Katara Lodge (Queen Elizabeth Safari) 2021 – Star Wilderness Safaris
Katara Lodge is set outside Queen Elizabeth National Park, western Uganda about a 5-6 hours’ drive away from Kampala capital city. This lodging establishment is credited for its luxurious ambiance in the savannas and for luxury travelers on Uganda safari, it is one of the classic up-market lodges in Uganda to opt for after or before your long day game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Katara Lodge features comfortable rooms all of which are distinct and well-furnished with an African flavor and offering guests that total comfort in the wilderness of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second-largest national park.
To others, Katara Lodge is a true oasis of excellence given its off-beaten beauty which is accompanied by a full tub that offers guests that treat they would like to have after a long day game viewing experience or chimpanzee trekking experience in the Kyambura Gorge. Soak yourself in the hot tub in the wilderness of Queen Elizabeth National Park and have lots of lasting memories.
Katara Lodge is an incredible accommodation facility with about 5 spacious thatched cottages, all of which offer guests a long time awaited comfort in the wilderness after their game viewing experience, birding, or chimpanzee trekking.
If you need a lodge that offers you privacy, then look no further than Katara Lodge while on Uganda safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The rooms in this lodge are positioned in such a way that they provide guests breathtaking view over the vast savannas and chilling atmosphere.
Facilities and services offered at Katara Lodge
The notable facilities and services offered at Katara Lodge include a well-established restaurant offering tasty meals ranging from breakfast, lunch, dinner in its classic dining area, experienced staff which offers world-class service, bush dinners, a fully stocked bar offering soft and hard drinks to its guests on Uganda safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park, free parking yard, laundry services, fitness center, conference hall, swimming pool and many more. The rooms feature a TV, mosquito net, en-suite bathrooms, flush toilets, bath tabs, running water both cold and hot, comfortable beds. The cost of the room goes at 300 US dollars and above.
- Tourist activities to do while staying at Katara Lodge
A stay at Katara Lodge on Uganda safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park lets you take part in game viewing where you sight a variety of park’s wildlife including impalas, leopards, elephants, tree-climbing lions at Ishasha sector, warthogs, birds to mention but a few. Visitors can also engage in chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge, bird watching, guided nature walks, community visit, launch cruise on Kazinga Channel which links between Lake George and Lake Edward.
African Bush Elephants in Queen Elizabeth national park
- Getting to Katara Lodge
By road, visitors on Uganda safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park can access Katara Lodge starting from Kampala through Masaka-Mbarara-Bushenyi-Kasese then via Katara community to Katara Lodge. If you travel from Kabale, this lodge is approximately 79kms, and prior to getting to Ntungamo, turn left to the Rukungiri route and arrive at Ishaka where you will drive for about 43kms North to Katara Lodge.
You may also take the Kampala-Mubende-Fort Portal route to Kasese then connect to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you can drive via Kyambura village. From Kyambura village, drive to Kichwamba and drive past Kichwamba police post and Kichwamba sub-county headquarters then you will connect to the Katara community before finally getting to Katara Lodge.
By air, visitors can also take scheduled flights using an aero link starting from Entebbe airport/Kajjansi airfield to Kasese airfield or Mweya airfield where your Uganda safari guide will pick you up to transfer to the lodge in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
