CLOUDS MOUNTAIN GORILLA LODGE

It is remote. It is beautiful. It is intimate. And at over 2,000 meters above sea level, it is Uganda’s highest lodge.

Bedroom With Double-sided Fireplace

Since it opened, this small, remote lodge continues to win prizes, awards and accolades both internationally and locally.

Picture this: You are sitting up on a ridge, above the clouds, looking across to the Virunga volcanoes. Behind you is the primordial, mysterious and impenetrable forest that is Bwindi. As you sit there, drinking your chilled wine, or your freshly brewed coffee, or your freshly squeezed juice or your amber colored whisky you smile. You smile because you know that your personal butler is lighting the fire in your cottage and setting out your freshly laundered clothes. In the kitchen a gorgeous meal is being prepared, and tomorrow after breakfast you will walk from the lodge to the Nkuringo trailhead and track the gorillas.

Guests at Clouds stay in their own cottage. Built of local volcanic stone, every cottage has a large sitting room with fireplace, vast overstuffed armchairs, and hand-woven carpets. Each individual cottage features the work of one of Uganda’s most respected artists (we call them the ‘Clouds 9’). Their work has been so highly regarded by guests that they have commissioned their own pieces and now the work of these artists graces the walls of homes and offices in New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and London. Tracking gorillas is high on the agenda for many tourists to Uganda. By all means, come to Clouds to track gorillas…but while you’re here, why not stay on a bit and immerse yourself in the relaxed vibe of the lodge, partake in Community activities, indulge in massage and beauty treatments and just enjoy the rarity of being pampered in such a spectacular setting.

The main lodge feels like someplace else – soaring ceilings, massive exposed wooden beams, big picture windows with endless views of treetops, volcanoes and mountains. It feels like a ski chalet in the Alps or a stone palace in the Rocky Mountains. But with the gentle and warm welcome, the quiet dedication of the personal butlers and the smiles on the faces of virtually all the staff, this can only be in Uganda.

Come and stay awhile in the Clouds…                                   

Why Clouds?

• Award-winning lodge

• Your own personal butler

• UNESCO World Heritage Site

• One of the world’s most stunning views

• The highest lodge in Uganda

• The sight of the volcanoes, glowing red through the night sky

• Great afro-alpine bird species (Including at least 10 Bwindi endemics)

• Steps away from the Nkuringo trailhead for gorilla tracking

• Community partnership and involvement

• Fireplaces in every room

• Cozy duvets to ward off the chill

• In partnership with Africa Wildlife Foundation and International Gorilla Conservation Project

• Probably the most comfortable lodge in the Bwindi area

• Great, fresh food, much of it grown in our own organic garden