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    Gateway Inn

    Safari Lodge · Mabamba Bay (IBA), Uganda

    PlnrScore 37
    Best time
    Jul
    Suggested stay
    1-2 nights
    Health
    Malaria area: take prophylaxis
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    Gateway Inn is a guesthouse near Mabamba Bay (IBA).

    Why stay at Gateway Inn

    • 28 mammal species recorded nearby

    Rooms & inclusions

    Activities
    guesthouse

    Wildlife near this lodge

    Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

    992

    Species

    28

    Mammals

    283

    Birds

    Most observed

    • Pied Kingfisher234 sightings
    • Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill200 sightings
    • Little Egret176 sightings
    • Marabou Stork174 sightings
    • Mantled Guereza174 sightings
    • African Jacana171 sightings
    • Malachite Kingfisher170 sightings
    • Eastern Plantain-eater166 sightings
    • Reed Cormorant154 sightings
    • Black Kite141 sightings

    Best time to stay at Gateway Inn

    Best months:
    February
    June
    July
    Jan
    Great22°C75mm
    Feb
    Great23°C74mm
    Mar
    Good23°C122mm
    Apr
    Fair22°C218mm
    May
    Good22°C123mm
    Jun
    Great21°C68mm
    Jul
    Great21°C41mm
    Aug
    Great22°C78mm
    Sep
    Good22°C102mm
    Oct
    Good22°C102mm
    Nov
    Fair21°C174mm
    Dec
    Good22°C123mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Climate at the lodge

    Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Gateway Inn
    MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    High25°26°25°24°24°24°24°25°25°26°25°25°
    Low19°20°20°20°20°19°19°18°19°19°19°19°
    Rain mm8090146236136744779108107201131
    Humidity77%77%80%83%82%78%74%78%81%80%83%81%

    Map & getting there

    Nearest airport

    Entebbe International Airport (EBB)

    15 km from the park

    International airport

    Entebbe International Airport (EBB)

    15 km from the park

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    Data updated August 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo

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