda, for example the Sipi Falls, Sisiyi Falls, Wanale Ridge, and Mount Elgon National Park among others.
8 Days Mount Elgon Hike.
| Day | Activity | Meals/ lodge |
| Day 1 | Travel from Entebbe / Kampala to Mbale
Have early breakfast and prepare for pickup from your hotel at 7:00 am, travel to eastern Uganda stopping over in Jinja for lunch and explore the Source of the Nile, Take a boat ride to the spot marked as the source of the River Nile, the longest river in the Nile. Enjoy the beautiful scenery across the Nile and Lake Victoria. Have lunch in Jinja town and thereafter drive out and proceed further east to Mbale. Enjoy wonderful views of the rugged foothills of Mountain Elgon. Transfer to your source of the smile – for dinner and overnight. |
Breakfast, lunch ,dinner |
| Day 2 | Kapkway – Tutum Camp ( 2667 m )
After you have had your breakfast and checking out as well, you will drive via Sipi to the Kapkway Exploration Center where UWA headquarters are found. You will then your guide and porters ready with food and camping gears for your hiking experience. You will start walking up to Tutum Cave Camp ( 2667 m ) through Montane and bamboo forest. The Tutum cave is magnificent as it is hidden within the forest. You will later set camp for your overnight with dinner as well. Meal plan : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner |
Breakfast, lunch ,dinner |
| Day 3 | Tutum Camp – Kajeri Camp ( 3383 m )
Today you will be hiking towards Kajeri Camp ( 3383 m ) from your overnight camping station. So you will wake up, have breakfast and set off for the day’s hike with a distance of the day to be covered as 17 km. Set camp for your overnight and dinner included. Meal plan : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner |
Breakfast, lunch ,dinner |
| Day 4 | Kajeri Camp – Mude Camp ( 3,500 m )
After breakfast walk slowly down after Muyembe camp towards Mude cave Camp ( 3,500 m ) to where you join the Sasa Trail. The walk will take all day as by the time you get to the destination, you would have had a stopover for lunch and arrived at your camping site for an overnight with dinner. The distance you will be covering for the day is 25 km. Meal plan : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. |
Breakfast, lunch ,dinner |
| Day 5 | Mude Camp to Wagagai Peak ( 4321
Today you will be heading up to the Wagagai Peak after breakfast and organize your camp material. You will be walking through the moorland zone upwards to the peak where you will be having your lunch and return to the Mude campsite. The journey will take all day as you will be returning for your dinner and overnight. The distance to be covered today will be 18 km. Meal plan : Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
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Breakfast, lunch ,dinner |
| Day 6 | Mude Camp descend to Budadiri
The trekking ends with descending to Budadiri, the gate of the National Parknearby Mbale
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Breakfast, lunch ,dinner
Kayengi hotel mbale |
| Day 7 | After breakfast – transfer to -Kampala – or Entebbe for your flight |
Price quote:
| No. of pax | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Price person | 1,642 | 1,553 | 1,509 | 1,482 | 1,464 |
Prices include;
Car, fuel, porters, cook, park entry fees, accommodation first and last day.