Three Day Nature Experience on the Sasa Trail

Trekking the Sasa Trail in Mt Elgon National Park is a truly rewarding experience with
professional guides, great food and good accommodation.

Day 1. Hike to Hunwick’s Camp at 2,882m.
Day one is a 7.1km walk with an altitude gain from Elgon Trekkers Base Camp above Bugiboni
at 1,720m to Hunwick’s Camp at 2,882m giving an altitude gain of 1,162 metres. The trek starts
at Elgon Trekkers Base Camp with a steady climb through coffee plantations, maize, potatoes
and onions to Kigoma Primary School.
From here it is a steady walk up to the park boundary directly below the 61m Nabunyifu Falls
(meaning cold wind) flanked by sheer cliffs. We have constructed switchbacks in the trail to
make it an easier and offer excellent views of the community below and distant mountains. This
section is a completely new trail which has never been accessible to tourists before and a great
addition to the Elgon National Park. The trail climbs steadily up the Dirigana Valley through the
montane forest with huge Podacarpus trees and thick vegetation to where you cross the river and
stop for lunch at a shelter. From here it is a steady climb up to the Mukoola Ridge and the
Hunwick’s Camp at 2,882 metres where you get fantastic views across the hills and valleys to
Masaba Summit.
Overnight stay at: Hunwick’s Camp 2,882m.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 2. Hike to Sasa River Camp at 2,880 metres.
Day two is a relatively easy walk through some stunning forest and down along the Dirigana
River past a series of waterfalls, after hearty breakfast, you continue climbing up through the
montane forest before branching and walking down to the Dirigana River. When you cross the
river to the right there’s a steady climb up to the Sasa River camp at 2,880m set in the forest near
the river with many birds especially in the morning.
Overnight stay at: Sasa River Camp 2,880m.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3. Descend down to the basecamp 1,720m.
Descend down through the forest along the original Sasa Trail before turning and cutting across
to the top of Dirigana Falls through and area of Giant Tree Ferns and down to Elgon Trekkers
Base Camp at Bugiboni
Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch

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