Nature Walks
Every day here can be as full or as empty as you like. Walk into Lutoboka Forest Reserve at dawn, hire a bike to explore Bugala Island, tour the island's heritage sites or simply camp under the trees, each bookable on its own.
Guided Forest Walks
Walk into Lutoboka Central Forest Reserve, right at our boundary, with a local guide: birdsong, vervet monkeys and quiet evergreen forest. Mornings are best.
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Cycling
Hire a bike and explore Bugala Island at your own pace, from easy flat roads into town to off-road forest tracks. UGX 45,000 (about $11) per bike, per day.
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Camping
Pitch your own tent in our gardens for UGX 20,000 per person, or use ours for UGX 40,000 including breakfast, bedding and toiletries. Campfire in the cooler seasons.
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Island Tours
A guided tour of the John Speke monument, Banga crab bay, palm oil plantations, fishing communities and Buganda clan heritage. UGX 230,000 for up to 4 people.
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Parties & Events
Hire our green gardens for birthdays, wedding receptions, meetings, team building and baby showers, with buffets, barbecue and a bar on site.
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Boat & Canoe Trips
A canoe ride around the surrounding waters or an engine boat ride to Kalangala's virgin island, known for its crocodile site and birds. Naziri Falls on Bukasa Island by special arrangement.
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Bird Watching
Bird watching beside Lutoboka Point, one of Uganda's Important Bird Areas: hornbills, kingfishers, African grey parrots and seasonal migrants. Start at dawn.
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Community Tours
Meet island neighbours with a local guide: fishing communities, small farms and the everyday rhythm of life on Bugala Island.
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What makes a stay here different
Forest next door
Set on the boundary of Lutoboka Central Forest Reserve, one of Uganda's Important Bird Areas. Birdsong is your alarm clock.
Family-run, personal service
A small, family-run home where the team know your name by evening and nothing is too much trouble.
Cooked fresh, to order
Local and continental dishes made when you order, garden barbecues, and breakfast included with every stay.
Quiet, green and close
Big shady gardens, hammocks and swings, yet only 1 km from Lutoboka landing and 500 m from Kalangala town.
Hosted With Heart
We are islanders sharing our home, not a chain. Expect warm, personal, genuine care — the kind where our team remembers your name.
Fresh & Local
Fruit and vegetables from local farms and fish from island fishermen, cooked the day you order.
