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Our tours are based on custom departures.
MOUNT ELGON TREKKING ITINERARY
Day One: Arrival at Entebbe airport, meet and greet and transfer to the hotel in Kampala . Change money, briefing, and the rest of the day is free. No meals included. Overnight at Speke Hotel.
Day Two: After breakfast we depart towards Mbale, a city situated at the bottom of Mt. Elgon . We will be briefed about the trekking in Mt. Elgon´s NP office in Mbale. After lunch and shopping to get food for the mountains, we go to Sipi Falls in the foothills of Mt Elgon and not far from the town of Kapchorwe . It is a series of three spectacular waterfalls were we will do a walk for about 1.5 hours to enjoy the views of Mt Elgon above them, and the wide plains of eastern and northern Uganda disappearing into the distance below. Then we will proceed to Budadiri for overnight. Overnight at Last Chance Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day Three: Early breakfast, meet our rangers and porters and then we will start our climb to Mt. Elgon (4321m) - one of the highest mountains in Africa . Today it is a 6-8 hour walk, about 14 Kms. The hike will allow you to explore Mt Elgon’s diverse montane forest including the bamboo. The Sasa trail will lead you to the Mudange cliffs (The rock of death). Just at the top you will have spectacular views, just beyond the Bumasola (1770m), of Budadiri and Mbale town. You will then proceed to Sasa river camp. The walk will take you mainly through a thick montane forest, later you walk in the bamboo forest as you approach the camp for our first night in the mountain, at the bottom of Mt. Elgon . You could see leopards, forest elephants and antelopes, mostly the duikers and also some mountain bird spices like the beautiful great blue turaco, Rose’s turaco the ring-necked and golden-spotted tail doves, fly catchers, endangered Lammergeyers, the rare Jackson’s Francolin, Guinea fowls, Sunbirds and many others. Overnight in camping at Sasa Camp. (B/L/D)
Day Four: Early in the morning, after breakfast, we will start our walk ascending Mt Elgon. You will walk through four distinct forest types, the lush montane forest composed of the mixed bamboo belt, the fascinating heath and the spectacular moorland hyracs, the Elgon teak, which contains stands of some of the most rare and endemic plant species like the Giant Lobelia Elgonensis, dotted clusters of peculiar Groundsels that are really unique to Africa, also you will encounter the dense scrubs and brilliant
everlasting wild flowers. Early afternoon we will arrive at our second camp. Today the walk will take 4-6 hours, about 9 Kms. Overnight in camping at Mude Camp (3.500m). (B/L/D)
Day Five : Early in the morning after breakfast, we will ascend through a wide open grassland with beautiful scenic views of rugged peaks. The wagagai trail will take you to the top of Jackson’s summit at 4165m here you will have views of the collapsed craters, covering over 40km wide. You will then hike to the top of Mt. Elgon (4321m), where we will arrive in about 6 hours.
After long relaxing we descend to our camp. Overnight in camping at Mude Camp (3.500m). (B/L/D)
Day Six: Today after the breakfast we descend to Budadiri along the Sasa Trail through bamboo forest and thick montane forest down to the Mudange Cliff. Thereafter we will walk through the coffee fields, the onion and the banana plantations. The vegetation and climate changes a lot, which is very interesting. It is a 7-8 hour walk, about 30 Kms. Then we drive to Mbale for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Mt. Elgon Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day Seven: Drive to Jinja. Lunch and we will visit the Source of the Nile and Bujagali Falls . There is the possibility (optional, not included) to take a 2-hour boat cruise at the source of the Nile . Proceed to Entebbe , crossing Kampala. Dinner. Overnight at Sophie’s Motel. (B/L/D)
Day Eight : Transfer to airport for departure or continue with longer program.
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