Stay in the clouds at 2,000m above sea level: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge boasts fabulous views and is within walking distance of the start-point for gorilla treks. Stay in the clouds at 2,000m above sea level: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge boasts fabulous views and is within walking distance of the start-point for gorilla treks.

Location

Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge is a remote, award-winning lodge which deserves its many accolades. Its proximity to the gorilla tracking routes is its principal draw, closely followed by the panoramic views and the genuine, warm welcome you receive when you arrive.

Bedroom Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation

Built of local volcanic stone, each of the eight cottages at Clouds has a large sitting room with fireplace, vast overstuffed armchairs, and hand-woven carpets. There are soaring ceilings, massive exposed wooden beams, and expansive picture windows with endless views of treetops, volcanoes, and mountains.

Two of the cottages are ideal for families or friends traveling together as they each have two separate bedrooms with en suite bathrooms.

The main building with reception, dining, shop, and bar area has six fireplaces to keep it cozy. Views from the main balcony area stretch across to Rwanda and the Virungas. This award-winning lodge is the highest quality lodge in Bwindi.

Bedroom Interior Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bathroom Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Fireplace Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Sitting Area Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Experiences

As well as exciting gorilla treks, during your stay there will be plenty of other opportunities to explore the area. Take a stroll to the local award-winning Bwindi Bar and enjoy the drinks and tapas that are served from this community project.

Try a tea tour learning how it is grown, picked and processed in traditional ways. To get a first-hand experience of the culture and lives of those in the area, you take a guided village walk vising local schools and orphanages.

If you are interested birding, you won’t be disappointed. Uganda is one of the most fruitful destinations with over 1,000 species present and 150 of those only found here.

Positive Impact

We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.

Community

Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge is closely involved with the local Nkuringo community and ensures that the local people benefit directly from each guest’s stay. This happens through employment, bed-night fees, and the purchase of local resources. The community has thus been able to invest the money received from gorilla tourism into social development projects that help reduce poverty in the region.

Conservation

The lodge provides an example of how communities that bear the costs of wildlife conservation, and in some cases give up their land for conservation, should be compensated – using sustainable mechanisms that generate sufficient benefits to secure local support for conservation for the long term.

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