Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge is one of the few phenomenal accommodation options for travelers to the far-flung Kibale Forest National Park and Fort Portal – the Tourism City of Uganda. You can also stay here while touring Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve. If you are looking for a quiet, lush, and private environment in Fort Portal, then think no further than this small safari lodge.
Rooms and amenities at Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge
Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge rooms are in the categories of deluxe double, twin, and single – with shared bathrooms. Each of them has a balcony providing wonderful garden views, a work desk, an in-room safety deposit box, and a comfortable bed with clean linen among others.
Deluxe Double/Twin Room
The deluxe double/twin rooms provide executive lounge access, a private balcony, a mini bar, and a private bathroom with a toilet, shower, free toiletries, a hot tub, and towels among others. There is a hardwood or parquet floor, a clothes rack, a safety deposit box, wheelchair accessibility, a private entrance, and a sitting area with a sofa among others.
Single room
The lodge’s single rooms are on the ground floor, and each has a single bed, and a private balcony that provides garden views. You won’t miss out on a spacious dining area, a patio, as well as a safety deposit box, mini bar, ironing board, and flat iron, a work desk, clothing storage space, and hardwood or parquet floor. Also, there is a shared bathroom, with slippers, a bath or shower, a toilet, complimentary toiletries, towels, and toilet paper.
Facilities and services at Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge
Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge has a restaurant where both local and international cuisines are served, while listening to the sweet melodies of the singing birds. Other facilities/services guests are likely to enjoy while staying here are laundry services, the lush tropical garden that harbors lots of bird species, luggage storage, an outdoor fireplace for enjoying the warmth and interesting stories during cold evenings.
There is a terrace, an outdoor dining area, meeting/banquet facilities, foreign currency exchange services, and a picnic area.
Things to do
This safari lodge is only 35km from Kanyanchu Visitors’ Center thus making it a perfect base for visitors of the ‘Primate Capital of the World’ – Kibale Forest National Park. While at the park you can enjoy chimpanzee tracking, forest birding tours, or forest nature walks that will introduce you to different primates, tree, bird, and butterfly species.
The Lodge is also only 20 kilometers from the iconic Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve for nature walks or about 30 kilometers from the Botanical Gardens.