Kabale Backpackers closed

Fiona Coates writes: Kabale Backpackers in Kabale Uganda is now permanently closed.

Detailed August 2019 trip report

Carrie writes: I just finished an incredible month-long backpacking trip around Uganda. Your guide was invaluable for figuring out how to do things independently - thank you! Just have a few updates and report backs to share: - Bwindi: I tracked gorillas at Ruhija. As far as I could tell it’s virtually impossible to get …

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2014 trip report

Goran writes: Route travelled: Entebbe-Kampala-Fort Portal-Kasese-Kampala-Mbale-Sipi-Kampala-Murchison Falls NP-Kampala-Kabale-Kisoro-Buhoma-Butotoga-Kanunga-Kabale-Katuna-Kigali(Rwanda) Places visited: Entebbe, Fort Portal, Crater Lake Valley, Kibale NP, Rwenzori NP, Kampala, Sipi Falls, Mount Elgon NP, Murchinson Falls NP, Lake Bunyoni, Lake Chahafi, Mgahinga NP, Lake Mutanda and Bwindi NP   NB: some practical info may be outdated as the report is more than a …

Wild Olives Lodge, Bwindi

Richard, owner of Wild Olives Lodge, writes: Wild Olives Lodge is in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and is located in Rubuguri town. It has 9 self contained rooms, they serve clients doing gorilla trekking to the Nkuringo and Rushaga gorilla families, and the current gorilla habituation experience in Rushaga. The lodge has restaurant and bar. It …

Birding at Echuya Forest Reserve

Fred Hodgson writes: Lots of birders will no doubt have driven through parts of Echuya Forest Reserve as it lies on the main Kabale to Kisoro road. Fewer have found the time to stop and sample what it has to offer? I myself am guilty as time has always been pressing and the earlier roadworks …

August 2013 trip report

Geoff Wellard writes: Money With few exceptions, prices far higher than current edition, late 2009 accommodation +50%, food > double, transport, whether public or private too. MasterCard still very limited throughout country. Best still to change as much as possible at Forex bureaus in Kampala – can often up rate with a bit of encouragement, …

Piet & Evelien’s trip report

Piet & Evelien write: We have been traveling for 3 weeks in Uganda, and hired a car with campingequipment from the company: Roadtripuganda, a Toyota RAV $60/day. and with good service. Address: Grace Musoke Road, Bukoto, Kampala I PO Box 1881 Kampala I http://www.roadtripuganda.com I Tel RTU: +256 773363012 I Okke: +256788925800 I Laura: +256788925799 some …

Uganda trip report, June 2012

General: - Maestro/MasterCard can be used with any Stanbic ATM, the limit per withdrawal was 250kS (250’000 Shilling), even if sometimes higher limits were stated on the screen; in my experience only one withdrawal per day per ATM, just try the next one for another withdrawal (mostly they have several) - Attention: Travelers Cheques are …

Various updates

TRAVELLERS CHEQUES Do NOT take TRAVELLERS CHEQUES to Uganda. Stanbic bank no longer cash them apart from possibly in Kampala or Entebbe.. The only bank I saw on my travels that advertised cashing travellers cheques was Crane Bank in Kabale and there was a 13% penalty on £ sterling versus cash and about 8 % on US$. …

Accommodation at Edrisa (Kabale)

The Home of Edrisa in Kabale Town has accommodation as of January 2012. It is in a converted family house in a strikingly peaceful environment, with a fully equipped kitchen, a bathtub and other amenities. Prices from Ush 20,000 to 50,000. More info on their website or contact +256 75 2558 222. Also worth a look is …