Rwaihamba
Rwaihamba is a village in Western Uganda, 40 km from Fort Portal.
Understand
[edit]Rwaihamba is the biggest village and trading center in the crater lakes area south of Fort Portal.
Get in
[edit]By boda-boda from fort portal (USh 10,000-20,000).
Get around
[edit]Walking, hitch-hiking, or the occasional boda-boda will get you from one lake to the other.
See
[edit]- 1 Mahoma Falls. Nice waterfalls in the lakes area. Whether you like it or not, the local kids will take you there if they see you walking around.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Robert's restaurant, Rwaihamba trading center, ☏ +256 773644381. A local restaurant that has an actual menu and serves dishes other than just rice and beans. USh 3000-5000.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Many of the area's lakes have campsites and lodges around them, with varying price ranges.
- Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve & Community Campsite, ☏ +256 7821 41880, +256 7732 66067, lake_nkuruba@yahoo.com. A campsite and some basic bandas with a private access to lake Nkuruba.
- EcoLodge. A campsite near Lake Kifuruka.
- Papaya Lake Lodge. A Polish-run luxury lodge.
- Ndali Lodge. Another foreign-run, luxury lodge in the crater lakes area.