Budget Lodges in Buhoma Bwindi Sector
Buhoma community rest campBuhoma Community Rest Camp is a budget, community-run lodge just outside Bwindi Impenetrable National Park’s Buhoma gate perfect for gorilla trekking. Established in 1993, it offers safari tents, cottages, bandas, a dorm, and campsites with rainforest views. Guests enjoy a restaurant and bar, craft shop, guided nature walks, birding (358+ species), cultural tours (including Batwa experiences), and night entertainment. A portion of proceeds supports local projects like the hospital and school
Bwindi View Bandas:
Bwindi View Bandas is a budget lodge just 100 meters from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park’s Buhoma gate perfect for gorilla trekkers. Set on the forest edge with stunning virgin forest views, it offers single, double, and family bandas plus camping. Facilities include heated showers, a dining room and canteen (local/international meals and trekking lunch boxes), laundry, secure parking, a games room, and gear rentals (tents, gum boots, rain gear, binoculars). Friendly staff help with trekking arrangements and transport.
Ride for the woman guest house:
Ride for the Woman Guest House (Ride 4 a Woman) is a budget-to-mid-range, community-run guesthouse in Buhoma, northern Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, just a short drive from the gorilla trekking headquarters.
It has 12 rooms: 8 budget ensuite rooms in Mwebesa House (furnished by local women) and 3 mid-range ensuite cottages in Noels Cottage overlooking Nyabubare Stream with an on-site waterfall. Facilities include a restaurant, 24-hour front desk, bar, room service, terrace, free Wi‑Fi, free parking, bike rentals, a children’s playground, free continental breakfast, and à la carte meals.
Your stay supports Ride 4 a Woman, a Ugandan NGO that empowers women affected by poverty, HIV, domestic violence, single motherhood, and widowhood through training in crafts, tailoring, and hospitality. Over 60 local women are employed by the project.
Guest activities include gorilla trekking, Batwa cultural walks, mountain biking, bird watching, Munyanga River hikes, basket weaving, traditional cooking, pedal sewing, and local dance lessons. Best time to visit is the dry seasons (June–September and December–February), when demand is high.
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp:
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp is a classic, mid-range tented camp established in 1994 adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Built on a forest-facing ridge, it offers a traditional African safari setting with excellent views of the canopy and passing primates
CTPH Gorilla conservation camp:
CTPH Gorilla Conservation Camp is a budget eco-lodge and social enterprise located 2 km (a 20-minute walk) from the park entrance. Run by the award-winning NGO Conservation Through Public Health, 100% of camp profits directly fund mountain gorilla protection and community health programs.
Bwindi Guest House:
Bwindi Guest House is a budget, community-run guesthouse operated by Bwindi Community Hospital. Located just a 5-minute walk from the gorilla trekking briefing point, 100% of its income directly funds the hospital, nursing school, and Batwa development programs.
Buhoma gorilla camp
Buhoma Gorilla Camp is a spacious, eco-friendly mid-range lodge tucked into a quiet forest patch in the Buhoma sector. Located near Ride 4 a Woman and the Bwindi Community Hospital, it sits just a 10-minute drive from the gorilla trekking briefing point.
Mid-Range Lodges in Buhoma Bwindi Sector:
Silver Back lodge:
Silverback Lodge is a renovated luxury eco-lodge managed by Marasa Africa, perched on a scenic ridge just a 5-minute walk from the gorilla trekking briefing point. It offers panoramic views of the forest, valley, and hills, with complimentary golf-cart transport to the hilltop rooms
Engagi Lodge:Engagi Lodge is a modern, mid-range eco-lodge situated just outside the park gate, roughly 1 km from the gorilla trekking headquarters. Set on private land extending to the Munyaga River, it offers hidden privacy and dramatic forest canopy views
Buhoma Lodge:Buhoma Lodge is an upmarket, eco-friendly luxury lodge located directly inside the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park boundary. It is a 5-minute walk from the gorilla trekking briefing point and offers uninterrupted forest canopy view.
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