Mount Elgon National Park

• 4321 metre high extinct Volcano
• Superb walking opportunities

On the eastern border with Kenya, east of the town of Mbale, lies Mount Elgon National Park, a 4,321m high extinct volcano which used to stand taller than Kilimanjaro does today.

Mount Elgon serves as a biologically important watershed, and it’s slopes support a rich variety of vegetation zones.

Spectacular scenery is the main attraction for hikers on this oft-neglected and relatively undemanding mountain, but there is also a variety of forest monkeys and small antelope, along with elephant and buffalo.

Other attractions include spectacular caves, ancient cave paintings close to the trailhead at Budadiri, and hot springs within the crater.

The best time for hiking is through the drier months between June and August and December to March, although the lower slopes are fine throughout the whole year.