The Exclusive Mount Gahinga Lodge is located in Mgahinga Gorilla Park.
Mount Gahinga Lodge – Luxury Accommodation in the Shadows of the Virunga Volcanoes
The Exclusive Luxury Mount Gahinga Lodge in Mgahinga Gorilla Park: Mount Gahinga Lodge is a luxury lodge located in the foothills of the Virunga v, volcanoes in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in southwestern Uganda. The club offers guests a unique and exclusive experience with luxurious accommodations and amenities.
Accommodations at Mount Gahinga Lodge are spacious and well-appointed, with various options to suit different tastes and needs. The Lodge offers several en-suite rooms and chalets, each decorated in traditional and modern African styles. There are eight cottages called Bandas. Two of the cottages are deluxe, all comfortable luxury with a fireplace for those chilly Gorilla Highlands evenings.
A Personal Butler is at your beck and call to attend to your wellness, and laundry service is offered as a courtesy to the guests. Additionally, hairdryers are in the rooms, and WiFi is available in the comfortable main Lodge building.
. All accommodations feature comfortable beds with high-quality linens, private verandas or balconies with stunning views of the surrounding landscape, and modern amenities such as WiFi, heating, and hot water.
Mount Gahinga Lodge blends in with the surrounding area, reflecting the traditional designs and styles of Southwest Uganda. The Lodge is the perfect base for discovering and exploring Mgahinga Gorilla Park, and the Lodge has a private trail that quickly takes you inside the Park.
The Lodge’s restaurant serves gourmet cuisine, focusing on local and organic ingredients. The menu features a range of international and African dishes, with vegetarian and special dietary needs options. The Lodge’s bar offers a selection of fine wines, spirits, and cocktails, and guests can enjoy their drinks on the outdoor terrace or by the fireplace. Drinks, including all soft drinks and alcoholic Beverages such as House Wines, Local Beers, and local spirits such as Uganda Waragi, are part of the full-board stay at the Lodge.
Mount Gahinga Lodge also offers a range of activities and amenities for its guests. The Lodge features a spa where guests can enjoy a range of treatments, such as massages and facials. The club also has a swimming pool, a yoga and meditation room, and a lounge area with a fireplace, perfect for relaxing after a day of activities. Guests can enjoy a thirty-minute complimentary massage per guest per stay. Extra massages are available.
Additionally, Mount Gahinga Lodge offers its activities to its guests. You can visit the Gahinga Batwa Village, constructed for about 130 landless Batwa. Visit the Vocational Center and see how local crafts are made. Participate in the Batwa Heritage Forest activity, where you learn how the indigenous Batwa lived in the Forest for thousands of years.
Mount Gahinga Lodge offers its guests a unique and exclusive experience with luxurious accommodations, gourmet cuisine, and various activities and amenities. The Lodge’s location and range of activities make it the perfect base for exploring southwestern Uganda’s beautiful and diverse landscapes.
Exclusive Luxury Mount Gahinga Lodge located in Mgahinga Gorilla Park
Activities that you can do while staying at Mount Gahinga Lodge:
There are many activities that guests can enjoy while staying at Mount Gahinga Lodge. Here are some of the most popular activities:
Gorilla Trekking: Mount Gahinga Lodge is near the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park headquarters. A short private trail from the Lodge will take you to the Park. There are many gorilla families, but only the Byhakagezi Gorilla Family can be visited. Read more about the Nyakagezi Gorilla Family.
Golden Monkey Trekking: Mgahing Gorilla Park is the best Park for Golden Monkey Trekking and has more Golden Monkeys than any other closeby Virunga Volcano Chainh countries. Read more here.
Volcano Climbs and Hikes: There are three Volcanoes that you can climb in one day at Mgahinga Gorilla Park. Read more here.
Hiking and Nature Trails: There are excellent Hing Trails, such as the Sabinyo Gorge Trail, the most scenic trail in Uganda.
Batwa Trail with the First People of the Forest: On this cultural trail, you will see the Forest through the eyes of its inhabitant. This is a not to be missed cultural encounter. Read more here.
Birdwatching: The area around Mount Gahinga Lodge is home to a variety of bird species, including several endemic species. Guests can take guided birdwatching tours to observe these beautiful birds in their natural habitat. nability. Guests can participate in conservation activities like tree planting, beekeeping, and other community development projects.
While staying at Mount Gahinga Lodge, you do various activities for guests to enjoy, from gorilla trekking and hiking to cultural visits and conservation activities. The Lodge’s location and experienced guides make it the perfect base for exploring southwestern Uganda’s beautiful and diverse landscapes.
Getting to Mount Gahinga Lodge – Mgahinga Gorilla Park:
The easiest way is to book one of our Fly-In Safaris, where you stay at Mount Gahinga Lodge while tracking Gorillas, Golden Monkeys in the Park. You fly from Entebbe International Airport to Kisoro, the closest airport to Mgahinga Gorilla Park and Mount Gahinga Lodge. The flight time is 90 minutes, saving you nine to 10 hours driving here.
The second-best way is to include Mgahinga Gorilla Park in a longer fly-in or drive Safari that takes several parks in Western Uganda.
Another option is flying into Kigali, Rwanda, and then driving to Mgahinga Gorilla Park. It is a three- and a half hour drive and a good choice for many of our clients.
Getting to Mount Gahinga Lodge – Mgahinga Gorilla is easy, and we will make all the arrangements for you. Just let us know.
Why do we include Mount Gahinga Lodge in our Safaris?
The primary reason why we use Mount Gahinga Lodge is that not one of our clients has ever voiced a complaint about the Lodge. That is our business is most welcomed, yet a rarity. Mount Gahinga exceeds most accommodation standards and sets new ones. The level of service is world-class, and the meals are superb. The furnishings exude subdued elegance, not tacky attempts of pretense.
Our clients have raved about the gourmet meals resulting from Ugandan Chefs being trained by top-flight chefs from Europe and beyond. Meals are prepared using fresh local ingredients that are grown explicitly according to the standards set forth by the Lodge.
We use the Lodge because of the exemplary work of Praveen Momam in conservation and people conservation for the maligned Batwa People. Praveen Momam grew up in the area where his father was a civil servant during Colonial Times. During Idi Amin’s time, the family and thousands of others of Indian descent were evicted. Yet he never forgot the place of his younger years, where he and his father used to explore the forests and hills surrounding Kisoro.
As Uganda’s troubled times ended, he erected Mount Gahinga Lodge. Walter Baumgärtel, a Gorilla Conservation and Gorilla Tourism pioneer, was one of his role models, as was Dian Fossey, who often visited the Travelers Rest Hotel in Kisoro that Walter Baumgärtel.
In recent years Praveen Momam’s foundation built the Gahinga Batwa Village. The lives of the least and lost, the most voiceless Batwa were given a home, a village, a school, a trade school, and more.
Now you understand why we use Mount Gahinga Lodge for our Safaris in Uganda.
