The Joys & Trials of Visiting 14 Kisoro Accommodations

Imagine enjoying breakfast on a little island bathed in gorgeous morning sunshine — who wouldn’t love that? The tasty eats on Gahiza Island were the absolute highlight of our familiarisation trip in Uganda’s Kisoro District last week.

^{Breakfast at Gahiza Island, Lake Mutanda}

**^{Gahiza Island accommodation check with David Bakeine}**

Sasha, our 22-year-old Rwandan team member, and Maani, a 17-year-old Slovenian/Ugandan, had a blast. As our tour arrangers based in Musanze, this trip was an exciting opportunity for them to connect faces and places with the emails and WhatsApps in their inboxes. While our Gahiza host David was part of our All-Hands get-together, others were meeting them for the first time.

**^{On the way to the northern tip of Lake Mutanda}**

**^{Maani, Sasha and Miha in action in Kisoro Town}**

Both Maani and Sasha say that having their messages ignored by accommodation providers is the most frustrating part of their job. After their Kisoro outing, they can add atrocious roads to the list of professional challenges … But after a day and a half of sluggish progress around Lakes Chahafi and Mutanda and near Mgahinga NP we eventually achieved our goals. We managed to check on 14 places we may use for our hikers.

**^{Brand new extension at Chameleon Hill Lodge, Lake Mutanda}**

^{Meeting friends at Sawa Sawa, Kisoro — Sandra Gray and Molly Kawemera}

Gorilla Highlands Trails, which link mountain lakes and gorilla national parks, thankfully rely more on your walking prowess than on driving stamina. But once you finish your hiking day, it’s important that the overnight stay meets your expectations and wallet power.

**^{Room at Mgahinga Gorilla Triangle}**

Our main point of interest was Mgahinga Gorilla Triangle Lodge where 24 guests from Dubai will be sleeping in August. It all shows great promise as manager Vita committed to making several improvements before the group’s arrival.