A mid-range lodge in Bwindi’s Ruhija sector, with thatched cottages looking over the forest canopy and a fire-warmed dining room for cool highland evenings.
Engagi Lodge sits in the Ruhija sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, at the cool, high eastern edge of the forest. Its main lodge is built from local stone and wood under a thatched roof, with a dining room warmed by a fire and a terrace looking out over the canopy.
The lodge has eight cottages with double or twin beds, each with an en-suite bathroom with hot and cold water and a private veranda facing the forest, ideal for morning coffee as the mist lifts.
Gorilla trekkers with Ruhija permits and keen birders.
Ruhija lies in the east of Bwindi at about 2,300 metres, the highest of the four sectors, and it is cool and often misty. It is Bwindi’s top birding area, with the trail down to Mubwindi Swamp, home of the African green broadbill and other Albertine Rift endemics. Gorilla families are trekked from the Ruhija briefing point, and the drive through “the Neck” connects Ruhija with Buhoma. Read Albertine Rift endemics in Bwindi.
Gorilla permits are tied to a sector and date, so we secure your permit first and then book a lodge in the same area. Uganda’s permit costs US$800 (US$600 in April, May and November 2026). Read book gorilla permits first and our gorilla trekking guide.
Ask us to combine this lodge with a lake stay at Lake Bunyonyi or a wildlife stop in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Birding 14 daysUganda’s classic birding circuit in two weeks: from the shoebill at Mabamba to Albertine Rift endemics in Bwindi, Congo-basin species in Semuliki and the famous Royal Mile in Budongo Forest.
Birding 7 daysA focused week for birders: the shoebill at Mabamba, savannah and papyrus species at Lake Mburo and three days in Bwindi for Albertine Rift endemics such as the African green broadbill.
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