Mount Elgon Trekking Expeditions – Climb Mount Elgon with Rwenzori Expeditions.
Mount Elgon National Park is the second Ugandan park that is offering hiking and trekking adventures in Uganda, its close to lake Victoria by 140Km north eastern Uganda , Never miss to enjoy Elgon Expeditions on group or private bespoken Uganda Safari with Rwenzori Expeditions.
Feeling that your unfit to hike Rwenzori Mountains, Explore the options for trekking tours to Uganda’s Mountains with Rwenzori expeditions that offers the ultimate Mount Elgon Climb & Gorilla trekking tours as the replacement tour for Rwenzori & gorilla trek while on Uganda Safari.( Where to see gorillas in Africa ) offers comprehensive information about Gorilla trekking in Africa include visit with kids
Learn About the history of Mount Elgon.
Mt Elgon was once Africa’s highest mountain, far exceeding Kilimanjaro’s current 5,895m. Millennia of erosion have reduced its height to 4,321m, relegating it to the 4th highest peak in East Africa after Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya , Rwenzori Mountains and 8th on the continent.
The Unique Elgon hiking experiences rewards you with the visit to the largest volcanic base in the world on top of Mount Elgon in Elgon National Park with reliable Uganda hiking tours
Location
Mount Elgon National Park is located on the Uganda-Kenya border it is also the oldest and largest solitary, volcanic mountain in East Africa. Its vast form, 80km in diameter, rises more than 3,000m above the surrounding plains. The mountain’s cool heights offer respite from the hot plains below, with the higher altitudes providing a refuge for flora and fauna.
Why take part in Elgon Expeditions
A climb on Mount Elgon’s deserted moorlands unveils a magnificent and uncluttered wilderness without the summit-oriented approach common to many mountains: the ultimate goal on reaching the top of Mt. Elgon is not the final ascent to the 4321m Wagagai Peak, but the descent into the vast 40km² caldera.
The mammalian fauna of Mount Elgon is poorly known.The most common secies,or atleast the most visible to hikers,are blue monkeys and black and white columbus.A small number of Elephants are residents of forests and several montane moorland endemics.
