Accommodation and safari lodges- Rwenzori mountains national park is the highest mountain in Uganda where mountain hiking is done and it has the most trending hiking activity in entire Africa. When you visit Uganda spare some time and go mountain hiking in the Rwenzori Mountains and get an amazing experience as you spend your night in the lodges that are comfortable and fitting to your budget.

Where To Stay On Your Trip To Rwenzori Mountains

The Park has a lot of accommodation facilities and safari lodges ranging from budget, mid-range, and luxury. As explained below;

Margherita hotel.

This accommodation is positioned near Kasese town in western Uganda in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. Margherita hotel is the place where you can spend your night on your trip to the Rwenzori Mountains. It is also best for visitors who want to visit Queen Elizabeth national park, which takes only 30 minutes of drive to Queen, and this enables quick access to tourists who wish to combine a wildlife safari to see the elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and many more.  The hotel has a restaurant with a well-stocked bar, TV, pool, play chess, at night there is entertainment at the hotel. Families are also invited and the playground for children is available with swings and seesaws plus others.  The place has a conference hall which is well designed to host tourists for workshops and other events plus 18 Golf Course, all these at the foothills of the mountains of the moon. The tourist attractions around the hotel that one can do are bird watching in the park, hike the mountains, wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth national park, and many more.

Mariana tourist hotel

Maraina tourists hotel is found in the hills of Western parts of Uganda on the shores of Lake George, neighboring Queen Elizabeth, overseeing the Rwenzori Mountains and the areas around Rwenzori of the Albetine within the western Rift valley. The hotel is positioned in the center of Uganda’s best tourist destinations. This is where most of the best top western destinations begin from like Rwenzori mountains national park with the most trending hiking experience in Africa, Queen Elizabeth national for wildlife viewing, Bwindi impenetrable national park which is known for gorilla trekking, and others.   Maraine hotel features delicious local food and bar are stocked with all type of drinks that you need. Also offers the service of a pickup and drop off from or to Entebbe airport. Staying at the hotel allows you to do bird watching, hike to the Rwenzori Mountains, exciting plants in the compound as well as enjoying the beautiful views hills of Ntabahara, and many more.

Ruboni community camp

This is one of the most selling accommodation property in Rwenzori mountains. The camp has well-furnished rooms with the natural finishing to hire and pitches your tent, they all have hot showers. The beds are nice and fitted well with mosquito net and all rooms have hydroelectric power where you can charge your gadgets. While staying at Ruboni community camp, you will enjoy the amazing sounds of the bubbling streams and the beautiful views of the Rwenzori Mountains from the restaurant veranda or your room. The Bandas has 1 bedroom which can accommodate like 4 people with bathroom. The restaurant is best for both local and international tourists with delicious meals and it also has a bar stocked with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. While staying here will offer you a great chance of relaxing and meeting with the community members on your tours in the villages as you enjoy the life of local members like how they look after their livestock and crops and many more.

Equator snow lodge

Equator snow lodge is located in western Uganda and it is one of the best luxurious lodges around the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. It offers to the casual trekker a great time of activities that can be arranged from the lodge such as guided mountain walks, cultural forest walks, or may take a short walk around the river banks where you will see natural hot springs which is a nice place to relax and enjoying the beautiful views surrounding also listening to the sound of melting glaciers and among other. Equator snow lodge gives you the luxuriant restaurant, bar, and lounge which are designed around the Rwenzori mountains as you recount stories while sipping wine with displays of important historical illustrations. Attractions around Equator snow lodge are cultural tours, nature walks in the mountainous areas, bird watching, and many more.

Sandton Hotel Kasese.

The hotel is found in Western parts of Uganda in Kasese town along Rwenzori road.  It features quality hotel services for both international and local tourists. If you’re planning to visit the Rwenzori Mountains and looking for the best hotel to stay in, Sandton hotel in Kasese town is your answer with a memorable experience. The place is good for couples on honeymoon, leisure time, business meetings, and conference. It has 60 rooms which are comfortable and clean with air conditioners, instant water heaters, satellite colored TVs, quick internet and among others. The restaurant offers both local and international dishes like Matooke, Luwombo, cassava and other local spices are available. The bar is stocked with beers and wines. Activities you can participate in while staying at Sandton are community tours, hiking to the top of peaks, bird watching, and many more.

Mihunga safari lodge

Mihunga safari lodge is accommodation facility near Rwenzori mountains found near Nyakalenjija in Mihunga village and it is managed by Rwenzori mountaineering services.  It is among the best option when you choosing the lodge where you can stay on your trip mountain of the moon and gives you the cool breeze of Mount Rwenzori. The lodge has 5 self-contained, wooden cottages. The restaurant and dining hall are big enough and the kitchen gives continental food plus local food. There is electricity in the rooms and hot water also provided.

While staying at Mihunga safari lodge, you will enjoy all kinds of treks like chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park, Gorilla trekking in Bwindi forests, rare golden monkeys in Mgahing national park, nature walks through the Rwenzori Mountains, community visit, and among others.

Saad hotel

Saad hotel is found in Kasese town of western Uganda, nearby the Great western rift valley, this hotel opened in 1978 and it was the first hotel in Kasese town which was dedicated to offering good service which was the only trading center in the Rwenzori region. Due to the increased number of visitors to Rwenzori mountains national park and Queen Elizabeth national park that is why this hotel was established. The hotel has 22 rooms, 10 apartments which occupied with master bedrooms, working space, wardrobe, sitting rooms, intercom telephone and others, 2 conference halls, a banking facility and it is also has a sitting place for over 60 guests. The restaurant offers delicious dishes for Indian cosines, and African dishes but alcohol is not served and not accepted. Tourist attractions around the hotel are hiking the Rwenzori Mountains, the cultural traditional practice of the Bakonjo people, visit Queen Elizabeth national park, and among others.

White house hotel

White House hotel is another beautiful accommodation found in Kasese town near the offices of Rwenzori Mountains. It is the hotel for the tourists who seek budget accommodation with about 17 en-suite rooms, and every room has a fan, dressing table, mosquito net, satellite TV, and others. Its restaurant has delicious food and a bar stocked with different types of drinks, lovely staff members, 24 hours internet café and lounge.  While staying at white house hotel, you can visit Queen Elizabeth national park, community tours, hike the mountains, and others.

How to get to Rwenzori Mountain national park.

Rwenzori Mountain National Park is situated in western parts of Uganda on the border of Congo. You can use the road from north Kampala via Fort Portal which will take you about 375kilometers through to the park’s trailhead to Ruboni.  Or use the southern pass via Mbarara and Queen Elizabeth that covering over 450kilometers to the Ruboni community.  Nyakalengija is 25kilometers north of the town of Kasese and 17kilometers off the road of Kasese to Fort Portal.