Engagi Lodge

One of the best lodges we stayed at during our 3 weeks in Tanzania and Uganda. Amazing service, fantastic food, and beautiful location. We especially loved the river walk. The area by the fireplace was so lovely in the evening and a great place to catch up on emails. We appreciated the morning coffee service brought to the rooms and incredibly friendly and welcoming staff. We stayed 2 nights and wish we had more time at this lovely lodge. A gem.

This is a wonderful down to earth lodge where you can get away from ti all and simply watch the forest unfold in front of you. With only 8 rooms there is a personalised feel to the lodge as well as wonderful food. Best guacamole ever here! Ideal to visit the gorillas and also Ride4AWoman, an excellent community project and worth a morning visit. Stay 3 nights and really get to know the area. The staff here are fantastic.

Julius and his team went to great lengths to keep us comfortable and happy. Good food, hot water bottles, log fires and yummy porridge. Yes it’s a bit damp everywhere but you’re in a rain forest! Spectacular setting and the boot clean service is beyond amazing!

I recently stayed at the Engagi Lodge for an excursion to see the gorillas in Bwindi Forest. Our room smelled, the bedding was stained, the curtains moldy and the room cold. There is no glass covering the screened bathroom window which makes it chilly at night. The staff seemed disinterested and indifferent in their jobs and overall unhappy. The food was ordinary and lousy. We couldn't wait to leave and would not recommend this lodge knowing there are better options out there. Simply a rip off. I wish I had taken photos but was so unimpressed, I chose not to.

Wonderful relaxing stay at Engage lodge. Julius, Tom and Alfred really looked after us during our stay and the service was amazing. Recommend getting the wake up call with a flask of coffee in the morning, this was a lovely way to start our day. Our bedroom was spacious and clean and had a lovely outdoor area to relax. The main lodge was open plan and also had great views of the forest and you can sit and relax and watch lots of birds and monkey's in the forest. The food was lovely and the service great. The location of the lodge is really close to the entrance to the national park so only a short drive in the morning for gorilla trekking. If you have time I recommend visiting the Batwa pygmies of Bwindi, this was a lovely visit to their community and we got to see their culture. The visit also took us to a coffee plantation and to see how banana beer is made. We booked this tour from the hotel and it was an added bonus to our stay.

I had a beautiful room overlooking Lake Bunyoni, which is truly a gem! All of the rooms face the lake, there's certainly no bad room. The lodge was very nice, modern, and built sustainably with local materials - very cool experience. We trekked gorillas stationed from the lodge here at Bwindi Impenatrable Forest. When we weren't trekking, the Lodge was a perfect place to relax and hang out. It was so incredibly peaceful at the lodge - truly one of the most beautiful places in the world! I had multiple days with breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided by the lodge and all of the meals were very nice. I felt very safe at the lodge, and all of the staff made sure to help if anything came up. 10/10 recommend staying at the Engagi Lodge when around Bunyoni or Bwindi! Phenomenal experience!

We found the food and service to be very good, the staff knew our schedule and had our dinner table waiting for us. They cleaned and dried our shoes after our trek which was very nice. The rooms had an incredible view of the forest. Only reason why this place doesnt get five stars is the room was small and a little outdated for the price we paid. Otherwise very much enjoyed our stay. Also very close to the gorila treckking

Amazing, relaxing place to gaze at the Impenetrable Forest and gear up for your gorilla trek. The restaurant is excellent -- fantastic food and a**osphere. The staff and service were also phenomenal, friendly, and attentive. They even offered to wash and dry our muddy shoes for us when we got back from our (unbelievable, life-changing) trek, which was super helpful. Rooms are a bit small and outdated, and easy to accidentally lock yourself inside (?), but we had a great experience overall.