Entrance Fees For Mountain Elgon National Park

Entrance Fees For Mountain Elgon National Park. Mountain Elgon National Park is located on the 4321m high Mount Elgon an extinct volcano which lies on the border of Uganda and Kenya. The park is home to a wide array of wildlife which includes mammals and over 300 species of birds. It is home to unique and beautiful Afromontane plants and forests found on the slopes of mount Elgon. It is also home to the largest intact caldera in the world habiting various unique and endemic flora and fauna. The park is also well known for its traditional cultures, history and ethnicities tribes include the Sabaot, the Bagisu, the Sapiinjak and the Ogiek.

Entrance Fees For Mountain Elgon National Park per day costs USD40 for foreign Nonresidents, USD30 for foreign residents and UGX 20, 000 for East African Citizens. The entrances fees are paid to Uganda wildlife Authority and this will help you to access the Park for any activities you would love to do or just for stay in.

Mountain Elgon National Park is best known for Mountain Climbing, this hike offers unique sightings of various attractions including beautiful Afromontane botany and other wildlife and bird species. A number of routes are used to ascend the summit of mount Elgon these include;

The Sasa Trail ascends the 4321m Wagagai peak from the small town of budadiri (1250m a.s.l) in the Sironko Valley. The shortest and most direct option to get to the top of Elgon mountain. The Sipi Trail follows a longer but gentler route starting 800 higher than Budadiri at Uganda Wildife Authority forest exploration centre at Kapkwai (2050m)

Other activities to do in Mountain Elgon National Park include;

Visitors to Mountain Elgon National Park can make extended hikes to the summit, take day/half day walks through the forest, cultural encounters among others

Forest walks. The park has various trails of varying length to explore the forest, the trails pass via caves, water fall, communities for cultural encounters and watching various primates and bird species.

Sipi Falls Hiking

Sipi falls hike is another great activity to do on your visit to Mountain Elgon National Park, at Sipi falls you will have an opportunity to see the river as it plunges over three sets of basalt cliffs during its decent to the plains beneath, great for other activities like sunset watching, abseiling and hiking.

Mountain Biking

Mountain Biking excursions range from casual exploration of many lovely trails in the vicinity to the challenging Elgon Enduro which is hosted by Sipi River lodge and the local communities

Rock Climbing

This is as well done at Sipi Falls. Many basalt cliffs around Sipi falls have been bolted and can safely be climbed giving you a great challenge

Coffee Tour

Coffee tour is one of the best activities to do on your visit to Mountain Elgon National Park, the mount environs is one of the areas in Uganda where finest coffee is grown and produced the major type of coffee grown here is Arabica coffee. On this coffee tour you will take a guided tour with a local guide to a coffee garden to see how coffee is grown up to when it is harvest at the end of the tour you will also taste the locally grown coffee with a cup of coffee and have options to buy as well.

Cultural Encounters

Mountain Elgon areas is home to four tribes making it great for cultural encounter, it has various cultures for cultural encounters including the local Bagisu, Masaba among others. The great event here is the Embalu which includes circumcising men using local means this attracts any tourists to see this historical cultural event every year.

Birding Tour

Mountain Elgon National Park has over 300 recorded bird species making it one of a great bird destination in Uganda, bird species include Black-collared apalis, Green tinkerbird, Jackson’s fracolin, Verreaux’s Eagle, Black collared apalis and Endangered Lammergeier.

How to access Mountain Elgon National Park?

Mountain Elgon National Park is 235km drive from Kampala, you will drive East of Kampala via Jinja and proceed to Mbale town. The drive time from Kampala to Mountain Elgon National Park is approximately 3-4 hours. Mountain Elgon can also be accessed from Kidepo National Park in the north Eastern Uganda, having stops via Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve is also recommended for those driving from Kidepo National Park to Mountain Elgon National Park.

Lodges in Mountain Elgon National Park

Lodge options where to stay in Mountain Elgon National Park you can stay in range from budget, mid-range to luxury. Budget options include Sipi River Lodge Camp Site among others fares range from 90-100 dollars a night per person, mid-range options include Sipi River Lodge among others fares range from 100-200 dollars a night per person and then Luxury options Mbale Resort Hotel among others fares range from 200-400 dollars a night per person.

Best time to visit Mountain Elgon National Park

The best time to visit Mountain Elgon National Park is during the dry months of December to February and then June to October during this time the roads accessing the park are dry and driving through is easy compared to wet season of March to May and Later October to November, this time also offers great hiking environment. However, the park can as well be visited throughout the year and you will be able to do the above activities in Mountain Elgon National Park.

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