Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge

Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge The lodge is a six-time winner of the World Travel Awards (WTA) as the Leading Safari Lodge in Uganda since 2016.

Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge is thoughtfully comfortable and concentrates on cheerful African hospitality, which complements its superb location and function as the base for gorilla trekking in the south of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge sits at a 7000-ft altitude on a magnificent ridge with stunning views across the rugged landscapes and the entire Virunga Volcanoes chain bac

kdrop. Six 45-square-foot private garden cottages, two family-style villas and five luxurious suites sit above the Bwindi Forest canopy with distinctive elegance and startling luxury amid forest trees, flowers, and shrubs. Locally styled furnishings grace the spacious rooms, and light fills the space from private viewing decks over the forest swath and beyond the entire Virunga Volcanoes chain. At the highest point on the property sits a grand lounge building housing the dining, drinks and coffee bar spaces with expansive 360-degree views of the gorgeous rugged landscape. Based on hundreds of reviews from guests, Nkuringo is an excellent base for gorilla trekking adventures in the south of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Nkuringo Sector (3 human-habituated gorilla families) and Rushaga Sector (8 human-habituated gorilla groups). Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge is thoughtfully comfortable and concentrates on cheerful African hospitality, which complements its superb location and function. From the lodge, you can access activities like:

Tracking the elusive mountain gorillas in the misty rainforest

Walking safaris across Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and around the lodge

Amazing birdwatching experiences in the national park

Walking with the native Batwa forest people in Buniga Forest

Canoeing adventures on Lake Mutanda a few miles from the road

Visiting the surrounding communities for an immersive cultural experience

Picnic evenings at the top of the word, at the highest soccer field with incredible 360 views.

We’re bringing another one home from Zanzibar. 🏆Last night, Rhoda and Mariam represented Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge at the W...
29/08/2026

We’re bringing another one home from Zanzibar. 🏆

Last night, Rhoda and Mariam represented Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge at the World Travel Awards Africa Gala in Zanzibar, where we were named Uganda’s Leading Safari Lodge 2026.

That makes it 5 years in a row — and our tenth World Travel Awards win since 2016.

We’re proud of the award, of course. But even more proud of the people at Nkuringo who make a stay on our little ridge above Bwindi what it is every single day — the team welcoming guests, preparing rooms, cooking, tending the gardens, guiding, serving and quietly taking care of hundreds of details.

And to the guests, safari partners and friends who continue to choose Nkuringo and speak well of us, thank you.

Rhoda and Mariam, bring that trophy home. ❤️

Uganda’s Leading Safari Lodge 2026 — World Travel Awards.

Good news from Uganda: the Ebola outbreak is officially over. 🙌The World Health Organization confirmed this after 42 con...
27/08/2026

Good news from Uganda: the Ebola outbreak is officially over. 🙌

The World Health Organization confirmed this after 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case.

For anyone planning a safari to Uganda, or our travel partners sending guests our way, this is certainly welcome news.

And a big thank you to Uganda’s health workers and communities who worked hard to get us here. 🇺🇬

"Paradise in the mountains" says Dawn"The lodge is absolutely beautiful. The view out over the mountains was breathtakin...
26/08/2026

"Paradise in the mountains" says Dawn

"The lodge is absolutely beautiful. The view out over the mountains was breathtaking. The suite was luxurious and the private butler made everything effortless on a trip that pushed me to my limit. The gorilla trekking was unbelievable, but to be able to come back and be so well taken care of was a dream. I can’t recommend them highly enough."

Dawn and his partner stayed 3 nights. 3 nights give you an extra day to relax back and enjoy the people and the place and take back home great memories.


It all started quiet at the Kilembe Hill water point.Then the runners poured in small pockets of excitement.The Bert Bag...
22/08/2026

It all started quiet at the Kilembe Hill water point.

Then the runners poured in small pockets of excitement.

The Bert Baguma team, including our CEO, kept the water point moving with water, fruit, glucose and plenty of cheering.

Somewhere along the way, the showers became part of the entertainment.

A good day at the Rwenzori Marathon, and an even better one to share with the runners coming through Kilembe Hill.

The rhythm at Nkuringo is a comforting daily beat through the rooms, gardens and common spaces. Stroll through the lodge...
19/08/2026

The rhythm at Nkuringo is a comforting daily beat through the rooms, gardens and common spaces.

Stroll through the lodge in the early hours while most guests are out trekking and you’ll catch it: George carrying coffee to a guest staying in for the day, Cleophas giving a room one last check, Edward preparing the restaurant for lunch.

Spend a little time in this rhythm and you begin to see the lodge through the people who make it feel like home.

Mother Kwitonda — “the humble one.”An adult female of the Nkuringo gorilla group in Bwindi, she is also part of a rather...
12/08/2026

Mother Kwitonda — “the humble one.”

An adult female of the Nkuringo gorilla group in Bwindi, she is also part of a rather remarkable piece of the family's history.

Kwitonda is the mother of Muhoozi and Katungi, the twins whose birth in 2004 was the first recorded twin birth among Bwindi's mountain gorillas.

For a mountain gorilla mother, much of life is spent close to her young. Carrying them when they are small. Nursing, protecting and gradually allowing them more independence as they learn their place within the family.

There is a lovely fit between that quiet work and her name: Kwitonda. The humble one.

No ceremony. Just the long, patient business of being a mother in the forest.

You may meet her family when trekking from the Nkuringo sector of Bwindi — though, as always with wild gorillas, the forest decides how the day unfolds.

Why Nkuringo stayed with me.Maybe it was the forest mornings. The quiet encounters. The long walks that made me notice m...
10/08/2026

Why Nkuringo stayed with me.

Maybe it was the forest mornings. The quiet encounters. The long walks that made me notice more. The down to earth hospitality by locals and their stories.

Or maybe it was how naturally it all came together.

Some places linger. Nkuringo did.

📷 Gal Ifrah | filmmaker | storyteller

We went into Bwindi laughing.Then came the steep ground, thick forest and the point where walking became sliding.Mud on ...
07/08/2026

We went into Bwindi laughing.

Then came the steep ground, thick forest and the point where walking became sliding.
Mud on our trousers. Hands reaching for branches.

Each other laughing somewhere behind us.
And then, through the leaves, a silverback.

For a moment, nobody needed to say anything.

That silence is the part you bring home.

Come explore the Bwindi Jungles with us.


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Plot 2 Uringi Crescent
Entebbe
000256

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