Our 2 Days Trek Sasa Trail Mt. Elgon National Park is the best option for guests with less time to spare around but with a keen interest in hiking Elgon National Park. With our local professional guides, you will trek from the Basecamp to Sasa River Camp, overnight and the next day return to the Basecamp. Do not miss this amazing experience to hike Mount Elgon National Park, the trail is filled with the most scenic sightseeing points including a chance to stand at the viewpoint point about 2290m on the mountain.
Guests hiking Mt. Elgon via the Sasa-Sipi trail, part of the 2 Days Trek Sasa Trail
Itinerary at Glance:
- Day 1. Hike to Sasa River Camp 2,860 m
- Day 2. Descend down to the Basecamp 1,720 m
Overview of 2 Days Trek Sasa Trail:
The best option is to have a pre-night stay at Sipi Heritage Lodge. To get an early start be at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) offices at 8:00 a.m. The trek starts just above Bugiboni Village, which is now possible to reach by vehicle. We can also organize transport for you from the Budadiri UWA office to the base camp. This comes at an additional fee for guests that have no means of transportation to the Basecamp.
Full itinerary of our 2-Day Trek Sasa Trail Mt Elgon National Park
Day 1. Hike to Sasa River Camp 2860m.
The trek starts at the base camp with a steady climb up through the community with coffee and maize farms with fantastic views of the valley below to the park entrance where you have three sets of steel ladders to climb up the cliffs and enter the beautiful Montane Forest. From the top of the stairs, it is a steady climb with a few short steeper sections before you enter Sasa River Camp where you sleep the night. Overnight stay at: Sasa River Camp. (Tent camping with a small foam mattress) Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2. Descend down to the basecamp 1720m
You walk back down the same trail however later we will be constructing a new trail down the Dirigana River to make a loop and experience the riverine forest in the valley and meet the main trail at the lunch spot before descending to Basecamp. Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Inclusions of 2 Days Trek Sasa Trail Mt Elgon National Park
- Accommodation all night on the mountain
- Park fees/Hiking fees.
- 3 Course meal
- Continental breakfast
- Hire Camping materials and tents (sleeping bags and mats).
- Porters
- Professional cook.
- Bottled drinking water.
- Ranger/Guide fees.
Exclusion of 2 Days Trek Sasa Trail Mt Elgon National Park: –
- Pre-night in Mbale,
- transfer back to Mbale from the base camp,
- Expenses of personal nature like Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, personal insurance, and tobacco.
What to pack for your journey?
In the day pack, take along water, a camera, binoculars, rain pants, and a jacket at a minimum. Add any other items you might need during the day because you may not see the porters until the end of your trek for that day.
Most guests visiting Mount Elgon National Park have also visit Bwindi Forests National Park for a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda. Mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda is best done during dry months of June , July and August of any year.
In Rwanda, gorilla trekking tours are done in Volcanoes National Park, the most visited park in Rwanda. Besides being a home to mountain gorillas, Volcanoes is also a pristine forest with golden monkeys