The Crested Crane Bwindi Hotel is situated in the Buhoma sector of Bwindi’s impenetrable forest national park, located about 15 kilometers from the Buhoma gate of the park. The lodge is amply located on top of a hill overlooking the river and valley below.
The accommodation comes in 10 spacious rooms overlooking beautiful rolling hills, forests, and a local dairy farm. The rooms come in different types of standard – executive and deluxe.
All rooms come with a private terrace area or balcony overlooking the park. Each room has a dressing table and a workstation.
The lodge also offers extra 5-star facilities for meetings, parties, workshops, retreats, seminars and so much more. The lodge also offers a taxi service to clients, a 24-hour front desk, and a wake-up service. The swimming pool is the best place for relaxation after a long day of traveling or gorilla trekking in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Things to do
Gorilla trekking: For most visitors to The Crested Crane Bwindi, Gorilla trekking is the number one activity and if sleeping at the crested crane you can trek gorillas from the Ruhija or Buhoma sector of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Bird watching: Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is a birders paradise for Uganda birding safaris with over 300 species of birds recorded, 23 of which are Albertine endemics.
As the lodge derives its name from the Grey-crowned crested crane, you will spot crested cranes just at its premises. Other common birds in the park include; Chapin’s flycatcher, western bronze-napped pigeon, crowned eagle, common bulbul, handsome francolin, African green broadbill, and many others.
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How to get there
The crested crane Bwindi can be accessed from Kampala or Entebbe within a 6-8 hours drive. Alternatively, tourists can use a standard chartered flight from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi Airfield to Kihihi Airstrip and then drive to the lodge.
