2 Days 1 Night Mt Elgon Summiting Hike @8500/$130

2 Days 1 Night Mt.Elgon (Kenya) Summiting Hike

?3rd-4th June 2021?

Highlights

Mount Elgon National Park is located on the western side of Kenya along the border of Uganda where it shares sister protection with Uganda’s Mount Elgon National Park under the same name. The Kenyan national park encompasses an area of 494 square miles (1,179 sq km).

Mount Elgon is the pinnacle attraction within the park reaching a summit of 14,177 feet (4,321 m). It is believed to be the oldest extinct volcano in East Africa. Sitting atop the plateau, the mountain rises 10,070 feet (3,070 m) from base to summit.

Mount Elgon is 50 miles (80 km) in diameter and features five separate peaks. The highest point is the Wagagai peak. In descending order, the remaining peaks include: Sudek 14,114 feet (4,302 m) and Koitobos 13,852 feet (4,222 m)

The 4th June hike's target is to conquer Koitobois peak, which is Mt Elgon's third highest peak (The highest peak in the Kenyan side of Mt Elgon) and the only one solely in Kenya.

The Elgon caldera is one of the largest intact calderas in the world rivaling the Tanzania neighbor Ngorogoro Crater caldera which holds the title as the world’s largest. The slopes of the mountain feature diverse vegetation including montane forest, moorland, and tundra.

Although the park is fairly small, it features diverse habitats which include savannah, montane forest, woodland, and alpine moorlands noted earlier. During the months of June and July, Mount Elgon National Park is renowned with locals for its abundance of wildflowers that blanket across the moorlands. Orchids are one of the flowering highlights.

The landscape of the park includes cliffs, waterfalls, caves, gorges, mesas, calderas, hot springs, and of course with Mount Elgon mountain summits. Four of the caves can be explored with Kitum cave descending 656 feet (200 m) into the side of Mount Elgon. The hot springs which reach temperatures of 118 °F (48 °C) can be seen in the volcano’s crater.

Elephant, buffalo, bushbuck, antelope, duiker, giant forest hog, bushpig, and the beautiful black and white colobus monkeys are some of the more commonly seen wildlife species. Leopard, hyena and the African wild cat are predator species that visitors can hope to see.

Although it is not as popular for birdwatching as Lake Nakuru National Park, there are still 144 species of birds within the park for bird lovers to keep their eyes open.

The lookout at Endebess Bluff provides visitors with a stunning panoramic view of the landscape which includes sights of gorges, mesas, rivers, and more. This is a two hike to reach but worth the effort.

Mount Elgon is a massive volcanic mountain with many highlights that include the summit and accompanying views, the hot springs in the volcano crater, and the varied vegetation. Hiking up the mountain is an exhilarating experience that gives travelers a great chance to experience nature outside the car which is not possible in most other Kenyan national parks.

Inclusions

✅Round transfer from Eldoret/Kisumu/Kakamega to Mt Elgon.

✅ Fullboard accommodation in Mt. Elgon

✅All entrance charges

✅ Photography

✅ Bonefire and team bonding games

✅ Transfer to the end road

✅Guided hike to Koitobois peak

✅Game drive, falls chasing and caving

✅ Unlimited water supply

Pick up time: Kisumu 2 PM

Eldoret 3PM

Kakamega. 3 PM

Rates: Kisumu. 8999

Eldoret. 8500

Kakamega. 8500

Exclusion

Flight/Road transfer to Eldoret/Kisumu.

Call/Whatsapp +254717580036 for bookings

Host or Publisher Oltepesi African Adventures - Kenya