Enjojo Lodge is a budget accommodation facility bordering the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The lodge is situated on 40 hectares amidst acacia forest, lush vegetation with palm trees, and scattered grassland. Birdlife is abundant and herds of elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes are regularly spotted on our land. Baboons, and vervet, black and white colobus monkeys have become residents.
Accommodation at Enjojo Lodge
Enjojo Lodge offers comfortable accommodations to suit all budget travelers. In the main lodge area, there are 3 thatched cottages and one safari house, allowing a total of 16 guests per night, thus contributing to a quiet and intimate retreat.
The cottages are interlinked with an elevated wooden walkway, and each room has an en-suite bathroom and outdoor shower with hot and cold water. On the wide verandas, guests can relax and overlook the surrounding bush and savanna.
Enjojo Safari House can be booked by families or private groups of up to 7 guests and has its own little outdoor kitchen.
From the grass-thatched restaurant and bar, guests can enjoy homemade food and the scenic beauty of a small natural lake.
Set away from the main lodge area in the middle of the acacia forest the lodge offers budget accommodation in an African bush setting of bamboo huts and canvas tents. They also provide toilets, showers, and cooking facilities for campers who come with their own tents.
Enjojo Lodge has rooms with a queen size bed, two single beds, two double beds, and one single bed. A maximum of two additional single beds can be provided for children below 16 years. The safari house has a superb thatched verandah with a large sitting area and dining table opening out onto the grassland with its own private campfire. There is a fully fitted outside kitchen for self-catering guests.
The lodge is entirely constructed by local builders using local materials to blend in with the surrounding environment. Most of the furniture and decoration have been hand-crafted by the local community.
Thatched Cottages
There are three thatched cottages designed to blend in with the surrounding environment sheltered by acacia trees and hidden among swaying palms. They are accessible by wooden elevated walkways leading to and from the restaurant. The lodge is entirely solar-powered and each cottage has its own en-suite bathroom with solar hot and cold running water and an outdoor shower.
From comfortable chairs on the wide verandah, visitors can enjoy an abundance of bird life and spot resident colobus and vervet monkeys and baboons. Two cottages feature a double bed and one is outfitted with twin beds. An additional single bed can be provided when needed.
Bamboo Huts & Canvas Tents
Set away from the main lodge area in the middle of the acacia forest. They offer budget accommodation in a real African bush setting of bamboo huts and canvas tents on wooden platforms. There are three traditional huts with bamboo-thatched roofs as well as tents that can accommodate two people each.
Although not self-contained, the huts and tents are solar-powered, comfortable, and equipped with beds, bed linen, and towels. Guests can use the clean campsite showers and toilet facilities. There are two simple kitchen areas with a fire pit and seating. Water and firewood are provided.
Camping at Enjojo Lodge
The campsite is set away from the main lodge in a bush area with plenty of acacia and local trees. There are two simple kitchen areas with a fire pit and seating. Water and firewood are provided. Campers can use our outdoor showers made of rocks and clean toilet facilities.
The land is big enough to take you on a guided nature walking safari on the grounds of the lodge. The lodge can also arrange for game drives in and outside Queen Elisabeth National Park in their open-roof safari vehicle. Bicycles are for rent for guests who want to discover the life of the local community approximately 3 km away from the lodge, on a bicycle riding tour.
Visitors to Queen Elizabeth National Park always complement their visit with a gorilla trekking safari in the nearby Bwindi Forest National Park or a chimpanzee trekking expedition in Kibale National Park. Others could opt for a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile to Murchison Falls.