The-Accountant-Mar-Apr-2018

TRAVEL
keen to share it with visitors from around
the world. Prices per night for a couple,
with breakfast, range from around $70 to
well over $250 and most of the lodges,
resorts and camps that dot the area
serve wholesome meals to non-resident
visitors. The pioneer of serious tourist
development in the area was Charlotte
Kamugisha, a keen environmentalist, and
the founder more than 20 years ago of
one of Uganda’s most reliable tour and
travel agents, Bunyonyi Safaris, which has
built up a loyal following over the years.
The firm has unrivalled expertise and can
tailor packages for all pockets.
The Kamugisha family’s Bunyonyi
Safaris Resort is sited on a hill overlooking
the lake and several of its islands. There are
40 spacious self-contained rooms in a main
hotel block with wifi and all the amenities
of an up-country hostelry, but many
visitors prefer one of the six individual
cottages in the terraced gardens of the
resort, while there are dormitories for
school groups. The facility has a business
centre, a conference centre, and a hilltop
arena, which can accommodate functions
What the Resort
does offer is a wide
menu of dishes and
snacks featuring
fresh bread and
pastries, roast
rabbit, chicken,
goat and pork.
But the delicacies
that make the visit
worthwhile is the
crayfish fresh from
the lake, the local
vegetables and
organic fruits, the
forest herbs and
spices, and herbal
teas.
of up to 1,000 people, overlooking the
lake and the distant volcanoes beyond.
Some European visitors have commented
that the food is not typical European
food – but if your preferences are limited
to typical European food, whatever that
is, then the best place to look for it is in
Europe. And if you are American, sorry,
the Resort’s not on Amtrak.
What the Resort does offer is a wide
menu of dishes and snacks featuring fresh
bread and pastries, roast rabbit, chicken,
goat and pork. But the delicacies that
make the visit worthwhile is the crayfish
fresh from the lake, the local vegetables
and organic fruits, the forest herbs and
spices, and herbal teas. Portions sizes
tend to be commensurate with Uganda’s
favourite pastime, which is eating.
But if you have over-indulged while
being pampered at the lodge, there are
plenty of opportunities for gentle exercise
and treatment to get back in shape –
there’s a gym, sauna, steam, mountain
bikes, and a football pitch. Or, visitors can
swim in the lake and then relax in the sun
loungers at the water’s edge. On the water
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