2023 Greatest Hiking to Wagagai Peak
Hiking to Wagagai Peak is one of the greatest and should be your next adventure this year. Get ready for your 3 Days Wagagai hike, there’s still time to book your 3 Days Wagagai hike with your friends and family this year, January, February, June, and July to September are one of the best times to hike and climb Mount Elgon National Park. It is a short dry season for you to come and hike Elgon National Park in 3 days up to Wagagai. Get guided by our local professional guides, they have lived here and are very informative about the history of this mountain. BOOK NOW
Hiking to Wagagai Peak requires no professional skills in mountaineering, your passion for adventure is key here. As you prepare for your hiking to Wagagai peak, be aware of what to bring, including a Hiking stick, hiking shoes, a warm sweater, warm gloves, head sock, touch, long trousers and shirts, and insect repellant.
Day 1: The start of your 3 Days of hiking Wagagai peak hike with the arrival at Budadiri Gate for the registrations, and briefing, and meet the ranger guides, porters, and cook. You will then board a boda bodas (motorcycle taxi) to the starting point in Bumasola Village. You will hike through the wall of life, skipping the Sasa River Camp (will be for lunch), and Sasa Patrol Camp, and traverse to Mude Camp at an Elevation of 3500m asl for our first night. This hike takes approximately 6-7 hours depending on how you find it, and your strength level.
Day 2: Start with a morning cup of coffee, you will embark on a hike to the summit, passing through Jackson Pool, Jackson Peak, and a view of Jackson’s table. The views here are stunning. You then proceed to the Wagagai Peak, walking along the Caldera rim. It’s 9km to the peak and 9km back making a total of 18km. After touring, you will descend to Mude camp either for a snack or a break then traverse to Sasa River Camp for your 2nd night.
Day 3: After your early breakfast, you shall exit the park by descending to Bumasola Village where you will be picked up by boda bodas transferring you back to the Budadiri office. This marks the end of your 3 Days Wagagai hike
Discover some of the best sceneries in Uganda, and more wildlife sightings including plenty of birdlife, Elgon Mountain is a wildlife-rich area, with the trees still fruiting, bringing some primates much closer for intimate encounters!
Includes:-
-Park entry fees
-Return transfers by moto bikes to your trail heads from Budadili offices- (roads are impassable by cars).
– Accommodation in a tent and meals for 2 nights.
-Hire Camping materials and tents (sleeping bags and mats).
-4 Porters (each must have 2 porters).
-Professional cook.
-Bottled drinking water.
-Ranger/Guide fees.
Excludes- Pre-night in Mbale, Expenses of personal nature like Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, personal insurance, and tobacco.
In case of plenty of time with you, we advise you to make an extension and visit Bindi forest home to mountain gorillas for an intimate gorilla safari in Uganda before leaving this remarkable destination. This will make a great treat of the year for your family and loved ones while in Uganda.
