Rangers and porters of Mount Elgon national park are similar to other mountains where you could find rangers and they take you through an amazing hiking experience with the incredible beauty and diversity of Mount Elgon National Park.

All mountain hikes from Mount Elgon are entailed up with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ranger guide, who more expert in mount climbing and are well trained in how to read and mitigate risky situations.  In addition to this, porters are more focused on how to keep you safe and make the best decisions in difficult situations.  Hiring a local porter is very important and also makes your trip even easier by carrying your 18kg luggage but you pay some money and any extra luggage is chargeable at extra cost, they also preparing camp, collecting water, and cooking.  Well-trained rangers and porters are available at the Park headquarters at Budadiri and to all trailheads.

Hiking Porters on Mount Elgon

When you’re going for Wagagai peak on Mount Elgon, you need to first report to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) offices which are found outside the park. Hiking Mount Elgon and park entrance cost 75USD for international visitors per person per day including the ranger guide fees. Climbers have to hire porters and cooks to escort them and help set up camp. You can tip your porters, cooks, guides, and park rangers if you want.

Having Rangers and porters on your hiking experience on Mount Elgon is very important because they know the terrain and will take you to the safest areas. Even though you have years of experience in your respective sport and they have safety training courses like avalanche and self-rescue, so such rangers and porters of mount Elgon have the knowledge and they always focus on hikers safety.

Hiking Mount Elgon and hire a porter, you will be participated in supporting the community as well as contributing to the conservation of the Park and wild animals. After the local members realize the importance of tourism to the community, they have now reduced the process of poaching wild animals like forest elephants, antelopes monkeys, and others Park animals. The rangers and porters on Mount Elgon are certified and trained in first aid treatment.

Hiring Rangers and porters on Mount Elgon, helps you to know more history about the mountain and cultures around and also to enjoy other activities in the park-like camping and wildlife viewing.

After hiking Mount Elgon, spare some time and visit other attractions around like Pian Upe game reserve, Sipi Falls, Kidepo Valley National Park, Bwindi for gorilla trekking and Murchison falls National Park and among others.

The best time to visit Mount Elgon National Park is in the dry months of June, July, and August and November, December, and January when the hiking trails are not slippery and muddy.  Though hiking mountain Elgon and other national parks in Uganda is carried out all year around. You also have to note that the mountain receives rainfall almost all year round. So expect rain at any time even in the dry seasons in Uganda.