HOTELS IN UGANDA

there are lots of hotels that provide accomadation and comfort to the tourist. They are located in all parts of Uganda and also provide booking services online. These are a few of Uganda's hotels:

SPEKE HOTEL
Luxuriously furnished rooms, Inclusive executive suites and executive rooms individually designed spacious air-conditioned.
Fully equipped Business center with e-mail, Internet service and secretarial services.
16 Channel Remote Controlled TV with DSTV connections.
Laundry services & Room Service.
Direct dial telephones and Free Internet Connection in rooms.
Full-fledged licensed Forex Bureau.
24 Hours security.
Horse riding at Speke Equestrian Center
Private balconies.
Conference facilities.
Airport transfers in the Hotel shuttle cost USD 20 one way from the Airport.
4 Restaurants including Mammamia - Italian, Rock garden Cafe - Continental, Khyber Pass - Indian restaurant, Lafenice-Pastry shop, Sports Bar, The Rock bar and Continental Buffet Breakfast.

RATE
Single AC USD 110

Double AC
USD 110


The above rates are subject to 18 % VAT.

KABIRA COUNTRY CLUB
Located on top of Bukoto Hill, the club has a picturesque view of the splash-green hill with splendor and tranquility.
En-suite self contained rooms with cottages.
State-of-the-art health club, including Jacuzzis and saunas, latest gym machines and changing rooms.
Remote Controlled TV with DSTV connections.
Fully refurbished bar and restaurant with a wide range of cuisine and a Coffee Shop.
Free Internet Connection in rooms and direct dial telephones.
Fitness and holistic classes including Pilates, Yoga and programme planning, nutritional advice and personal trainers.
Three swimming pools, basketball court, tennis courts and squash courts.
Conference facilities with a fully equipped Business center with Internet service, secretarial services and e-mail services.
Special children's area.
Airport transfer services from Airport to the Hotel.
RATES:

HOUSE TARIFFS
Single/ Double room studio room - USD 130 (Bed & Breakfast)

One bedroom suite - USD 165 (Bed & Breakfast)

Two bedroom suite USD 250 (Bed & Breakfast)

COTTAGES
DAILY
MONTHLY

One bedroom cottages
USD 100
USD 1500

Two bedroom cottages
USD 175
USD 2200

Three bedroom cottages
USD 200
USD 2500

SPEKE RESORT MUNYONYO
A luxurious resort spread over 50 acres of pristine area located on the shores of Lake Victoria 12 kilometers from the heart of Kampala City in Munyonyo.
En-suite self contained cottages, Serviced Studio rooms and apartments with Balconies.
Fully fledged conference rooms with facilities like Translation facilities, Writing pads, Flip charts, Overhead projector and other facilities.
Bar, and restaurant which served both Local and international drinks.
Free Internet Access, Satellite TV, Telephone, Sitting room with mini bar and Kitchens in rooms.
Facilities for functions like parties & weddings.
A Jetty and An Equestrian center.
Three swimming pools, basketball court, tennis courts and squash courts.
Laundry services, Grocery shop and Secure Parking

RATES:

Double studio/deluxe room USD 130
Single studio/deluxe room USD 120
2 bedroom suite up to 4 pple USD 200 per night
USD 2750 per week
1 bedroom suite up to 2 pple USD 150 per night
USD 2500 per week/td>

Rate exclude Breakfast, and is subject to 18% VAT and 5% service charge

It is obvious that i love nature especially the wildlife. But that me tell you a little about where i come from. It's a place in western Uganda called Mbarara, believed to be the land of milk and honey.This area too has a national park, with some of the amazing wildlife ever.
Lake Mburo National Park is situated between Masaka and Mbarara, 420km south west of Kampala (3.4 hour drive).It is one of the more popular and small parks covering an area of 256 sq km, it’s normally visited because it’s near the city. It’s mainly made up of grassland, wetland and acacia woodland. At the center lies the Lake Mburo, which together with 14 other lakes, forms part of an extensive wetland area.
The open valley on the western side of the game offers the best game viewing opportunities, with huge array of flora and fauna, large herds of elephants and buffalo, eland, rock hyrax, zebra, waterbuck, buffalo, warthog, leopard, civet, hyena, hippo, and crocodile, large variety of antelope including the rare Impala. It is the perfect destinations for ornithologists. There are also over 357 species of birds including the marabou stock, the crested crane, Bronze-tailed starling, and bee-eaters. These mainly park around the lakes.

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Bwindi is in the south west of the country, between 414-530kms from Kampala city (8-9 hours drive), on the western Rift Valley at the border with Congo, the park covers an area of over 330 km² as the name dictates. This park has dense ground cover of vines, shrubs and wide variety of flowers and aphrodisiac plants, is the only forest in Africa where gorillas and chimpanzees occur together of which they are less than 600 still left in the entire world, half of which live in Bwindi, with an estimated 350-400 chimpanzee. The forest is also sanctuary for over 120 species of mammals, including chimpanzees, black & white colobus, blue monkey, bushpig, duiker, leopard, jackal and elephants in the south east of the park, many birds roughly 360 species, 202 species of butterflies and over 200 species of trees found within the park

MT. RWENZORI NATIONAL PARK
Found in the western border of Uganda and covering an area of over 995 sq kms, named "Mountains of the Moon" provide a stunning backdrop to this magnificent park for its mist-shrouded, snow-capped peaks.
The mountain range has six peaks, which are permanent covered with snow and glaciers and offering spectacular scenery and the lower levels are covered with dense forests. Rwenzori is the third highest mountain in Africa, Mt. Margherita rising to a height of 5,109m above sea level. This is the best place for keen hikers and climbers, although the higher slopes are demanding and require some mountaineering skills. The best time of the year for hiking is during the dry seasons from mid December to end of March and from June to mid August.

MURCHISON FALLS
The largest park in Uganda covering on area of over 3,840 sq kms, Murchinson Falls park is also one of the most famous for its scenic beauty, magnificent falls and high concentration of game. It is situated approximately 350 kms north west of Kampala.

The mighty Nile river divides the park into the north and south sections with the spectacular Murchinson Falls dropping some 40 meters through a narrow crevice. The river attract large numbers of game, and a boat ride up the river provides the perfect opportunity to see and photograph the animals. Wildlife viewed in this park include elephant, giraffe, hippo, lion, leopard, buffalo, Nile crocodile, monkeys, and over 450 species of birds. including the magnificent shoebill stork.

THE NATIONAL PARKS IN UGANDA

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
The park covers and area of almost 2,000 sq kms and lies between the Rwenzori Mountains to the east and Lake Edward to the west., approx 470kms from Kampala.

This parks wildlife once suffered from heavy poaching, but recent conservation efforts have restored much of the game and it now claims to be one of the best places on the continent to see high concentrations of hippo. Other animals found are elephant, buffalo, Uganda kob, variety of antelope, baboons and chimpanzees and the famous tree-climbing lion. There are also over 500 different specifies of bird making it a excellent destination for ornithologists.

The largest park in Uganda covering on area of over 3,840 sq kms, Murchinson Falls park is also one of the most famous for its scenic beauty, magnificent falls and high concentration of game. It is situated approximately 350 kms north west of Kampala.

Uganda,found in East Africa, is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.It also offers world-class white water rafting at the source of nile and some of the region's more peaceful national parks, where wildlife viewing doesnt involve long waits in line behind a dozen or more vehicles.
The sites from the highest mountain range in Africa, the Rwenzori Mountains;one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world, Murchison Falls; or perhaps the highest primate density in the world, in kabale forest National park and many more attractive sites make the country breath taking.