The best accommodations Murchinson Falls & North Territories

A friendly camp for small budgets that welcomes a lot of overland trucks and groups. The small and clean bandas with two single beds are very good value for money. For camping, you pitch your tent wherever you want on the central terrain without any extra equipment. The common sanitary facilities (sometimes) leave a little to be desired. Nice restaurant. The Red Chilli is located on the left bank of the Nile, 600 m from the pier. A special hire (including the entrance of the driver in the park) can be organized from Masindi: count 200 000 Ush.

This lodge has a large hut that serves as a bar-restaurant, a swimming pool around which wifi is available and cosy tents and cottages. The latter, well equipped (shower, WC, safe...), have a beautiful terrace where a hammock is hanging. The Nile and its hippopotamuses, some of which invite themselves on the site in the brown, are in the immediate vicinity. As the establishment is often full, it is preferable to book in advance. The Murchison River is located 4 km southwest of Paraa, on the left bank of the river.

In a superb setting overlooking Lake Albert and the Blue Mountains of Congo, this lodge, opened in 2007, offers accommodation in eleven luxurious thatched cottages with warmly decorated thatched roofs. Elaborate cuisine with fresh products and the possibility to set the table in the middle of the bush. Small swimming pool for cooling off, very pleasant in the stifling heat of the Rift Valley. The activities on offer are of course game drives, but also walks, fishing on Lake Albert and visits to fishing communities...

Off-centre, this ecolodge perfectly meets the expectations of travellers wishing to make a stopover between Moroto and Kidepo National Park. Sleeping in the round thatched huts, buying a souvenir in the complex's shop and taking part in the activities on offer (visit to a karamojong village, sliding on the Kalikruk mineral slide, initiation to traditional craft techniques...) you will contribute to the financing of the development projects instigated by the owners. Meals on order. Clean and convenient.

Run by a Catholic organization, this hotel offers clean and equipped rooms (bathroom, television...). The small garden, near the restaurant, is perfect for drinking a fresh fruit juice. However, this brief description could be out of date during your trip. Indeed, at the time of our visit, the old building housing the above-mentioned rooms was about to be demolished and replaced by a new construction. The design, furnishings, amenities and room prices are therefore likely to change between now and the publication of this guide. Wifi.

With its 145 fully equipped rooms, its shady restaurant (the Muyembe), its artificial rock shelter bordering the swimming pool and housing the Elephant Bar, its gym and sauna (both included in the price of the night), the Bomah has some nice assets. Comprising 4 and 5-storey buildings, with rooms and not always attractive facades, the hotel is an unmissable landmark in the north of the city. Small drawbacks: the noise, some evenings, the kitchen, not always up to scratch, and the finishing touches in several rooms...

With its twenty-six self-contained rooms (TV, internet connection, mosquito net, bathroom, fan or air conditioner, etc.), clean without being fancy, the Dove's Nest is a suitable option for anyone who intends to spend one or more nights in Gulu. The hotel also has a cosy bar (restored in 2020) and a restaurant of some kind on the ground floor of the main building on its quiet walled plot. It is possible to reach the city centre in approximately 15 minutes on foot.

Freshly erected safari tents, a green lawn to plant your canvas, clean dormitories, rather pleasant rooms and cottages: these are some of the attributes of this establishment, opened in 2020 by the tour operator Kara-Tunga. With its excellent breakfast (included in the price of the night), excellent food, the relaxing setting of its common areas and its attentive staff, it is the best address in town!

On paper the Bomah has everything to please: an excellent geographical location (not far from downtown shops), a swimming pool (accessible to people not staying at the hotel for 10,000 Ush), a health club, a restaurant-bar, fully equipped rooms (TV, fan, bathroom ...) and a truly friendly staff. However, there is a snag... The premises, especially the rooms, are hardly maintained. Many walls are cracked and paint is lacking. There is however no alternative in town...

Located some 5 km from Paraa, on the left bank of the Nile, the Twiga (the giraffe, in Swahili) opened in 2017. The ten safari tents, erected on platforms and protected by thatched roofs, are very comfortable. They have a terrace where you can admire the riverside papaya and the waltz of hippos. The bar-restaurant is located under a large straw hut and is flanked by a swimming pool. The bar-restaurant allows you to observe the opposite bank of the Nile where elephants regularly come to drink during the dry season. Charming welcome.