Eight handbuilt bandas at 2,285 m with views of the Virunga volcanoes, full board, a spa and a personal butler, with direct access on foot into Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
The short answerVolcanoes Mount Gahinga Lodge is a small lodge by Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in south-western Uganda, run by Volcanoes Safaris. It has 8 bandas (6 doubles and 2 twins), each with a veranda facing the Virunga volcanoes, and sits at 2,285 m. The rate is full board, and gorilla tracking starts with direct access on foot from the lodge to the park. Permits are bought separately.
The lodge stands at 2,285 m beside Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, in the far south-west corner of Uganda near Kisoro. The operator describes direct access on foot from the lodge into the park for gorilla tracking.
From Entebbe the flight takes about one hour. The operator also lists a 15-minute flight from Bwindi Lodge at Kihihi, or a four-hour forest walk plus a two-hour drive between the two lodges. See our Uganda itineraries for routes that join them.
There are eight bandas, six with double beds and two twins, in deluxe and standard categories. Each has a private veranda with views of the Virunga volcanoes and an en-suite bathroom with a double vanity and a shower with hot and cold water.
Rooms have power sockets and hair dryers. There is no air conditioning. Daytime temperatures run about 15 to 25 degrees C and nights about 7 to 15 degrees C, so bring warm layers.
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Mgahinga offers gorilla tracking, including exclusive tracking, and golden monkey tracking. Our gorilla trekking in Uganda page explains permits and what a trek day involves.
The lodge also lists the Gahinga Batwa Village, the Batwa Cultural Heritage Tour and the Batwa Vocational Centre, hikes up Mount Sabinyo, Mount Gahinga or Mount Muhavura, and hikes around the Kisozi caldera.
Facts checked on 14 October 2026 against the lodge's own and the travel trade's published information. Rooms, inclusions and rules can change, so we confirm them again when we quote your dates.
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8 bandas: 6 double and 2 twin, deluxe and standard
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