Rwaihamba

Rwaihamba is a village in Western Uganda, 40 km from Fort Portal.

Understand

Rwaihamba is the biggest village and trading center in the crater lakes area south of Fort Portal.

Get in

By boda-boda from fort portal (USh 10,000-20,000).

Get around

Walking, hitch-hiking, or the occasional boda-boda will get you from one lake to the other.

See

• 1 Mahoma Falls. Nice waterfalls in the lakes area. Whether you like it or not, the local kids will take you there if they see you walking around. (updated Nov 2016)

Eat

• Robert's restaurant, Rwaihamba trading center, ☏ +256 773644381. A local restaurant that has an actual menu and serves dishes other than just rice and beans. USh 3000-5000. (updated Nov 2016)

Sleep

Many of the area's lakes have campsites and lodges around them, with varying price ranges.

• Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve & Community Campsite, ☏ +256 7821 41880, +256 7732 66067, lake_nkuruba@yahoo.com. A campsite and some basic bandas with a private access to lake Nkuruba. (updated Nov 2016)
• EcoLodge. A campsite near Lake Kifuruka. (updated Nov 2016)
• Papaya Lake Lodge. A Polish-run luxury lodge. (updated Nov 2016)
• Ndali Lodge. Another foreign-run, luxury lodge in the crater lakes area. (updated Nov 2016)