Kyangabi Crater Resort
Kyangabi Crater Resort is a new mid-range accommodation located in Kicwamba – Rubirizi District, in Queen Elizabeth national park. It takes approximately 10 km to reach Kyambura Gorge from the lodge (a 10-minute drive), where chimpanzee trekking takes place, which is just near the tracking headquarters, 50 km from Kasese town and 8.9 miles from Kazinga Channel.
It takes 5–6 hours (370 km) to drive from Kampala City to the lodge, or Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Kyangabi crater resort is comprised of 32 beautiful rooms built in modernized styles, well designed to meet guests’ personal fondness. Rooms are well furnished and decorated with mosquito nets, air conditioning, satellites, TVs, dryers, and other facilities.
Rooms contain en suite facilities like flushing toilets and hot and cold showers. Each room has sitting areas, terraces, and balconies that give a panoramic view of the park and surrounding areas. The Lodge has excellent and comfortable bedding with a king-sized bed.
Rooms vary in different sizes and different categories: deluxe, standard, and Executive in single, double, twin and family cottages. The rooms cost 200$ and above per night per person.
Kyangabi crater resort offers different facilities and services, which include a restaurant that serves different delicious meals to meet visitors’ choices, both local and international meals; breakfast, lunch, and dinner served by well-trained and organized staff.
They also serve dinners in the bush. The swimming pool features both adult and kids’ areas, providing a refreshing escape from the hot Queen Elizabeth afternoons. It includes a well-stocked pool bar offering hard and soft drinks, such as beers, wines, and sodas. Guests can sip cocktails or mocktails while enjoying the stunning views of Queen Elizabeth National Park and the animals visiting the lodge. a stand generator is available at the lodge.
Laundry services are available at the lodge. Ample parking space is available at the lodge for pickups and drop-offs.
WIFI is available at the lodge that enables guests to keep in touch with their families and friends, Excellent and comfortable clean bedding; ironing services are available; Health and fitness centers, such as spas, gyms, saunas, steam baths, and business centers with meeting rooms, are available. Conference halls, honeymoon packages, etc. A craft shop with African craft styles like shoes, clothes, safari essentials, and many gifts.
Queen Elizabeth national park is the second-largest and most visited national park found in western Uganda near the historical town of Fort portal in the districts of Kasese, Kamwengye, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The park occupies a total area of 987 km squared. The park extends from Lake George in the north-east to Lake Edward in the south-west and includes the Kazinga Channel connecting the two lakes. It’s the wide channel in Uganda with 32 kilometers in length.
There are different accommodations in Queen Elizabeth National Park: budget, midrange, and luxury. The park has a variety of flora and fauna over 100 mammals and 612 species of bird, which attract more tourists.
Kyangabi crater resort lodge gives ideal base to explore Queen Elizabeth National Park with its many activities, which include; Game viewing ,you spot different animals in the park like buffaloes, antelopes , elephants, leopards, impalas, zebras, and many in kasenyi sector and tree climbing lions in ishasha sector; and a Boat cruise at Kazinga Channel that enables visitors to spot aquatic animals like Hippos, Crocodiles etc.
Bird watching, chimpanzee tracking in kyambura Gorge, forest walks in Kalinzu forest or maramagambo forest, Hiking , mining at lake katwe, community tours to the local villages, Fruit picking adventures ,Birding at katara and many more activities. The lodge is convenient and affordable for the tourists visiting the park and it’s the best place to stay while going for chimpanzee trekking.
