Budongo Eco Lodge

Safari Lodge · Bugungu Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

PlnrScore 39

Best time: Dec–Feb
Suggested stay: 1-2 nights
Health: Malaria area: take prophylaxis

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Budongo Eco Lodge is a hotel near Bugungu Wildlife Reserve.

Why stay at Budongo Eco Lodge

30 mammal species recorded nearby

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: hotel

Wildlife near this lodge

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

288

Species

Mammals

126

Birds

Most observed

Olive Baboon51 sightings
Chimpanzee29 sightings
Mantled Guereza21 sightings
African Buffalo14 sightings
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill13 sightings
Finch’s agama12 sightings
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill12 sightings
Hartebeest10 sightings
Patas Monkey10 sightings

Best time to stay at Budongo Eco Lodge

Best months:

January

February

December

Jan

Great25°C23mm

Feb

Great26°C24mm

Mar

Good25°C131mm

Apr

Fair24°C196mm

May

Fair24°C162mm

Jun

Great23°C98mm

Jul

Great23°C84mm

Aug

Good23°C135mm

Sep

Fair23°C190mm

Oct

Fair23°C211mm

Nov

Fair23°C219mm

Dec

Great24°C66mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Map & getting there

Nearest airport

Butiaba Airport (UG-0012)

20 km from the park

International airport

Entebbe International Airport (EBB)

228 km from the park

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Budongo Eco Lodge FAQs

Contact Budongo Eco Lodge

Phone: +256 776 411316
Website: www.ugandalodges.com/budongo

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