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    Byoona Amagara Island Retreat

    Safari Lodge · Echuya Central Proposed National Park, Uganda

    PlnrScore 28
    Best time
    Jun–Aug
    Suggested stay
    1-2 nights
    Health
    Malaria area: take prophylaxis

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    Byoona Amagara Island Retreat is a guesthouse near Echuya Central Proposed National Park.

    Why stay at Byoona Amagara Island Retreat

    • 20 mammal species recorded nearby

    Rooms & inclusions

    Activities
    guesthouse

    Wildlife near this lodge

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

    315

    Species

    20

    Mammals

    147

    Birds

    Most observed

    • Gray Crowned-Crane47 sightings
    • Bronze Sunbird40 sightings
    • Streaky Seedeater32 sightings
    • White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher30 sightings
    • Pied Crow27 sightings
    • Common Bulbul26 sightings
    • Pied Kingfisher25 sightings
    • Great Cormorant25 sightings
    • Mackinnon's Shrike25 sightings
    • Black-headed Weaver24 sightings

    Best time to stay at Byoona Amagara Island Retreat

    Best months:
    June
    July
    August
    Jan
    Good15°C84mm
    Feb
    Good15°C75mm
    Mar
    Good15°C142mm
    Apr
    Good15°C126mm
    May
    Good15°C98mm
    Jun
    Great15°C39mm
    Jul
    Great15°C12mm
    Aug
    Great16°C57mm
    Sep
    Good15°C120mm
    Oct
    Good15°C116mm
    Nov
    Good15°C146mm
    Dec
    Good15°C120mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Map & getting there

    Nearest airport

    Kisoro Airport (KXO)

    12 km from the park

    International airport

    Goma International Airport (GOM)

    77 km from the park

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