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“At 4,321 metres, the summit of Mt Elgon gives you Uganda to the west and Kenya to the east, with the enormous Caldera Rim — one of the world’s largest volcanic calderas at 40 kilometres wide — curving away below you. You have walked through bamboo forest, heather moorland, and glacial landscape to get here. The buffalo you passed at dawn have been living in this crater since before anyone named the mountain.”
Mt Elgon is Africa’s fourth-highest free-standing mountain and the least-crowded major trekking destination on the continent. Its volcanic base is the largest of any mountain on Earth . It reveals itself slowly as you climb through ecosystems that change every few hundred metres: montane forest to bamboo to heather moorland to the otherworldly high-altitude vegetation of the caldera rim.
Peak Uganda is a 4-day summit circuit combined with Sipi Falls. It is a series of three dramatic waterfalls on Elgon’s lower slopes . This makes it the most complete mountain adventure in East Africa for the active traveller.
Kenya’s Mt Kenya gets all the attention. Mt Elgon gets the serious trekkers who have done their research. It is longer, wilder, and — at the caldera rim — more geologically extraordinary. For an active traveller who wants to combine genuine altitude with African wildlife in the mountain zones, there is no better four-day objective in East Africa.
Mt Elgon National Park straddles the Uganda-Kenya border . The mountain’s summit is on the Ugandan side, but its eastern slopes extend into Kenya’s Mt Elgon National Park. Our trek operates from the Ugandan side via the Sasa or Piswa trail. The caldera (Wagagai summit, 4,321m) is a relatively straightforward summit for fit trekkers. No technical climbing required. Altitude medication (diamox) is recommended and is discussed in our pre-trip health briefing. Sipi Falls on Elgon’s lower slopes can be incorporated on Day 1 (arrival) or Day 4 (descent).
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Mt.Elgon National Park
An early start (7.00am) will allow adequate time for game drives within Mt.Elgon National Park in a 4X4 vehicle. Here there is the possibility to see elephants, buffalos, and antelopes among other types of game. Lunch will be at Kitum, one of the famous caves where elephants and buffalos pay visits for a mineral lick. The afternoons game drives will continue to higher altitudes till 3000m where you will rest for the evening in a fly camp at the road head.
Koitoboss Kenya
Today your hike starts with a 4 hours walk, accompanied by Kenya Wildlife Service escorts, leading to the Koitoboss, the highest peak on the Kenyan side before crossing the caldera over to Uganda. At the border you will be received by armed Ugandan Wildlife Authority rangers who will accompany you down the Ugandan trail. Diner and overnight will be in a fly camp at the Mude caves (3500m).
Wagagai Uganda
This is the day of Summit challenge with the day's trek to Wagagai (4321m), the peak of Mt. Elgon. You will walk along the rim of one of the world's largest calderas as you approach the summit. Here are several of small lakes left behind by glaciers of the last ice age. You will return to your Mude caves camp for dinner and a well deserved overnight.
Bumasola,Uganda
Your descend will take you through the scenic montane forest and mixed bamboo with a lunch on the way. The heath and moorland gives way to forest at 3000m followed by small scale farmlands. On your way you will meet troops of black and white colobus as well as the blue monkeys and many varied bird species. At Bumasola (1770m) at about 2.00 pm you will bid the crew goodbye. Your driver will be waiting and transfer you to Mbale. Dinner and overnight will be at the Sun rise Inn.
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