Mount Elgon Climbing(Kenya)
Overview
Included/Exclude
- . Round Transport from Nrb to kitale (comfortable Private shuttle, either North Rift or Prestige)
- . Transport from Busia border to Mt elgon national park
- . Accommodation in tents and sleeping mats (carry your sleeping bag and other personal gears for trekking)
- . All 3 meals a day on the mountain
- . Accommodation at the hotel after the trip (hot shower and bed and breakfast)
- . Porters, chef, guide and all crew fees
- . camping fees in kenya
- . All entry fees, Ranger's fees
- . Entry and hiking fees
- . Meals along the road
- . Personal snacks for the hike
- . Tips
- . Extended days - costs (if we will have any)
Tour Amenities
Accepts Credit Cards
Car Parking
Outdoor Seating
Smoking Allowed
Tour Plan
Our driver will Pick up from Your residential house or hotel at 0700hrs. This will be a long day drive which will take close to 7 hours. Our first stop over is in Nakuru Nakumatt Shopping Mall for early lunch as we will not have any other point for lunch. This will take like 45min for lunch break, there after proceed on to Kitale on the main Highway. From Nakuru to Eldoret will take like 3 hours and then 2 hours to reach to Kitale Town. Upon arrival you will check in to Mt elgon N.park. Familiarize with the people around as well.
Dinner and overnight in at Chorlim near the gate.
Wake up call at 0730hrs, then you will have your breakfast served in the at the camp. The trekking begins at the gate and after 2 hours trekking you will be served with picnic lunch at the Endebess Bluff. After lunch head up for the next 2 hours to reach to Mutamaiyo camp, the trekking from the gate to the camp normally take 4-5 hours and we will arrive at the camp early evening, the distance covered normally 14km and 2950m dinner and over night at the camp kitale.
Wake up call at around 0700hrs, after refreshing up, breakfast will be served as from 0730hrs, then after the breakfast each guest will be packed with picnic lunch which will be taken along the way at any picnic site. The day will unfold and you will be able to walk in the forest and for the birdwatchers you will be able to spots many types of birds along the way. The trekking from Mutamaiyo Camp to Road End normally take 4-5 hours. Upon arrival at the camp you will be welcomed by a cup of coffee or juice or African tea and snacks which will have been prepared by our cooks who always walks ahead of us. Your tents will have been mountained by our crews, the rest of the afternoon will be spent in this camp which is on a high level as we await to attempt the Summit the following morning. Dinner will be served at 1830hrs at Road End Camp. After the dinner the bonfire will be available to make the night warm for those who will be freezing
Wake up call will be 0400hrs, you will be served with hot coffee or chocolate and some biscuits, the trekking to the summits starts at 0445hrs, we will pass through the plan land and a bit of descents will be experienced. At about 0630hrs you will have an opportunity to see the sun rise. Then at about 4000m we will have a steep walk up for about 220m to get to the Top. The ascent is almost similar with the baranco wall in Kilimanjaro, the guests are advised to walk at each pace to avoid mount altitude. The trek from Road End to Koitobos (summit) 4km, this normally takes like 3hrs to hit the summit 4222m, after taking the photos we then descend down to Road head Camp for lunch and relaxing for few hours, there after descend further down to Mutamaiyo which takes another 3 hours to get to Mutamaiyo. Upon arrival you will be served with snacks and hot coffee as well as tea. Dinner and overnight are served at 1930hrs.
This being the last day in the mountain, the breakfast will be served around 0530hrs, then prepare to descend down for another 2 hours, this early walk you will be accompanied by the rangers since early morning walk might encounter with the Elephants or Buffalos along the way, visit Kitum Cave which is the biggest Cave in Africa. Makkingeny caves then you will exit Chorlim Gate. You will be served with lunch at the campsite which is at the gate before you embark with the journey back to Nairobi which takes 6-7 hours with a drop off to your respective places of residence where the Adventure comes to an end.
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