Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge; This is a beautiful place to stay located in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Ryarutagara in local word which means a hill with a gain view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest renown home to huge number of endangered habituated mountain gorillas and within the sight and earth shot of the Mashoho River. Furthermore, the lodge is located near to Rushaga gorilla trail head in the southern part of Bwindi just 10kilometers away from Nyanamo trading Centre.
This lodge is comfortable budgeted safari accommodation provided for tourists who visits mountain gorillas in their nature inhabitant of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The visit allows you to get close to gorillas in less than an hour, learn from them their unique behaves as well as taking memorable photography.
The lodge is comprised of comfortable rooms with spectacular view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest that is single room and triple room.
Single Room
They are well design for one person with a WiFi, car parking and fun activities.
Triple Rooms – Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
The triple room is well designed for 3 people with three beds connect with Wi-Fi.
Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge Facilities and Amenities;
They serve delicious food fast and local foods and have professional chef and clean kitchen.
The lodge has a great location that allows you to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
They provide free high speed internet ‘’WiFi’’
They have shuttle bus services
They offer children activities ‘’kid and family friends.
Free parking
Free breakfast
They allow the pats –Dogs /pet friendly
They have 24-hour security
Nonsmoking hotel
Laundry services
They have first aid kit
Baggage storage
Beds have mosquito net
Shared lounge –TV area
BBQ facilities
They offer park activities
Fun activities to do while at Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
They include; Gorilla trekking, Hiking, Bird watching, Batwa visits and Sunset at Bwindi
Gorilla trekking at Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge in Bwindi
While at stay in Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge, you can go for gorilla trekking which starts very early in the morning with a briefing about gorilla rules. Then after be grouped by the park ranger in a group of eight. After grouping you he will lead you into forest trail heads in search for gorillas, as your searching expect to see other wildlife species such as bird species, green vegetables, forest elephants and small primates like monkeys, colobus monkeys among others. This activity can take 30 to 7 hours’ depending on their movements. When they are allocated one hour is given to you to spend with them watching how they play, feed, groom their young ones among others. Take pictures and capturing video for future remembrance.
Hiking
Travelers who enjoy hiking try visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park where you will be escorted with the expert park ranger who will lead you through stunning trails. As your hiking expect to view variety of species in the forests such as beautiful butterfly, notable bird species like green tinker bird, red-faced woodland warbler, Ruwenzori batis, mountain masked ,27 species of frogs with geckos and chameleons among others. See wild animals like forest elephants, chimpanzees, bush pigs, monkeys, bushbucks, gorillas many more. Some of interesting trails where hiking takes place on visit in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park such as Mubwindi Swamp trail, Kashasha River Trail, Muzabajirro Loop Trail, Bamboo trail, Habinyanja trail, Ivy river trail.
Birding in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Birding in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is best done along the main trail of the Buhoma waterfall trail, Bamboo zone and Mubwindi swamp trail in Ruhija and best time to do birding starts from November to April good to watch migratory birds, December to February best time for birding with less rain. From May and June there a lot of food and main season for nesting. Most spotted bird in Bwindi include; giant kingfisher, Kiev gerund thrush, African harrier hawk, African blue, African Emerald cuckoo, Common Bulbul, Crowned hornbill, Cinnamon-chested bee eater, African green pigeon, Fly catchers among others.
Batwa visit
This is one of the remarkable activity to do in Bwindi, through visiting Batwa trip one of the oldest surviving indigenous tribes in Africa. They used to live in the forest with mountain gorillas in peace before gazetting into a national park. Batwa people now live in surroundings of the park and some of them have become guides in the park. You visiting the Batwa your supporting the community, on visit you will be able to meet up interact with them, entertains you their traditional dance, learn how to prepare food in their tradition ways.
You will enjoy the sunset at Bwindi during your time of visitation.
