Restaurant

The restaurant is found in a beautiful natural setting and invites guests to relax and enjoy the sounds of the forest. While getting prepared for your activity, have a cold soda, hot snack or one of our delicious chocolate brownies. Taste our excellent fresh-brewed Ugandan coffee or have dinner in the warm light of the candles at night. The restaurant offers a variety of traditional and international meals that will be served outside on the terrace, while enjoying the magical forest that encloses the lodge.

Visitor’s Centre Budongo Eco Lodge Budongo Eco Lodge also makes a perfect lunch stopover when you are on your way to the northern part of the park, returning to Kampala or visiting the forest for chimp tracking, birding or any of the other activities.

Visitor’s Centre

The main reception area is located in the visitor’s centre. This area, with its large soft couches in a rustic environment, is an ideal place to relax and read a book. The visitor’s centre also displays a selection of different animal skeletons, fossils and snares that were found in the forest, used by poachers. In addition, detailed information about Budongo Forest Reserve and its habitants is provided to help its visitors to interpret the forest’s secrets and understand its complex eco-system.

Craft Shop

Adjacent to the reception area is Budongo’s Craft Shop, offering a small yet excellent selection of Uganda’s crafts and gifts. The products vary from handmade postcards and paper-beaded necklaces to guidebooks, handwoven baskets and papercraft notebooks. The handcrafts are made by local women using natural materials with simple and colourful designs.

Guest Information

Accommodation:

• 5 eco-cabins with private bathroom and veranda
• 4 mixed dormitory rooms, each with 2 double-deckers and shared washing facilities

Facilities:

• Outdoor restaurant
• Visitor’s centre with craft shop
• Lounge area
• Parking available

Check In / Check Out Times

• Check In: 02.00 pm
• Check Out: 10.00 am

Dietary Requirements:

Please inform us in advance about any special dietary requirements and we will do our best to supply this.

Drinking water:

It is not recommendable to drink water from the tap. Bottled mineral water is available for sale at the visitor’s centre, as are sodas, beer, tea and coffee.

What to bring:

• Casual light clothing (T-shirts, shorts, sleeveless blouses, jeans etc.)
• Comfortable hiking shoes
• Long-sleeved sweater or jacket for the cooler evenings and mosquitoes
• Sandals
• Cap/hat
• Sun lotion
• Sunglasses
• Insect repellent
• Torch
• Binoculars

Valuables:

The camp is not responsible for valuables kept in the rooms. Personal items of value can be stored at the reception in the visitor’s centre.

Power supply:

The main lodge and rooms are equipped with solar powered electricity. However, due to the environment, the solar system may not charge as expected. In this case kerosene lanterns are provided at the reception. We kindly request you to use the power in an eco-responsible way and turn off the lights when leaving the room.

Adapters:

Cameras and mobiles can be charged at the reception in the visitor’s centre.

House keeping:

As part of our services, your room will be cleaned every day. For conservation purposes, bed sheets and towels are only changed upon request. If you would like to receive fresh towels, please leave the used ones on the bathroom floor.

Environmental commitment:

We seek to minimize the impact on the environment. Nothing is left in the nature other than our footprints. Nothing is taken from the nature other than memories. Even in a rainforest, water is a precious commodity, so please use water sparingly. We kindly ask you for your support by respecting our valued guidelines.

Community tourism:

The local community is greatly involved in the running of the lodge, including employment, the sale of handcrafts and the provision of fresh vegetables and fruits from their gardens.

Further enquiries:

Feel free to contact us for any additionally required information.