Riverside Resort Hotel

It’s an outdoorsy paradise around here… the site is less than an hour’s drive from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where there are plenty of hiking trails to follow and encounters with gorillas are just a gorilla trekking permit away. If that’s not enough gorilla interaction, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – Uganda’s other top gorilla trekking spot – is an hour and 40 minutes away near Kisoro. Of course, there’s far more in Uganda for ardent wildlife watchers. Queen Elizabeth National Park is a little over three hours from base for cape buffalo, climbing lions, leopards, hyenas and elephants, and immediate tracks should be made for Kyambura Wildlife Reserve (within the park) for a little monkeying around – the spectacular Kyambura Gorge is called ‘valley of the apes’ for a reason, and chimpanzee treks come highly recommended. If longer jaunts in the car aren’t a problem, or if Riverside Resort is just a pitstop on a grand adventure, there’s plenty to do further afield – the Ugandan capital, Kampala, is a seven-hour drive away, and a must-visit for Lubiri Palace (and the notorious torture chambers of Idi Amin), the Kasubi Tombs, cultural museums, and casinos.