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Eco Lodge · Western Uganda

Crater Lakes Eco Lodge

4.8out of 5 from79 guest ratingsFort PortalSleeps up to 4

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About this stay

Floating rooms on a crater lake, off grid by design.

Four rooms built on pontoons on one of the smaller crater lakes, with solar power, composting systems and no road noise because there is no road. Breakfast arrives by canoe.

Highlights

  • Rooms on pontoons
  • Solar and composting systems
  • No road, so no road noise
  • Breakfast by canoe

Amenities

  • Private bathroom
  • Lake view
  • Guided activities
  • Breakfast

Ways to stay

2 ways to stay. Choose one now or decide later.

  • Floating bungalows moored on calm water

    Floating Room

    From USh 480,000 / night

    A room built on its own pontoon, with the water on all four sides.

    Up to 2 guests1 double bed24 m²

    Lake view · Solar powered · Breakfast included

  • Timber and stone cottage with a veranda set against forest

    Shore Cabin

    From USh 560,000 / night

    The one land-based cabin, set into the crater wall above the water.

    Up to 3 guests1 double bed and 1 single30 m²

    Crater view · Family friendly · Breakfast included

Experiences from here

Arranged with your stay. Nothing is reserved until you ask us to.

  • Sun dropping towards still waterWater

    Canoe Trip

    A dugout, a paddle, and the quietest water in the country.

    2 hoursFrom USh 70,000

  • Group scanning the canopy with binocularsWildlife

    Bird Watching

    An early start with a guide who can name it before you have focused.

    MorningFrom USh 150,000

  • Waterfall dropping through a green gorgeWalking

    Waterfall Hike

    All three Sipi falls in a loop, with the middle one worth the detour.

    Half dayFrom USh 120,000

Where you will be

Fort Portal · Western Uganda

On one of the smaller crater lakes south of Fort Portal, reached on foot and then by water.

Tea estates, dozens of crater lakes, and the Rwenzori range holding the western horizon on the days it clears.

Getting there

Forty minutes from Fort Portal, then a ten minute walk and a short paddle. Luggage is ferried for you.

Approximate position 0.477, 30.219

All stays in Fort Portal

Good to know

Check in
From 14:00
Check out
By 10:00
Children
Children over ten, and only with an adult on the water.
Meals
Breakfast included and paddled out to you. Dinner is served on the main deck.
Pets
No pets.
Smoking
No smoking on the pontoons.
Accessibility
Access involves a walking path and a canoe transfer.

Guest ratings

4.8

79 ratings

Cleanliness
4.8
Location
4.9
Service
4.7
Experience
4.9

Ratings shown are illustrative demo values for this preview, not collected guest reviews.

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