The rock-ribbed, jungle-topped highlands of Mount Elgon National Park are peppered with so many natural beauties it can be difficult to describe them all at once.

Cascading down from the extinct caldera of one of Africa’s oldest volcanos, there are waterfalls, dank cave systems, and rugged canyons aplenty.

Visitors can also feel the geothermal activity at a series of hot springs, or wonder upwards, to where African goshawks and elegant bush shrikes flit through the skies.

Monkey-wise, there are the likes of De Brazza’s and colobuses, along with blue monkeys and some other rare simian species.