8 Days Mountaineering & Hiking Trip To Mount Elgon
8 Days Mountaineering safari is done at Mount Elgon. Elgon isn’t a hard climbing mountain. Aspiring hikers need to be reasonably fit, but there is no need for special facilities or abilities to achieve the peaks, and the mountain is not so high that there is a severe danger of altitude-related diseases that frequently affect hikers on the upper slopes of the Kilimanjaro or Kenya mountains.
Elgon can be climbed at any time of the year, though the dry season (June-August and December-March). The most favorable months are November and December given the fact that it is when the highland flowers are in bloom.
Traditionally, the most popular destination on the Mt. Elgon is the Sipi Falls where the Sipi River rises on the upper slopes of Mt. Elgon before cascading down the foothill over &km to form a series of four pretty waterfalls culminating in a 99m drop at an altitude of 1,775m outside the small trading center of Sipi. The Sipi is 60km from Mbale by Road. Warm clothing is highly recommended.
DAY 1: ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT
A representative from Abacus African vacations will pick you up and depending on the arrival time you can go straight to Jinja OR you can spend the night in Kampala. If your flight arrives in the morning, you are advised to change money this day as you get familiar with the city.
You can visit some exciting places in Kampala OR Jinja town with our tour guide depending on where you may have arrived. The places in Jinja may include; The Source of the Nile and Bujagali Falls. Dinner and overnight at Jinja Nile Resort.
DAY 2: JINJA
Hikers will love visiting Mabira Forest after an early breakfast for an exciting stroll in the forest, have a picnic and also have lunch. The group will then enjoy traditional dances by a local women-dancing group.
There are many options this day, such as swimming, boat rides, floating on the robust and mighty Nile. In the evening return for dinner and overnight at Jinja Nile Resort.
DAY 3: TRANSFER TO MT ELGON
Tourists will travel to Mbale East Uganda after an early breakfast and leave for Mt. Elgon. Then you’ll be transmitted to Sipi Falls. After lunch, hike to the falls and return to your camp next to Sipi Falls for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4: MOUNTAIN HIKING
Take breakfast and then resume the hike following the Kapkwata Trail. A picturesque walk through the bamboo, heat, and moorland takes you to the 2850-meter Piswa camp. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the mountains.
DAY 5: MOUNTAIN HIKING (8 Days Mountaineering safari)
Trek through the lovely columns of Lobelia Elgonensis to the edge of the calderas. Visit Hot Springs and Suam Gorge before descending to the hunter’s cave Camp 3850m.
DAY 6: MOUNTAIN HIKING
Take breakfast and ascend to the top of the calderas to the Wagagai Peak at 4321m. Descend thereafter through the Jackson summit and the Jackson pool to overnight at Mude Camp 3500m.
DAY 7: ELGON- KAMPALA
Take the Sasa path to Budadiri early in the morning and then travel to Mbale city. En-route to Kampala for your departure. Have the last Dinner and overnight at Speke Hotel Kampala
DAY 8: DEPARTURE
Clients may choose to visit areas they did not visit when they arrived. This may include the Uganda museum, Kasubi Tombs, National Theatre to buy arts and crafts, and many more with the help of our driver/ guide. But this will depend on your time of departure. You will then be transmitted at your convenient moment at the airport.
End of Your 8 Days Mountaineering & Hiking safari