Irungu Forest Safari Lodge & Campsite
Cottages and campsite · Katunguru corridor, Rubirizi side · Not named on the lodge's own site
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Mid-range
Boundary unconfirmed
Owner/family-run
Irungu sits along the Katunguru corridor on the main road near the Kazinga Channel, on the Rubirizi side. The boundary question is open, so plan for park entry on any day you drive in through a gate. Booking is by email for now, because the lodge's own website is serving injected spam and is best left alone until it has been cleaned up.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Forest setting on the Katunguru corridor, near the Kazinga Channel
- Camping sits alongside the cottages for a cheaper option
- Cottages and lodge rooms both on offer at one address
Cons
- The lodge's own website is currently compromised with injected spam
- No rates published; the booking module needs dates before showing any
- Boundary status against the park left unsettled by any owner source
- No child policy, capacity total or minimum stay found
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 Irungu Forest Safari Lodge & Campsite
On request. No rates are published on the lodge's own site, which hands off to an external booking module that shows prices only once dates are entered. That site is also carrying injected casino spam in its page text and its outgoing links, so it is deliberately not linked here. Write to irungusafarilodge@gmail.com instead.
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 Irungu Forest Safari Lodge & Campsite
Does Irungu Forest Safari Lodge have a website?
Not one worth visiting right now. The lodge's own site is currently serving injected casino spam in its text and its outgoing links, so it is deliberately not linked here and best avoided until it has been cleaned up. Book instead by emailing irungusafarilodge@gmail.com and ask for rates directly, since the booking module only shows prices once dates are entered.
How much does it cost to stay at Irungu Forest Safari Lodge?
No rate is published anywhere that can be trusted. The lodge's compromised website hands bookings off to a module that only reveals prices once you enter dates, so there is no rack rate to quote here. Email irungusafarilodge@gmail.com directly and ask for a written quote for the cottages or lodge rooms before you commit.
Is Irungu Forest Safari Lodge inside Queen Elizabeth National Park?
That is unsettled. The lodge's own site claims a position in the middle of the park, yet the address given sits on the main Kasese to Mbarara road near the Kazinga Channel, in the Katunguru corridor on the Rubirizi side. With the site also compromised, there is no reliable owner statement to settle the question, so budget for park entry on any day you drive through a gate.
Is Irungu Forest Safari Lodge good for families?
We found no child policy, family room or capacity figure published, and the lodge's website is currently unsafe to browse for details. Email irungusafarilodge@gmail.com directly and ask about family options and minimum age before you book.