Budongo Eco Lodge Upgrade

Budongo Eco Lodge Upgrade

It is with excitement to announce the upcoming upgrade- from the eco-friendly cabins to an eco-friendly luxury Tented Camp, designed to enhance your experience and provide you with an even more comfortable and memorable stay. Effective January 1, 2024, the lodge section of Budongo Eco Lodge will be closed and we will not be able…

Interview with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Interview with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was Uganda’s first wildlife vet and founder of Conservation through Public Health and NGO that improves the health and well-being of rural communities to contribute to greater biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in and around Africa’s protected areas. This year she published her new book ‘Walking with Gorillas’ that follows her life…

International Primate Day

International Primate Day

This Friday, 1st September is International Primate Day – a dedicated occasion to honor, learn about, and take action for our planet’s diverse array of primates. With just a few hours left, it’s time to gear up for a day filled with awareness, appreciation, and advocacy for our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Primates,…

The Canopy Walk in the Nyungwe Forest National Park

Rwanda Updates 2023

Effective January 2023, the management of Nyungwe National Park made changes to its pricing for some of it’s activities with the aim objectives of: (1) Simplifying the existing pricing for visitors and harmonization of the pricing structure between two Rwandan parks whose management is entrusted to African Parks (Akagera and Nyungwe). 2) Facilitating longer stays…

Dance, Bokwe community near Budongo Lodge

Educational Fam Trip 2023

Join us on our annual agents Educational Fam Trip We would once again like to let you know that we are organizing an exciting and adventurous Fam trip to destination Uganda and Rwanda scheduled for May 2023.                              For more details about this trip,…

Logo Cafe Kibale

“Café Kibale” opens

As part of our Cooperate Social Responsibility projects under the Great Lakes Foundation, Great Lakes Safaris and her sister company Uganda Lodges Limited has officially opened a training café in Kibale National Park called Café Kibale on 13th June 2022. The main purpose of café Kibale is to offer the young adults from the communities around the lodge and Uganda at large the opportunity…

MV Kazinga now inside the park

MV Kazinga now inside the park

We are excited to inform you that our boat the MV Kazinga that cruises along the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park is now docking at the Mweya landing site together with the other boats making it more accessible for our clients. We will also be making changes to our schedules and will share the updates as…

Experience Africa – London

Experience Africa – London

Great Lakes Safaris & Uganda Lodges will be exhibiting at Experience Africa in London 22nd-24th June. We are excited to be back meeting with our trade partners and industry friends face to face. If you are attending the event then please add us to your meeting lists or look out for our UK representative Adele Cutler…