Buhoma Lodge

Buhoma Lodge commands spectacular and uninterrupted views of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park home to the rare and elusive Mountain Gorilla. We have completely renovated the original Buhoma Homestead and now offer a top quality, intimate lodge for our guests’ enjoyment. Situated within the National Park, less than five minutes walk, from the start of the gorilla trekking point.

Eight, comfortable cottages have been carefully built, each with its own private verandah, allowing wonderful views of the forest canopy of the National Park. Inside the specious cottages you will find comfortable beds, a well appointed en suite bathroom with flushing toilet and a hot shower and also some rooms with bath tubs. An elevated lounge area, complete with bar and dining facilities, offers a cosy, comfortable environment, to discuss the day’s activities around the fireplaces which add atmosphere and warmth in the cool evenings.

As part of our commitment as an organization with a responsible tourism policy we have designed the lodge using sustainable local materials where possible, with the emphasis being on natural products, which has, in turn, given support to the local communities and businesses. Supplies are obtained, as far as possible from local sources and staff are also generally recruited locally and trained on site. Our water supply is gravity fed and solar power is used for lighting with power points limited to a central area allocated for recharging cameras and videos.

Meals are freshly prepared with many local ingredients, offering a balance of international and locally flavored cuisine with meals being of several courses. Our bar has a selection of local and imported beverages and our friendly local staff will attend to your needs.

Hot beverages are available throughout the day on a self service basis, but, are delivered to your cottage with early morning wake up calls as required, allowing you to awake gently and savour the early morning sounds of the forest.

Activities

Bwindi Impentrable Forest is the focus for gorilla trekking activities in Uganda, but it also offers excellent birding opportunities.

When at Buhoma Lodge experience:

Mountain gorilla tracking, with pre-purchased permits - only 8 visitors per family of gorillas, one a day are priviliged to spend up to one our watching these rare creatures

Forest walks in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest including walking through to the southern area known as Nkuringo, allowing you to savour and enjoy this vast ancient tropical rain forest

Bird-watching around the lodge and walks in the forest with local qualified guides. This forest area has recorded over 350 bird species. Of particular interest are the 23 species endemic to the Albertine Rift and at least 14 recorded no where else in Uganda.

Butterfly watching is possible in the forest with Bwindi being home to over 200 species, some of which are endemic to the Albertine Rift Valley

A three hour community walk through the local villages and lands which can be tailored to your time available, allowing you to see how they grow their crop foods, brew local gin (waragi) from bananas and also the local herbalist