Honey Bear Bush Camp
Tented camp · Kyambura Wildlife Reserve, south bank of the Kazinga Channel · Wildplaces Africa
High-end
Outside the gate
Safari company
Honey Bear sits on the south bank of the Kazinga Channel in the Kyambura Wildlife Reserve, outside the national park in legal terms though within the wider conservation area. Five tents and an adults-only rule make it the quietest address on this water. Activities, night drives and boat trips sit inside the rate, which is worth reading against the per person figure before you compare it with a room-only lodge.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Just five tents, the quietest address on this stretch of water
- Two shared activities a day are already in the rate
- Night drives and boat trips included, not sold separately
- Open year-round, by the owner's own description
Cons
- Children under 12 are not accepted at all
- Only two guests per tent, so no larger groups in one unit
- Premium drinks and tips are billed on top of the rate
- A transfer from Kasese or Mweya airstrip is needed to reach it
What's here
- Restaurant
- Bar
- En-suite bathrooms
Read from Honey Bear Bush Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Queen Elizabeth National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryCharged per 24 hours rather than per night.
- $40per person, per day
- VehicleA Ugandan-registered 4x4, the usual hire car, at UGX 30,000; a foreign-registered 4x4 pays $150.
- $8per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $264 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Entry is sold in 24-hour blocks that begin when you pass the gate, so a trip that starts at midday and ends at 16:00 two days later is charged as three days, not two.
The full fee schedule for Queen Elizabeth National ParkRates at Honey Bear Bush Camp
From $700 per person, all inclusive. Rack rates from the camp's own factsheet, valid 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, in US dollars per person per night. A bush tent costs $700 in the green season and $925 in high season sharing, and $800 or $1,060 for sole use. Included are full board, non-premium drinks, the bed night fees, two shared activities a day, a shared night drive, shared boat trips, laundry and sundowners. Children under 12 are not accepted.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates, read in September 2026 from each property's own website, rate card or factsheet. Twenty-three of the forty-two publish a rack rate of their own. The other nineteen say on request, and no agent or tour operator figure has been used to fill a gap. Watch the basis, because it decides whether two numbers can be compared at all: some quote per person per night sharing, others per room, per tent or per cottage, and meals sit inside some rates and outside others. Park entry is extra almost everywhere at $40 per foreign non-resident adult per 24 hours, plus the vehicle, and the Kazinga Channel cruise is $30 on top.
Questions about Honey Bear Bush Camp
Is Honey Bear Bush Camp good for families?
No. The camp does not accept children under 12 at all, which makes it an adults-and-older-teens address rather than a family one. Each of its five tents sleeps a maximum of two guests, so it also does not suit a larger family group even once children are old enough.
What does the rate at Honey Bear Bush Camp include?
The per person rate covers full board, non-premium drinks, the bed night fee, two shared activities a day, a shared night drive, shared boat trips, laundry and sundowners. Premium drinks and tips are excluded. A transfer from Kasese or Mweya airstrip, about an hour's drive, is arranged by the camp.
Can you self-drive to Honey Bear Bush Camp?
The camp's own site describes access as a transfer arranged from Kasese or Mweya airstrip rather than giving self-drive directions, so plan on flying in and being collected rather than driving yourself. Ask the camp directly if a self-drive route exists, since none is published.
Is Honey Bear Bush Camp good for a honeymoon?
It suits a quiet couples stay well in practice: just five tents on the south bank of the Kazinga Channel, two shared activities a day included, and its under-12 policy keeps the camp free of young children.