Elgon Trekking Services took over development of the Sasa Trail under a concession from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in October 2023 with the objective of constructing modern huts and facilities, plus opening a new trail up the Mukoola Ridge which overlooks Zesui and the headwaters of the Sironko River with two new camps and where you get fantastic views of Mbale and beyond.

Apart from the exhilarating experience of trekking the Sasa Trail via the Mukoola Ridge, the new trail offers exceptional birding opportunities and we will be developing temporary overnight camping areas and rest points along the trail to enable birders to be close to where the birds are for early morning and evening viewing. In 2025 we will be constructing a new camp just above the hot springs at the headwaters of the Suam River in the caldera which is the largest mountain caldera in the world measuring 8 kilometres across.