Best Elgon mountaineering & trekking experience on a 8 days trip
Elgon mountaineering & trekking experience overview
Mountain Elgon is Uganda’s second highest mountain after Rwenzori. Elgon mountaineering & trekking experience takes 4 days to the Wagagai peak and back to the Mountain Elgon national park headquarters. Hiking mountain Elgon is an adventure worth taking through the different montane vegetation zones, coffee plantations, bird watching, water falls & rapids among others.
Highlights of Elgon mountaineering & trekking experience
- Day 1- Arrival, airport pick up & rest
- Day 2- Transfer to Mountain Elgon national park
- Day 3-6 – Mountaineering, hiking & trekking the Elgon.
- Day 7- Transfer back to Kampala
- Day 8- Departure
Detailed Elgon mountaineering & trekking experience
Day 1: Arrival and rest
Arriving at Entebbe international airport, you will be picked by our guide and transfer to your booked accommodation to have a rest from the long haul.
Meal; Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Accommodation; Serena hotel Kampala (or its equivalent)
Day 2; Transfer to Mountain Elgon national park headquarters
The guide will pick you up from the hotel in the morning and embark on a 5 hours journey to mountain Elgon national park headquarters in Mbale.
Meals; Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Accommodation; Rafiki lodge (or a similar one)
Day 3-6; Trekking & hiking mountain Rwenzori
On the 1st day, you will set off for the 7.1km trek to an altitude gain from Elgon trekker’s base camp at 1,720m to Hunwick’s camp at 2,882m an altitude difference of 1,162 meters. The trail takes you through local people’s communities, gardens & coffee plantations giving you a perfect feel of Elgon’s surrounding locality.
The 2nd day will see you steadily walk through the montane forest with open areas of bamboo trees which is now regenerating after heavy continued harvests from the locals for bamboo shoots which they eat as a sauce/ local dish (malewa) and building materials. You will reach Masaba camp at 3,745m which is on a high spot with wonderful views far and wide the Elgon ranges and towns/ settlements at the base of the mountain.
On day 3, From Masaba camp, you will steadily trek up to the top of Masaba table which is a large rock 700m long standing 80 meters above the surrounding land and walk its full length after where you will slope down and pass close to the base of Masaba summit at 4,152 meters. At this point, you will have an option to climb the summit before continuing along the rim of the caldera to Wagagai peak at 4,321m. After a short rest at Wagagai, you will descend to Sasa river camp via Mude camp at 3,472m for the night.
Last trekking day, you will move from Mude camp, you will descend down to base camp via Dirigana waterfalls to finish your trek.
Meals; Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Accommodation; Mbale resort hotel (or its equivalent)
Day 7; Transfer back to Kampala
After the trekking experience, you will head back to Kampala on nearing your departure.
Meals; Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Accommodation; Best western premier garden hotel (or its equivalent)
Day 8; Departure
From your hotel, you will head out at the time of departure to board your departure flight.
Meals; Break| Fast| Dinner
Accommodation; NIL
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