Lodge
Kibale Lodge
About the lodge
An overview of Kibale Lodge.
Kibale Lodge is perched on a ridge, offering breathtaking vistas of the Rwenzori Mountains to the west and the Queen Elizabeth plains along with the Kazinga Channel to the south.
Highlights
- Chimpanzee Trekking
- Handcrafted Luxury Accommodation
- Personal Butler Service
You Should Know
Children under 15 are not allowed to participate in chimpanzee tracking. While children are welcome at the lodge, there are no childcare facilities available.
The Details
The lodge offers eight distinct handcrafted luxury bandas (six deluxe and two standard). Currently, four bandas are available, with an additional four set to open by the end of 2024.
Each banda features a private terrace with views of either the Rwenzori Mountains or the scenic hills around Fort Portal. All bandas are equipped with en-suite bathrooms, including flushing toilets, double vanities, and both indoor and outdoor showers with hot and cold running water.
Guests enjoy personal butler service throughout their stay. The Kibale Forest Spa features two double massage rooms, a sauna, and a swimming pool. All massages are complimentary, subject to booking and availability.
Full-board accommodations are provided, along with all soft drinks and regular and premium alcoholic beverages, including signature cocktails, single malt whiskeys, and select cellar wines (excluding French champagne). A complimentary laundry service is also available. Rooms are equipped with power outlets, charging facilities, hairdryers, and fans (though air conditioning is not provided). Wi-Fi is accessible in the main lodge and the bandas.
Activities at the lodge and nearby include chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest, located just a 30-minute drive away, as well as a four-hour chimpanzee habituation experience. Guests can also enjoy birdwatching at Bigodi Wetland Swamp, visit local schools involved in the Roots and Shoots program (in partnership with the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust and the Jane Goodall Institute), tour the Rwenzori Sculpture Foundation, visit the Sadhguru School, or hike the Rwenzori Mountains.
Price Includes
- Accommodation and meals
- Soft drinks, standard and premium alcoholic drinks
- Cellar collection wines (except French champagne)
- Single malt whiskeys
- Laundry services
- Any activities at the lodge
- All massages
The same as booking direct
Rates and pricing.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 31 Dec 2026
Why book through us
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup. What you get on top is a specialist who knows Kibale Lodge personally, looks after every detail of the trip, and stays reachable on WhatsApp from the moment you enquire to the day you come home.
By season
Peak / migration
1 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages, sundowner and community fees
$630
Shoulder
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages, sundowner and community fees
$445
Festive
1 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages, sundowner and community fees
$630
Rates are per person sharing, per night. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Honeymoon offer
For couples celebrating a wedding.
Documented from Uganda Exclusive Camps & Lodges's 2026 rate sheet. A formal offer you can claim, not marketing language.
Honeymoon Suite Guarantee
$150 per room per night surcharge to guarantee the Honeymoon Suite; rate is non-commissionable. Full board, house drinks, and one complimentary 30-min massage per stay included in overall lodge rate.
Kibale Lodge (via Uganda Exclusive Camps & Lodges) offers a guaranteed Honeymoon Suite (or Family Room) for an additional fee of $150 per room per night on top of the standard accommodation rate. The suite guarantee fee is non-commissionable. Rates are inclusive of full board, all hot beverages, bar snacks, house drinks, and one complimentary 30-minute massage per stay.
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Terms and eligibility may change. Your specialist confirms all offers at the time of booking.
Family policies
Travelling with children.
What our safari specialists know about bringing children to Kibale Lodge: minimum ages, activities, family rooms and child rates, current as of May 2026. They plan family trips here all the time, so anything below that needs arranging, they will sort. For the bigger picture, see our guide to safari with children .
Minimum ages
- Stay
- All ages
- Game drives
- All ages
- Walking safari
- All ages
Programmes & care
No dedicated kids' programme.
Accommodation
No dedicated family unit.
Child rates
Under 5 free of charge when sharing with two full-paying adults (max two children). Children 5–12 at reduced rates when sharing with adults. Children in their own room, or aged 13+, pay full adult rates.
Notable exceptions
- Maximum of two children under 5 may be accommodated free of charge when sharing with adults. Children occupying their own room pay full adult rates regardless of age.
Cultural
Beyond the game drive.
Community visits, cultural walks, and dining experiences documented at Kibale Lodge.
Village visit
Buhoma Community Visit Experience
A guided community visit experience around the Buhoma area, offered as an optional activity for in-house ECL guests. Guests are taken to the local community by vehicle (return transfer available separately) and pay a per-person visitors fee. Advance booking is required.
Cost: $30 per person visitors fee. Return transfer from Buhoma area to the start point also listed at $120 per vehicle. Advance booking required. For in-house ECL guests only.
- Cost
- $30.00 per person
- Availability
- advance booking required; for in-house ECL guests only
Cultural walk
BEV Batwa Experience
The Batwa Experience (BEV) is an immersive cultural activity centred on the Batwa people — the original forest-dwelling inhabitants of the Bwindi area — offering guests an encounter with their traditional way of life. It is listed as a bookable optional activity for in-house ECL guests, with a per-person fee and advance booking required.
Cost: $30 per person visitors fee. Advance booking required. For in-house ECL guests only.
- Cost
- $30.00 per person
- Availability
- advance booking required; for in-house ECL guests only
Community project visit
Agartha's Taste of Uganda Tour – Community Project Visit
A community project visit named 'Agartha's Taste of Uganda Tour', offered as an optional activity for in-house ECL guests at Kibale Lodge. Guests pay a per-person visitors fee to access the community project. Advance booking is required and return transport is arranged separately.
Cost: $15 per person visitors fee. Advance booking required. For in-house ECL guests only.
- Cost
- $15.00 per person
- Availability
- advance booking required; for in-house ECL guests only
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Prices and availability subject to change. Your specialist confirms at booking.
Imagery
A closer look.
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Speak to a safari specialist
Plan your dream safari at Kibale Lodge.
From your first enquiry to the day you come home, one named safari specialist looks after every detail. We can handle the whole trip, not just the stay at Kibale Lodge: multi-country itineraries, internal flights, road transfers, tipping guidance, travel insurance, the lot. A safari specialist will be in touch within as little as 15 minutes during working hours.
Ready when you are
Let's design your stay.
Your specialist will be in touch within as little as 15 minutes during working hours with availability, exact pricing, and suggestions for what to combine it with.