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    Buma Hotel

    Safari Lodge · Bugungu Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

    PlnrScore 32
    Best time
    Dec–Feb
    Suggested stay
    1-2 nights
    Health
    Malaria area: take prophylaxis
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    Buma Hotel is a hotel near Bugungu Wildlife Reserve.

    Why stay at Buma Hotel

    • 27 mammal species recorded nearby

    Rooms & inclusions

    Activities
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    Wildlife near this lodge

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

    422

    Species

    27

    Mammals

    197

    Birds

    Most observed

    • Olive Baboon19 sightings
    • Chimpanzee18 sightings
    • Bronze Mannikin15 sightings
    • Finch’s agama12 sightings
    • Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill12 sightings
    • Mantled Guereza12 sightings
    • Speckled Mousebird11 sightings
    • Piapiac11 sightings
    • Brown-backed Scrub-Robin11 sightings
    • Lizard Buzzard10 sightings

    Best time to stay at Buma Hotel

    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

    Climate at the lodge

    Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Buma Hotel
    MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    High30°31°31°28°28°28°28°27°27°27°27°29°
    Low19°20°20°19°19°18°18°18°18°19°18°18°
    Rain mm202710713689758112816216815833
    Humidity56%53%66%77%78%73%71%77%81%81%80%69%

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

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