3 days Mount Elgon hiking via Bushiyi trail to summit Wagagai peak

3 days Mount Elgon hiking via Bushiyi trail to summit Wagagai peak

This is a standard 3 days hike to summit Wagagai peak at 4,321m asl in Mount Elgon within the Mount Elgon national park. This 3 days hike starts from and ends in Bushiyi the trail head of the Bushiyi trail of Mount Elgon.

Day 1: BUSHIYI GATE 1,900M ASL TO SHILOKO CAMP 2,600M ASL THEN TO DUBE CAMP 3,600M ASL

Wake up from your hotel near Bushiyi trail gate and have an early morning breakfast before checking out from your accommodation ready for the 3 days Mount Elgon hiking via Bushiyi trail to summit Wagagai peak 4,321m asl from Uganda.

Your driver guide will drive you upwards towards Bushiyi gate a distance of 3-5 Kms before proceeding on a boda boda (Motor Cycle) ride to the starting point at Bushiyi gate depending on the weather.

Arrive, register and meet the porters, chef, ranger guides, the team going to make your adventure memorable and enjoyable.

Bushiyi gate is at 1900m a.s.l. The trek will start after the briefing and this will take you about 4 hours to the first camp at Shiloko 2600m for your lunch break and Coffee as you enjoy the spectacular views of Mount Elgon.

After, Lunch, we shall pass through the forest which one of the steepest parts of this trail but once it’s completed, it gets easier and relaxed to the overnight camp Dube camp 3600m a.s.l.

The chef and the porters will make sure you will have enough fire to warm yourselves as the chef is preparing his favorite dinner recipe for you as the night retires.

Day 2: DUBE CAMP 3,600M ASL TO WAGAGAI PEAK 4,321M ASL TO DUBE CAMP 3,600M ASL/SHILOKO CAMP 2,600M ASL

After Early morning breakfast, we shall start the hike from the camp through the heather zones, giant lobelia zones, breathtaking landscapes and endless mountain ranges stretching beyond the borders of Uganda and Kenya. The hike will take approximately 4 hours a 6kms walk to the summit of Mount Elgon on Wagagai peak 4,321m asl.

At this point, you shall view several other peaks of Koitabos 4222m, Sudek 4302m, Mubiyi peak 4221m. After the summit, you shall descend down back the camp for late lunch and later we descend down to the Shiloko camp for our overnight and closer to the Exit on Day 3 of our trek.

Descending down to the lower camp is steep and this will take more time to arrive to the lower camp, on arrival you will enter in tents and change to warm clothes as the porters arranges the camp fire for you before dinner is served and you have an overnight.

Day 3: DUBE CAMP 3,600M ASL/SHILOKO CAMP 2,600M ASL TO BUSHIYI GATE AND PROCEEDING TO SIPI FALLS

After Early Morning Breakfast, we shall pack and walk down to the exit at Bushiyi gate which will take about 3-4 hours depending on the trail’s conditions and which camp you spend the night.

On arrival, you will be awarded with the certificates for accomplishing the 3 days Mount Elgon hiking via Bushiyi trail to summit Wagagai peak.

You will be picked by your driver guide for transfer to your hotel or prepare to get on Motor cycle taking you back to your safari car depending on the weather conditions and this marks the End of your 3 days Mount Elgon hiking via Bushiyi trail to summit Wagagai peak.

You will proceed to your hotel near Sipi falls or Mbale town depending on your next destination.

Accommodation Options (full board):

Budget: Sipi Guesthouse

Moderate: Sipi Heritage Lodge, Sipi Valley resort

The activities during the 3 days Mount Elgon hiking via Bushiyi trail to summit Wagagai peak include;

-Nature walk

-Camping

-Mount Elgon hiking

-Birding