It is one of the oldest volcanic mountains in Africa, Mt. Elgon is surrounded by forests, inhabited by mammals and birds. It offers beautiful vistas, numerous caves, cascading waterfalls that enchant you as you enjoy a climb up to the Wagagai peak and the caldera. The main peaks form the shattered wall of a collapsed central caldera at 8 km in diameter, which is said to be the world’s largest which contains glacial lakes and hotsprings.
