Kyambura Gorge Lodge: Luxury safari in Queen Elizabeth

The luxurious Kyambura Gorge Lodge, which overlooks Queen Elizabeth National Park's flatlands, is ideal for chimpanzee trekkers in the park's forested Kyambura Gorge. The Kyambura Gorge Lodge is a well-liked lodging option in the southwest of Uganda because of its roomy bandas, stunning views and free massage. 

This Queen Elizabeth National Park accommodation is your starting point for seeing Uganda tourist attractions if you're dreaming of a summer getaway that blends luxury, leisure and adventure.

What makes Kyambura special?

Kyambura Gorge Lodge is the place to stay if you want to go chimpanzee tracking or have a boat safari over the Kazinga Channel. The ridge leads round to Kyambura Gorge, a naturally occurring gorge on the usually level plains that is heavily wooded and carved by water.

Being the closest safari accommodation to the gorge, the classy Kyambura canyon Lodge is ideally situated to offer a sumptuous starting point for chimp trekking, as well as wildlife drives and boat safaris in the center of the park.

Excellent meal and drink options, outstanding service and breathtaking views of the gorge and the savannah plains. Kyambura Gorge Lodge is solidifying its position as one of the best African safari lodges.

Kyambura Gorge Lodge is one of the best African safari lodges

How to get Kyambura Lodge

Located in the northern region of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Gorge Lodge is accessible by plane from Entebbe in one hour and by car from Kasese Airport in two hours. 

In addition, visitors can take a picturesque 5-hour drive through the park or a 15-minute flight from Bwindi via Kihihi Airtrips.

About accommodation at Kyambura

Kyambura Gorge Lodge provides eight distinctive luxury bandas including four deluxe bandas with thatch or iron-sheet roofs and individual balconies with breathtaking park views. One cottage is also set aside specifically for drivers and guides.

Every room includes en suite bathrooms with flushing toilets, double vanities and showers with hot and cold running water. All visitors are entitled to free personal butler service for an exclusive stay.

Guests can relax in the friendly saltwater pool with expansive views of the savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park after an exhilarating day of game drives at this Uganda game park.

The recently remodeled lodge spa offers guests a peaceful massage for the ultimate relaxation. During their stay, each client is given a complimentary 30-minute massage; additional treatments can be purchased at an additional cost.

Full board accommodation includes all soft drinks and house alcoholic beverages, excluding premium drinks. Guests also receive complimentary laundry service. Power sockets and charging facilities, as well as hairdryers, are available in the rooms. Note that there is no air conditioning in the rooms. Guests can access Wi-Fi and internet in the main lodge only and while the connection can be slow at times, it is generally good.

Kyambura Gorge Lodge provides eight distinctive luxury bandas

Top activities at Kymabura Gorge Lodge

Kyambura Gorge Lodge is the perfect location for those looking to track down the elusive chimpanzees in the sunken forest of Kyambura Gorge and take in the breathtaking wildlife in one of Africa's most stunning parks. With six hundred amazing species, the Queen Elizabeth National Park has more bird species than any other African park.

Chimpanzee Tracking

Chimpanzee tracking is among the top things to do in Uganda and is also among the most thrilling things to do at Kyambura Lodge. It is quite exciting to watch these primates go around in their natural habitat, swinging from branches well above the forest floor. 

To keep up with the chimps as they move fluidly through the trees above the valley, visitors must be nimble and fit as they cross natural bridges across the river. Although the trek usually takes two to three hours, it might be difficult to traverse the log bridges and descend the steep valley. The nearby Kalinzu forest reserve, which is only a half-hour drive from the lodge and is home to a group of roughly 40 chimpanzees, offers tourists the opportunity to undertake chimpanzee tracking in addition to the Kyambura Gorge.

Chimpanzee tracking is among the top things to do in Uganda

Kazinga Channel boat cruise

The 32-kilometer, wildlife-rich Kazinga Channel is situated between Lakes Edward and George. Mweya Safari Lodge, which is about an hour's drive from Kyambura Gorge Lodge, offers boat trips. The three- to four-hour cruise provides a great opportunity to take pictures of animals that come to the water's edge to cool down. Numerous creatures, including lions, hippos, elephants, buffalos and leopards, are likely to be seen.

Kazinga Channel boat cruise

Kyambura wetland

Kyambura Gorge Lodge, located south of Volcanoes Safaris, is a wetland that is home to over 200 different species of birds. The marsh serves as a training ground for locals to train how to bird. Due to habitat destruction and human expansion, this area has experienced soil erosion and water pollution within the last 20 years.

To develop a staff of certified local guides capable of leading wetland tours, the Lodge runs training and community engagement initiatives all year long. It keeps up a network of trails over the swamp and visitors to Kyambura Gorge can take guided walks.

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Eco-tourism

The Kyambura Gorge Eco-tourism project, which offers a variety of community and conservation initiatives created since 2009 to protect the Kyambura Gorge ecology, is open to visitors staying at Kyambura Gorge Lodge. Visitors can support the area's long-term conservation by participating in these activities.

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Tree climbing lions research safari

Join a local scientist who is researching a lion pride in Queen Elizabeth National Park for an exciting experience. In the morning, when there is ample time to track the pride of lions and a good possibility of spotting them, you can participate in this activity from Kyambura Gorge Lodge.

Lions rarely climb trees; only one subspecies is known to do it on a regular basis. Ishasha, which is in Queen Elizabeth National Park's southern sector, is home to this subspecies. One of the highlights of any trip is seeing the pride of lions sitting on the limbs of one of the many fig trees.

Tree climbing lions research safari

Walking safaris

Around the safari hotel, walking safaris have been developed that let visitors see a recovered wetland and take in the breathtaking views of the Queen Elizabeth savannah and Kyambura Gorge. Visitors can stroll through the buffer zone of Kyambura Gorge, which was established to prevent encroachment on the delicate ecology. 

Final Thoughts: Kyambura Gorge Lodge

Kyambura Gorge Lodge is one of the best lodges in Queen Elizabeth National Park, with expansive views of the vast savannah plains with the Kyambura Gorge ravine and the Rwenzori Mountains in the background. This charming location makes it the ideal starting point for chasing the elusive chimpanzees in the forest reserve of the valley and taking in the breathtaking northern wildlife of Uganda.

Visitors can stay in opulent, cozy lodgings at Kyambura Gorge Lodge, which offers amazing vistas and first-rate amenities. The Lodge offers a memorable safari experience with free massages and personal butler service. 

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