Kyambura Gorge Lodge

Kyambura Gorge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

A Volcanoes Safaris lodge converted from an old coffee store, overlooking a gorge nicknamed the ‘Valley of Apes.’

Overview

Kyambura Gorge Lodge occupies a converted coffee store overlooking Kyambura Gorge, a deep rainforest ravine nicknamed the ‘Valley of Apes’ for the chimpanzee community that lives within its dense tree cover.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Individually styled suites built from the original coffee store structure, each with views over the surrounding savanna and gorge.

Food & Service

Ugandan dishes served with panoramic savanna views, in keeping with Volcanoes Safaris’ community-focused hospitality style.

Activities

Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge, game drives across Queen Elizabeth’s savanna, and boat safaris on the nearby Kazinga Channel.

Wildlife & Photography

The gorge’s isolated chimpanzee population, cut off from other groups by surrounding farmland, makes for a genuinely distinctive tracking experience within a broader savanna park.

A Photographer's Note

The gorge’s dense forest canopy contrasts sharply with the open savanna above, offering two distinct photographic environments within a single stay.

Conservation & Impact

Volcanoes Safaris’ Kyambura operations fund the Kyambura Gorge chimpanzee community’s habitat protection, an isolated population facing particular conservation pressure from surrounding agriculture.

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