The Park
The Importance of Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon is one of the 5 water towers in Kenya. 99% of all its water, be it from the kenyan or ugandan side, drains into Lake Victoria and Lake Trukana through multiple rivers like Nzoia and Turkwel. Thereby, Mount Elgon feeds the Nil through Lake Victoria, which powers and supplys 7 countries in East-Africa, which makes it so important to conserve Mount Elgon’s whole ecosystem.
Moreover, Mount Elgon is home to a vast diversity of wildlife with a lot of endangered species. This wildlife and ecosystem is also a big tourist attraction, which is important for the local economy.
Attraction Points
Mount Elgon offers a diverse range of attractions, from dramatic waterfalls and ancient caves to remarkable trees such as the legendary Chief Kasis. The park’s caves are especially unique—local forest elephants visit them to mine essential minerals by licking the cave walls, creating one of the most fascinating natural spectacles found anywhere in the world.
Fauna
Moreover, you can experience a vast and still intact wildlife with more than 240 bird species and exceptional mamals like Forest-Elephants, Buffalos and Waterbucks.
Flora
4 different vegetation zones can be experienced at Mount Elgon. Starting with an incredible Rainforest with more than 200 indigenous tree species, followed by Bamboo Forest and Alpine Zone, up to an impressive Moorland.
