The Elephant Home
21km On Kasese - Mbarara Road Kikorongo, Katunguru, Uganda
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21km On Kasese - Mbarara Road Kikorongo, Katunguru, Uganda
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Free Parking
- Garden
- Room Service
- Bar
- Hiking
- Packed lunches
- Private check-in/check-out
- Wheelchair accessible
- On-site parking
- 24-hour security
- Accessible parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Picnic Area
- Restaurant(s)
- Daily Housekeeping
- Fruits
- Bike tours
- Cooking class
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Cashless payment available
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Access to health care professionals
- Contactless check-in/out
- Food delivery
- Car rental available
- Daily disinfection
- Facilities for disabled guests available
- Tour services
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Protective screen or physical barriers in appropriate areas
- Accessible toilet
- Pets allowed (charges may apply)
- Airport shuttle (charges may apply)
- Shuttle service (charges may apply)
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Katja (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in August, 2023
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Very kind staff
No hot water
Sander_vg (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in August, 2023
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
We booked this only 2 hours in advance, but we were very happy we did. Our room was spacious, with decent nets and a comfortable bathroom. The view from the restaurant on the park is also very beautiful. As a bonus, this lodge is a community project: it is owned and runned by the local community.
Jakub (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in August, 2023
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Super friendly and helpfull staff. Great food.
Problems with electricity and internet only in restaurant.
Aloys (Family with Young Children)
stayed in July, 2023
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Very friendly staff. Nice restaurant with terrace for breakfast and lunch. The dinner ist served in the garden and a camp fire was litt. Very Cosy.
They organize community tours like cotton growing, crafts etc. as well as guided boat or jeep safari. Queen Elisabeth National Park ist right across the street.
Mobile phones can be charged at the restaurant. Therefore they start a generator. We arranged with other guests to avoid extra long run times. Rooms are lit Independent of the generator by solar and battery.
Daily changing choices of 4 dishes each day. Cooked and served with love.
If wished for, packed breakfast to take on your Safari ist available.
Nothing to complain about.
Toni (Solo Traveler)
stayed in July, 2023
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Friendly and helpfull personal, nice and quiet place, close to QE natinal park.
Isabelvillena (Solo Traveler)
stayed in July, 2023
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
This is a wonderful project by and for the community of Kikorongo, and it is an inspiring experience to see how its tireless staff face every challenge without losing their smiles: No water or electricity mains and yet they have a beautiful garden and comfy rooms and tents; limited ingredients but tasty dishes every day...
I have sung with them, danced with them, walked with them, and thoroughly enjoyed the company and the lessons of one of kindest people I have met in my many travels.
Thank you so much Jason, Dennis, Kutafi, Felex, Lillian and Karen. In my heart forever!
Having to leave!
Philipp ()
stayed in February, 2023
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Very friendly staff, respecting individual wishes, spontaneous changing of the rooms, confirmation of the orders for dinner and breakfast, flexible organisation of the whole stay and activities. They even accompanied us on a tour and explained a lot.
Most of the money goes to support the local community, e.g. buying books for the school kids with the revenue of the guests.
They even made a fire in the garden for our last dinner.
After asking before the arrival, they confirmed that the bill can be paid using credit card, but that's not possible. The nearest ATM is ca. 25km far away.
Chiara (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in February, 2023
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Yurii (Solo Traveler)
stayed in December, 2022
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Hana (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in November, 2022
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
I rarely write reviews but I have to write this one. The Elephant Home is more of a project and experience, I was a bit surprised at the beginning because there is no hot shower and no electricity and wifi the whole day but this actually made our stay even more perfect. I felt more present and realized how privileged I am. The staff is AMAZING. SO SO KIND AND HELPFUL. They helped us with everything and always made sure we had everything. The food was nice, sometimes maybe a bit too salty for my taste but as I said, I really appreciated what they were doing for us. I wish them all the best. We also did the vanilla tour and coffee tour - loved both.
Steinar (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in August, 2022
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Dominik (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in August, 2022
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
- Nice Community based and Eco friendly accomodation
- Just across the highway its the National Park, you have nice views on the Savannah
- Big rooms, big beds, nice bathroom
- Options for breakfast and dinner are quite limited. You expect a little more, e.g. fruits or juice or anything fresh
- Electricity and WiFi only on demand
- No hot water
- There is nothing around, just a little center 1 km down the Road. So if you are not with your own vehicle, it will be difficult to find something like a restaurant or market
Christoph (Solo Traveler)
stayed in July, 2022
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
You see immediately that these are good people
it would be very nice to have a socket - i.e. at the restaurant - for charging the phone.
Ronald (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in April, 2022
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Roger9898 (Solo Traveler)
stayed in April, 2022
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Good environment, helpful and nice staff who want to show you around local sites and answer questions if you need to know anything about the environment.
You can only charge your electrical equipment when they turn on the generator, the wifi also only works when they use the generator. The food is not great because they don't use a fridge. Go to the local market in Kasese to buy your own in fresh ingredients like a chicken.
Philipp (Solo Traveler)
stayed in April, 2022
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
I stayed for a week at the Elephant Home. It's easy to reach from the Kikorongo crossing and close to the national park and equator. The place is very beautiful with a nice garden, common area, restaurant and comfortable+clean rooms. The staff is very kind and competent. It's chef is cooking amazing food! Since the place is run by the community of Kikorongo village you have the chance to visit the village, farming and reforestation activities. They recently started recycling and composting in the village and have a mechanical workshop station for the youth of the village. I found the community's engagement amazing! Definitely the best place to stay around Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Ding ()
stayed in February, 2022
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
reception and the house
Pieter ()
stayed in January, 2022
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Very friendly staff! Staying at the elephant home is a great way to help the local community
Sally ()
stayed in January, 2022
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
The food was amazing, and the staff incredible. The only shame is that there were no longer elephants around the property, as there is now an electric fence that has been built. But this is not the fault of the Elephant Home! Stay here- you will not regret it, and we had a wonderful night drinking and chatting around the campfire they set up for us :) They also provided large buckets of hot water for us to shower in ;)
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Chelsea (Traveling as Couple)
stayed in January, 2022
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
My husband and I stayed at Elephant Home last week and would highly recommend it as a great base to explore Queen Elizabeth National Park and the surrounding local community. Profits from the hotel go directly into funding community projects which the staff is happy to share more information about. The community manager was a great resource in sharing information and we enjoyed both the vanilla farming tour as well as the Kazinga Channel boat cruise. The staff were all friendly and courteous, the food was delicious, and the location is just on the other side of QENP.
Thank you for your information!
Area information
- Dura Station - 25.68 mi
- Rwenzori Mountains National Park - 15.83 mi
- Ruwenzori National Park - 21.98 mi
- Bihanga - 45.81 mi
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The Elephant Home
21km On Kasese - Mbarara Road Kikorongo, Katunguru, Uganda