Wagagai Hotel is located in Eastern Uganda near Budadiri trading center, that’s about 100m from Mount Elgon National Park visitation office. Wagagai Hotel is ideal for the back packers and guest that travel for leisure. This property offers clean rooms, which are all equipped with floor to ceiling mosquito nets and reading tables. The rooms are decorated and are large enough to be comfortable.
Wagagai hotel derives its name from the highest peak on Mountain Elgon peak called Wagagai. This stands at 4,321m and is one of the largest volcanic bases in Africa, located on the border. It’s the oldest and largest solitary, volcanic feature in East Africa. It’s huge with 80km in diameter rising more than 3, 000m above the sea level. There are nearby plains and the mountain’s cool heights that offer respite from the hot plains below, with the higher altitudes that provide a refuge for fauna and flora.
Activities Around Wagagai Hotel
Have a great time hiking Mount Elgon on the Sasa Trail with a night at Wagagai Hotel. Get to enjoy the meals at the onsite restaurant and a complimentary breakfast is served daily to all the guests and has got spacious ample parking facility and features banquet and conference facilities that are ideal for corporate events. The hotel can arrange; airport shuttle pickups, car hire services and Laundry services at a client’s request.
Climbing Mount Elgon to Wagagai peak is a preferred hiking safari in Africa where one could have a big chance of spotting wildlife and view many waterfalls on the slopes of Mount Elgon. There are even hot springs to soak inside the crater at the top. Mount Elgon is the most stunning volcano climb in the continent. It has got extra ordinary features that shape its outstanding beauty.
Overall, hiking Mount Elgon will always stand amazing, however, it will be a remarkable and a memorable experience to compliment it with a wildlife safari to Murchison Falls National Park to see the big five, giraffes, lions, buffaloes, giant African elephants and a boat ride to the bottom of Murchison falls remains very stunning. Further west, you can’t afford to miss the lifetime gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks.