In which district is Mweya Safari Lodge?

In which district is Mweya Safari Lodge? : Mweya safari lodge is located in the western region of Uganda in Kasese district and is situated on the edge of Mweya peninsula, which is in between Lake Edward and Kazinga Channel. More so, this lodge is found within Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is ranked as the second largest and most visited national park among all the 10 national parks in the country.

Mweya Safari lodge is among the best lodges in Uganda that contains around 32 standard rooms, which are always available for visitors who probably are always on a safari in Queen Elizabeth National park. This lodge is ranged as a luxury safari lodge, which is made of two family cottages, presidential cottages, the queen cottages and the presidential cottages and visitors who opt to stay at this lodge; this gives them an opportunity to choose where they would prefer to have their stay. More so, the rooms at Mweya safari lodge are self-contained and have good air conditioning, a 24 hour room service, laundry services, wardrobes where guests can keep their clothes, ironing services, a private and big bathroom, flushing toilets, big and clean towels, mosquito net, a ceiling fan, and with a private balcony that gives guests opportunities to capture the stunning and fantastic views of lake Edward and the Kazinga channel which flows into lake George and Edward.

Marasa Africa, which is known to be responsible for many other lodges like, manages Mweya safari lodge; Paraa lodge, chobe lodge and many others. This lodge is situated at the of the park which is considered as the heart of Queen Elizabeth National Park and is being surrounded with the beautiful Rwenzori Mountains which are known as “the mountains of the moon”.

Facilities offered at Mweya Safari Lodge.

Swimming pool/ pool bar.

Visitors who enjoy swimming can cool off a hot day as they relax in the infinity swimming pool and they are able to order a cocktail from a poolside bar in order to quench off their thirst giving them a beautiful moment of relaxation as they get panoramic and marvelous views of Kazinga channel and overlook at some of the wildlife species within the park.

Restaurant.

Mweya Safari lodge has a restaurant that has well skilled and experienced chefs and good waiters that are always available to take orders and serve guests with mouth-watering and delicious meals to their guests. The restaurant offers both local and international dishes. More so, guests are allowed to communicate with the stuff at the restaurant in case they would love to have anything and they have a chance to choose where they would prefer to have their meals from which is either indoors, dining room or from the outside on the balcony where they eat as the capture beautiful views of Kazinga channel.

Business Service centre.

Mweya safari lodge has a business centre, which gives an opportunity to visitors who are business people to keep their work running with the exception of them being on a vacation/ tour. The Business service centre is always open for 7 days a week and from 8:00am to 8:00pm.

Gift shop.

There is a gift shop at Mweya safari lodge, which guests always visit to by some of their safari essentials, clothing’s, guided books, and other local craft items to take for their people back at home.

The Explorers bar.

Mweya safari lodge has an explorer’s bar which is known as Tembo bar where visitors go to and drink a wonderful sundowner as they relax from the bar verandas where they enjoy the shimmering sunset looking over the lake and capture stunning views of lake Edward and the Kazinga channel.

Conference Facilities.

Mweya safari lodge offers its guests with a well-equipped, elegant, fully furnished, air-conditioned conference room to all guests who would love to hold business meetings and workshops.

Activities to do while staying at Mweya Safari Lodge.

Wildlife Viewing.

Mweya safari lodge is located within Queen Elizabeth National Park which is a home to over 95 mammal species and 612 bird species which gives a chance to visitors to sight see animals like; buffaloes,  the rare aquatic sitatunga antelopes, lions, topi, elephants, leopards, giant forest hog and the Uganda Kob and many others.

Community visits/ cultural encounters.

Visitors who have an interests to learn about various cultures have an opportunity to visit the surrounding communities around  the park and get to interact with the people, where they will be able to enjoy the traditional practices of various cultures such as; they get a chance to watch how they prepare their local meals, live their daily lifestyle, listen to their languages and try to learn how they speak, listen to the story telling part where they always get a chance to learn about their history and these local people, always entertain their guests with their traditional dance performances.

Birding.

Visitors who are bird lovers consider Mweya Safari lodge as the best place for them to stay because it is located within Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is seen as the best habitat of several bird species because it is surrounded with savannah grasslands, swamps, lakeshores, and forests. This Park harbours over 612 bird species and guests can be able to sight see birds like; the African Fish Eagle, Lesser and Greater flamingo, the rare shoebill stork, Papyrus Gonolek, white-tailed lark, and the Verraux’s eagle owl and many others.

Tracking tree-climbing lions.

Visitors having their stay in Mweya safari lodge can tour around Queen Elizabeth National park, which is famous for its tree-climbing lions, which are easily tracked within the Ishasha sector that has large fig trees that these lions find their comfort to rest on as they hide from being bitten by parasites on the ground. This is marked as an exciting experience that visitors go through.

However, apart from the activities mentioned above, there are many more other activities that visitors can engage in during their stay at Mweya Safari lodge and these include; Safari  Game drives, Bush breakfast, boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, Katwe explosion craters from Lake katwe, Gorilla trekking from Bwindi Impenetrable forest which is a few hours’ drive from the lodge,  and chimpanzee trekking from Kyambura gorge which is located in the eastern side of the park and 35 kilometers from Mweya Safari lodge and many others.

How to get to Mweya Safari Lodge. 

Travelers planning to go to Mweya safari lodge can use either air transport means or road transport to easily access the lodge, In which district is Mweya Safari Lodge?.

Air Transport.

Travelers that would love to skip the long trip to the lodge can opt to use Air transport whereby, they can book their flight from Entebbe international Airport to Mweya Airstrip and then take a short drive to the lodge. This journey takes about one hour.

Road transport.

Travelers can set off from Kampala city via Masaka to Mbarara-kasese road, which covers a distance of 413.4 square kilometers, and the journey takes about 7 hours to reach Mweya safari lodge.

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