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Mount Elgon National Park
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Straddling the Uganda-Kenya border, 120 kilometres northeast of Lake Victoria, Mount Elgon is the eighth highest mountain in Africa and has the largest surface area of any extinct volcano in the world.
Mount Elgon offers untamed wilderness, in secluded splendour. The park is unique in that it is split by the Kenya Uganda boundary, and is managed by the parks departments of the individual countries. It has been declared a UNESCO Man & Biosphere Reserve. Visitors can explore the forest and enjoy hiking, biking and climbing Mount Elgon.
Besides the Elephants and Buffalo found on the lower slopes the park is also home to a number of small antelope and monkeys including the Black-and-white Colobus and Blue Monkey. The area is also home to over 300 bird species including the endangered Lammergeier, African Goshawk and Baglafecht Weaver.
Kenya's Nobel Prize winner Wangari Mathaai has an endangered dragonfly that was discovered on Mount Elgon in 2000 named after her, Maathai's Longleg . Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan activist and conservationist who founded of the Greenbelt Movement. The aim of the movement is to link the importance of conserving natural resources, including forests with poverty alleviation.Hiking and walking is one of the highlights of a visit to Mount Elgon, although the vehicle routes lead to animal viewing areas and to some of the caves. Along the routes there are spectacular views of the escarpments, gorges and rivers.
Self guided walking trails are popular and the routes lead to the caves that can be explored including Kitum. Besides the cave exploration other activities include birding and primate viewing.
Kenya's Nobel Prize winner Wangari Mathaai has an endangered dragonfly that was discovered on Mount Elgon in 2000 named after her, Maathai's Longleg . Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan activist and conservationist who founded of the Greenbelt Movement. The aim of the movement is to link the importance of conserving natural resources, including forests with poverty alleviation.Hiking and walking is one of the highlights of a visit to Mount Elgon, although the vehicle routes lead to animal viewing areas and to some of the caves. Along the routes there are spectacular views of the escarpments, gorges and rivers.
Self guided walking trails are popular and the routes lead to the caves that can be explored including Kitum. Besides the cave exploration other activities include birding and primate viewing.
