Holiday houses in Kambuga

A gem of the beaten track in Uganda. The place is owned and hosted by Doreen's parents, Joy and Fredrick. Both are absolutely lovely and are keen to engage with visitors. You have plenty of options to join Joy at her nearby primary school or Fredrick in the field if agriculture is of interest. The surroundings are splendid with the property right at the top of a hill. You have 360 degree views of the various valleys and the lake. It is stunningly beautiful. The house is big and has three bedrooms available for visitors. Joy and Fredrick can provide meals for an additional charge. It is well worth it and we enjoyed the hospitality. We only stayed one night and arrived in the late afternoon after a long drive. I suggest that other visitors stay at least two nights. We had issues finding the place as the map pin was 10kms incorrect. We managed to connect on phone and found our way. I hope that the location will be updated and driving instructions added to the welcome note

Very nice rooms clean and little color walls

We went to Nkuringo for the gorillas and wanted to look for a midrange to budget place. As a frequent traveler, we learned not to book places without reviews since it usually ends up being really bad, or worse, a scam. We were apprehensive initially to book 7 Volcanoes due to the lack of reviews, but we risked it cos it was the only one around and near the gorilla trekking trailhead that is within our budget. I started contacting Ndahiriwe and Vita (I don’t think I got his name right but the manager) and they were always very responsive and quick to assist. We expected the worst so when our car from Kisoro entered the gate and the personnel welcomed us, we were shocked. It was a really nice welcome from everyone and made us feel good immediately (despite the fact that there were ebola deaths in Western Uganda when we went). They led us to a room and our jaw dropped! Totally not as we expected. One of the rare times when the reality is so much better than advertised. We got a fantastic and very clean room with a great view of the promised 7 volcanoes. They even served welcome drinks and really made us feel at ease and relaxed after the bumpy ride from Kisoro. The room was decorated nicely with NEW furniture. Even beddings and mosquito nets were new. Everything was new, and that’s when we realized why there aren’t reviews yet (they were just 5months old and coming in their first high season) and why we wanted to write this review. We did the gorilla trekking the next day, and the staff even went out of their way to take our muddy dirty hiking shoes and wash them for us. The other staff was also very thoughtful and will provide warm water to warm us through the night. It was such a splendid stay and we would’ve wanted to stay longer. I usually don’t write long reviews but I really think this one deserves to be given attention. The value for money is off the roof - we paid 1/3 of what the other fancy lodges around paid for. The lodge has a fantastic location, around 700m from the trailhead so you can just walk. If there were drawbacks: - We weren’t informed beforehand about the cost of food. It was a bit on the expensive side for us compared to what we had during our Uganda trip. But we fixed it immediately as we learned we can just coordinate and negotiate with the (very nice) staff and tell him our food budget and he will work around it. - Maybe because it is a hotel, but the car service for pick up was expensive so you might be better off looking for your own private car, or negotiate. But overall, such a superior stay and we wish we could’ve stayed longer!! Thanks again to all the staff. We will always remember our stay in Nkuringo, not just because of the amazing gorillas, but also because of our stay here.