Ishasha Jungle Lodge
Cottages · Ishasha, two kilometres from the Katokye gate · Uganda Jungle Lodges
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Safari company
Ishasha Jungle Lodge sits two kilometres from the Katokye gate of the Ishasha sector, in Kihihi sub-county outside the park boundary, so nights here carry no entry ticket. The fig tree lions are inside that gate a short drive away and Bwindi is the usual next stop south. From Mweya this is a three hour drive on murram, which is the trap in most itineraries.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Two kilometres from the Katokye gate, outside the park
- Rates hold flat across the whole calendar year
- A family cottage with two en-suite rooms for up to five
- Riverine forest setting rather than open plains
Cons
- Bar drinks, laundry, tips and park entry are all excluded
- A three-hour drive on murram from Mweya, easy to underestimate
- No minimum age found; the site blocked our check
- A game drive in Ishasha costs $150 per person on top
What's here
- Family rooms
- En-suite bathrooms
Read from Ishasha Jungle Lodge'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 Ishasha Jungle Lodge
From $170 per person, B&B. 2026 rates, valid 1 January to 31 December, in US dollars per person per night for foreign non-residents. A double or twin cottage costs $170 on bed and breakfast, $190 on half board and $200 on full board. A third person pays $150, $160 and $170. Single occupancy costs $240, $250 and $260. A family cottage costs $180, $190 and $200. Residents and citizens have lower full board rates. Excluded are bar drinks, laundry, tips, park entry, road transfers, optional activities and the community and conservation contributions. A game drive in Ishasha costs $150 per person. The mention of five deluxe rooms on the Ishasha page is a copy error about the company's Bugoma lodge.
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 Ishasha Jungle Lodge
How much does Ishasha Jungle Lodge cost?
For 2026, a double or twin cottage costs $170 per person on bed and breakfast, $190 on half board or $200 on full board, with single occupancy from $240. A family cottage costs $180 to $200 depending on board basis. Bar drinks, laundry, tips, park entry, transfers and a community contribution are all excluded.
Is Ishasha Jungle Lodge good for families?
Yes, there is a dedicated family cottage with two en-suite rooms for up to five people, priced at $180 to $200 per person depending on board basis. The lodge's website blocked our check, so we found no child policy or minimum age; confirm that directly when you book the family cottage.
Can you self-drive to Ishasha Jungle Lodge?
The lodge sits two kilometres from the Katokye gate of the Ishasha sector, in Kihihi sub-county outside the park boundary, which makes it an easy stop by road. From Mweya this is a three-hour drive on murram, a distance that catches out itineraries that quote two hours, so plan the day accordingly.