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7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari / 7 Days Uganda Hiking Safari to Mt Elgon National Park

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Overview of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari / 7 Days Uganda Hiking Safari to Mt Elgon National Park

This 7 days Uganda hiking safari takes you on a mountaineering experience to mt. Elgon in Mt. Elgon National Park. This Uganda safari follows the Sipi trail that lasts 5 days on while mountaineering mt. Elgon

A Uganda tour to Mountain Elgon National Park takes you to eastern Uganda where  this park is located across Uganda- Kenya border along geographical co-ordinates of 01o08’00”N 34o35’00”E.  This safari Uganda to Mount Elgon leads on a tour Uganda journey that covers about 256km or a 7-hour drive from Kampala city the capital of Uganda to the eastern district of Mbale. The park is bordered by Kenya in the east, Kapchorwa district in the north, Kumi and Soroti districts in the west and Lake Victoria in the south-west. The park covers most of mountain Elgon which spans over a distance of 180km in diameter. Mt. Elgon national park Uganda covers a distance of 1,276sqkm in total both in Uganda and Kenya. In Uganda, the park covers 1,110sqkm while in Kenya it covers169sqkm. The highest peak of mt. Elgon is Wagagai at an elevation of 4,321m or 1,4177ft above sea level and its entirely found in Uganda and this makes it the 4th highest mountain in East Africa. Mt. Elgon has the largest volcano base for a single mountain in the entire world with a volcano base of 4000sqkm.

Highlights of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari / 7 Days Uganda Hiking Safari to Mt Elgon National Park

Day 1 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Transfer from Kampala to Mbale with a boat cruise to the source of the Nile

Day 2 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Transfer to Kapkway then hike to Tutum camp at 2667m

Day 3 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Hike from Tutum to Kajeri camp at 3383m

Day 4 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: From Kajeri to Mude camp at 3500m

Day 5 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari; From Mude camp proceed to Wagagi peak at 4321m then descend back to Mude camp

Day 6 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Descend back to Budadiri

Day 7 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Transfer back to Entebbe with a zip lining stop in Mabira

Detailed itinerary of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari / 7 Days Uganda Hiking Safari to Mt Elgon National Park

Day 1 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Begin your Uganda safari tour to mount Elgon with having an early morning breakfast as you get ready for an early morning pick by any of our guides who will pick you up from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala using any of our wide fleet of safari cars such as 4×4 land cruisers for hire in Uganda, 4×4 safari vans for hire in Uganda, 4×4 super custom vans for hire in Uganda. Embark on a thrilling safari to Uganda journey to Uganda’s land of wise men. As you enjoy this tour Uganda road trip you will be in for a variety of fascinating encounters and road stops. These include stunning stops at Namawojolo which allows you an opportunity to taste Uganda’s version of KFC which roasted chicken on sticks and if you are a total vegetarian there is a wide variety of sweet and organic Ugandan fruits to choose from. From here, proceed to with your Uganda wildlife tour journey as you drive through the incredibly beautiful tropical forest of Mabira and if you are lucky, you might just some of the inhabitants of these forests such as the grey monkeys waiting for you along this route.  Have a lunch stop in Jinja and also have a relaxed boat cruise to the source of the Nile.  Enjoy the rest of your safari in Uganda journey to Mbale which only comes to an end with a stop after your arrival to the lodge.

Day 2 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari; Wake to the melodic twittering of the birds of Uganda on this tour Uganda to mt. Elgon. Enjoy a nice cup of the sweet  Arabica coffee that is grown in the fertile soils of Elgon mountain to give you the much-needed energy to begin this trek on a high note. Transfer to Kapkwany but enjoy a short detour to the magnificent Sipi falls which are along this road to Kapwany where you will have a short briefing about the entire hike as well as meet the porters and the guide that will help you’re your journey to the top quite a comfortable one. From here start the hike to Tutum camp which is about 2667m above sea level. This hike takes you through the montane and bamboo forest vegetation. The hike to Tutum covers 11km.

Day 3 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Begin the third day of this Uganda hiking safari with a morning breakfast then hike to Kajeri camp which gets you trekking for 17km before getting to Kajeri, where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 4 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Day four sees you continue hiking the higher slopes of Elgon. During this 4 day, you hike through Muyembe camp then continue to Mude cave camp which is located about 3500m above sea level. Your arrival to the Mude cave camp joins you with other tourists who used the Sasa trail route.  Day 4 takes you an exploration journey that covers about 25km. Dinner and an overnight stay at Mude cave camp.

Day 5 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: On day 5, hike to the top of mountain Elgon reaching its Wagagai peak at 4321m above sea level then descend back to Mude cave camp passing via the Jackson pool. You will you have dinner and overnight stay here.

Day 6 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Have your morning breakfast then descend back to Budadiri where you get to meet the driver guide who now transfers you to your pre-booked hotel for a nice lunch and relaxation. Dinner and an overnight stay here.

Day 7 of the 7 Days Mt. Elgon Hiking Safari Uganda Safari: Begin your journey back to Kampala, enjoy a lunch break in jinja then proceed to Mabira for an epic zip lining experience en route to Kampala. On your next safari in Uganda, you can decide to make a Uganda gorilla safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park where gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda are done. This is because these 2 parks are home over 400 gorillas and a Uganda gorilla tour to any of these 2 parks gives you an opportunity to meet any of the 19 gorilla families that are found here.  Prime safaris is highly recognized for their spectacular gorilla trekking safaris Uganda which are usually in terms of either short gorilla trekking safaris Uganda or long  Uganda gorilla safaris.

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