5 Days Mount Elgon Hiking Tour (Sasa & Mude Trail) in Uganda
5 Days Mountain Elgon Hiking Tour takes you Mountain Hiking via the Sasa & Mude Trail along Mountain Elgon. 5 Days Mountain Elgon Hiking Tour is your Best Hiking Safari to do in Uganda.
Trip Overview of the 5 Days Mountain Elgon Hiking Safari
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Budadiri then Sasa Camp 2900m
Day 2: From Sasa camp to Mude Camp – 3500m
Day 3:From Mude Camp to Wagagai Peak 4321m then return to Mude
Day 4: From Mude Camp back to Budadiri
Day 5: Departure to Kampala
Detailed Itinerary of the5 Days Mountain Elgon Hiking Safari
Day 1 of the 5 Days Sasa and Mude Trail Mt Elgon Trekking Tour: Arrival and Transfer to Budadiri then Sasa Camp 2900m
The 5 Days Sasa and Mude Trail Mt Elgon Trekking Tour starts at the Entebbe International Airport where you are picked up by a driver guide who transfers you via Mabira Forest to Budadiri-Mbale Town. You transfer for 5-6 hours then reach Budadiri 1250m close to Mountain Elgon National Park. Follow the steep trail through the rain forest and bamboo sone to the lunar terrain then after towards the Sasa River Camp 2900m for Dinner and Overnight.
Day 2: From Sasa Camp to Mude Camp – 3500m
Wake up have breakfast at the Camp then embark on a walk through the forest to Mude Cave Camp. The walk takes about 4 to 5 hours 600 m elevation to the summit i.e Wagagai Peak. Enjoy views of this summit in the morning, green vegetation terrain, plains in a distance and have dinner and Overnight at Mude Campsite.
Day 3: From Mude Camp to Wagagai Peak 4321m then return to Mude
Wake up have breakfast then embark on a trail through the moorland zone towards the major Peak on Mountain Elgon –Wagagai Peak. Transfer for 8 to 9 hours of elevation-820m and when you reach the Peak enjoy views of Wagagai, take numerous photos to keep for memories. After your adventure, descend by the Sasa Trail traversing the caldera to Mude Camp for Dinner and Overnight.
Day 4: From Mude Camp back to Budadiri
Wake up have breakfast then transfer back to Budadiri then to Mbale Town.
Day 5: Departure to Kampala
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to Jinja at the source of River Nile River. After lunch proceed back to Kampala or the Entebbe International Airport to board your flight back home.
Safari Includes
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 land cruiser
- Park entrance fees
- Mountain Elgon hiking fees
- Full board accommodations
- Lunch en-route
- Driver/Guide
Safari Excludes
- Expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone.