Accommodation at Golden Monkey Guest House
Accommodation at Golden Monkey Guest House. Ranked among the best lodges in Kisoro town, Golden Monkey Guest House is a home away from home. Golden Monkey Guest House provides an excellent base for trekking the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Forest National Park, golden monkey tracking, and volcano hiking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Other local activities such as canoe trekking at Lake Mutanda, Batwa community visits, coffee making tours, and community walks can be arranged at Golden Monkey Guest House.
Golden Monkey Guest House mainly caters to visitors interested in budget accommodation. There are single rooms, double/twin rooms, and dormitories, plus free WiFi. The choice of accommodation should be dictated by the traveler’s budget but also own interests to give total relaxation and peace of mind to feel at home.
Golden Monkey Guest House offers budget accommodations in Kisoro town. The guest house in located in central Kisoro town near the intersection of Mutanda Road and Kabale-Bunagana road.
If travelling from Kampala on public transportation, there are buses that service the Kampala-Kisoro route on a daily basis. The Kisoro bound buses include Jaguar Executive Coaches, Bismarkan, and Horizon. A bus ticket costs between USD 30-50 depending on the season. During high peak season especially Christmas, the rates for public buses are quite high.
Golden Monkey Guest House is also accessible to visitors coming to Uganda through Kigali, Rwanda. The driving distance from Kigali to Kisoro is about 4-5hrs. The nearest land border is Cyanika, also known as Kyanika. Note that currently the Kyanika land border is closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.