Fort Portal Lodges - Reviews and Rates

Breakfast was at 7am today and we left the camp site at 8am. We headed straight for Shoprite so Vesh could do some shopping for the next few days and we stocked up on alcohol and snacks. Dan is a little hungover so it's quite amusing to hang out with him and take the ****! We then set off for Kibale. There are cows here with huge horns so w...

We have a civilized departure this morning to visit the Bigodi wetlands for bird watching and primate viewing. Several of the gang decides to remain at the lodge today and luxuriate in the lovely surroundings and fine service. The drive takes us back to Kigale National Park, where our friends the baboons are still hanging out on the highway. We ...

Melanie and I arrived in Fort Portal tody. We took the "Uganda Post Bus" which delivers mail to basically every town from Kampala to Fort Portal. It was really packed at points but really cheap and a great way to see the country. It delivers mail and picks up and drops off people along the way. Yesderday in Kampala we were walking around town an...

Hey everyone! Safe, sound and enjoying Uganda! It's beeeeautiful here... tons of gorgeous countryside and amazingly friendly people... not getting hassled AT ALL it's amazing! Kids wave at us all the time, and supposedly Kampala is the safest city in Africa. The food is great too! We got to Kampala on July 20th and slept in a tent (because thats...

Our first task for today was to attach the pole with the wireless antenna to the roof of the community center. After watching both Mark and Bob try it yesterday, I decided that climbing onto the roof was the right thing to do. What a view! The only problem was that metal roofs tend to become extremely slippery when it rains, and a downpour start...