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Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Luxury Room | Terrace/patio
Exterior
Standard Room
Luxury Room
Business centre

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Gym
    Gym
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Rushaga, Bwindi National Park, Bugambira
  • Lake Bunyonyi
    42 min drive
  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    81 min drive
  • Volcanoes National Park
    105 min drive
  • Kihihi (KHX-Savannah Airstrip)
    264 min drive

Room options

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Luxury Room

Luxury Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Basic Tent

Basic Tent

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 20
  • 20 Twin Futons

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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The price is NZ$153
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
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About the area

What's nearby

  • Lake Bunyonyi - 42 min drive - 27.5 km
  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - 73 min drive - 40.5 km
  • Kabale University - 79 min drive - 57.7 km
  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - 81 min drive - 52.8 km
  • Volcanoes National Park - 105 min drive - 77.8 km

About this property

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge offers 20 accommodations with complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and take advantage of a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the lodge's full-service spa. Services include massages. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 individually furnished guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bathrobes. Conveniences include desks and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. Encounter the local wildlife with a safari, then enjoy recreational amenities including a fitness center. Additional features at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at the lodge's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Wrap up your day with a drink at the poolside bar. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 6:00 AM–11:00 AM: USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Safari

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 PM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Meals for children age 5 and younger are not included in Full Board rates.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

This property charges the following meal fees for each child age 5 and younger: USD 10 for breakfast per day, USD 10 for lunch per day, and USD 15 for dinner per day.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 300 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Rushaga Gorilla Camp Lodge Bugambira
Rushaga Gorilla Camp Lodge
Rushaga Gorilla Camp Bugambira
Rushaga Gorilla Camp Bugambir
Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge Lodge
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge Bugambira
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge Lodge Bugambira

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

charline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well located close by the Gorilla trekking experiences. Beautiful view on the forest. Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sonja

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here for just one night unfortunately as we would have loved to stay longer. The staff does everything to help with planning trips. They work with very devoted guids. For us Elisabeth arranged our guide Christmas who took us to the waterfall and learned us a lot of birding in Uganda. He also took care of the last minute permits for the gorilla tracking. The chalets are beautiful and very well installed with good beds and a spacious and nice bathroom. Shower with hot water without having problems. Food was also good. And of course the beautiful vieuws of the forest. Just 5 minutes to the gate for the Gorillatracking. Highly recommanded!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value and great views
It is a bear getting to this area for gorilla trekking but once here, you’ll feel thankful for the Rushaga Gorilla Camp. The views are stunning here and there are ample places to relax, catch your breath, and take in the beauty that surrounds you. The room had everything that we needed and food was easily accessible (if average). The team at Rushaga took excellent care of us. Our only regret is that we’d not added an extra day at the property after our trek.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Hieten

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorilla Jungle
Am amazing location near the main gate for Gorilla trekking. Very comfortable lodges and great service. ALL THE STAFF WERE EXCELLENT AND ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP FOR YOUR NEEDS. Food selection on fullboard is limited, however it is delicious everything sourced locally .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful stuff. Very happy place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Terblanche

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Experience with Excellent Staff!
Rushaga is in a very isolated part of Uganda, far from any major town of city. Keeping this in mind, the stay was absolutely fantastic. For the limited food supplies they should receive, the meals was well prepared and well presented. The staff is very friendly and always willing to assist. Elizabeth is absolutely fantastic and nothing is to great a ask for her. Only negative. Before dinner, entertainment is arranged in the form of either the Batwa Pygmis, so some school or orphanage that sings and dances. The negative is that these groups, after performing, asks for donations and they just stand there, looking at you, making you feel guilty. I did not have cash on hand on one of the occasions and felt embarrassed because they just kept staring. I appreciate the performance, but a heads-up would have been nice that the groups will ask for financial contribution/donations. Back to the positives. It was my wife's birthday and Rushaga (with Elizabeth at the helm) went out of their way to make her day special. They made the room up with decorations and balloons, at dinner they sang for her in their traditional way and baked a cake for the occasion. Thank you Rushaga!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice lodge
Friendly people great Views and good cottages. Make sure you check what you get and paid for. There is big differences.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location & stay near Bwindi
Rushaga gorilla camp was a wonderful two night stay and very convenient to the gorilla trecking at Rushaga gate. The food was all good, the staff was friendly, and the rooms were comfortable and quaint. The only negatives were that the staff, on more than one occasion, offered to do something and then later told me the cost. That is bad customer service- it's not that the costs were too high- but that there was no expectation of having to pay. For example- one of the staff offered gloves for me to use on the trek- that ended up being almost $10 to rent the gloves that I only found out upon check-out. Someone also stopped by my room to offer to clean my shoes. Again, I said that I could do it but the staff member insisted- again, there was a cost associated with that. I encourage you to let your staff know that this is not good practice and that people will be more than willing to pay but they need to know up front.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Jody, Saint John, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting overlooking the forest. Staff helpful. Road to lodge bumpy and windy. Rooms accessible by stairs up and down side of hill. Room was partly tented and there were some cracks, etc to the outside so bugs can come in. Plumbing on the basic side. Have to flush repeatedly. Water stayed hot sufficient for shower. Electricity can go out but there is a generator. Overall good value for money. This is the middle of nowhere and the surrounding nature will make up for it especially if you see the gorillas.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful mountain side retreat
Great location, very close to park gate. Friendly staff, good food, clean and amazing views! I highly recommend staying here before your gorilla trekking.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gilles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour fantastique
Personnel au top : serviable, souriant et aidant. Toujours présent pour satisfaire vos diverses demandes. Bravo pour ce merveilleux accueil
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Genevieve

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Goede locatie
Prima verblijf dichtbij vertrekpunt gorilla tracking.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with my son to Rushaga gorilla camp. Absolute fantastic! Beautifull setting. Authentic decorated rooms. All very clean, with private badroom, hot and cold running water and shower. The staff is very friendly. Helpfull with whatever advice you need for the tracking or your stay at the lodge
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dagmar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gratuluji service with view to Bwindi n. Park
Velmi příjemné místo, jen chatky jsou umístěné ve svahu tak to po ránu může být na recepci náročné. Téměř každý večer je nějaký program s místní pigmejskou komunitou. Výborne místo pro Gorilla treking v oblasti Rushaga, pokud ale máte jako výchozí bod Nkoringo je potřeba počítat s brzkým vstáváním vzhledem ke stavu silnice spojující obě místa.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Kathrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nette Zimmer in traumhafter Kulisse
Perfekt gelegene Unterkunft für Gorilla Trekking. Vollverpflegung war inklusive sowie sehr zuvorkommender Service. Die Zimmer sind sauber und haben einen kleinen Balkon.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018