Crater Valley Kibale
Crater Valley Kibale
Welcome to the fascinating crater lake of abundant coloured frogs. Here, you will experience real African village hospitality and a memorable stunning view of the sunset on the lake. CVK (Crater Valley Kibale Resort Beach Lodge), 21 km from Fort Portal town and 10 km from Kanyanchu, is another alternative on the border of the Park.
The lodge sits on tranquil crater Lake Nyabikere (meaning lake of frogs), facing the Mountains of the Moon (Rwenzori Mountains), with snow visible on a clear day. Self-contained rooms have hot and cold running water as well as sitting flush toilets and standing showers. CVK is a family-run establishment and so the ambience is very friendly and food the best you will find around.
Location
Travelers can catch a bus, or take a car from Kampala to Fort Portal. From Fort Portal, turn on to the Kamwenge road at the Mpanga bridge (near the markets). Follow the road for approximately 20 minutes until the Kasisi junction (where there are many sign posts). Keep left and continue for approximately another 10 mins. You will find CVK just passed a local village trading centre and tea estate and opposite the tea plantation.
CVK is located approximately 21 kilometers from Fort Portal town, 9 kilometers from the Chimpanzee trekking and 10 kilometers to the Kanyanchu visitors centre in the Kibale Forest National Park.
Crater valley kibale is budget style accommodation beautifully located on the tranquil crater Lake Nyabikere (meaning lake of frogs), facing the Mountains of the moon (Rwenzori) where snow is visible on a clear day. It is purposely built eco-tourism for travelers. CKV is unique by its location on the lake edge surrounded by forest, monkeys, baboons and birdlife unequalled by any other accommodation in the area.
The beach offers visitors genuine local family hospitality, delicious local and international meals, mineral water, sodas, beers, Uganda gin, honey wine, coffee and local tea. CVKs garden was purposely planted by the owners to provide the fruits and flowers necessary to attract the monkeys and birdlife which travelers can now watch and experience while relaxing with a cold drink and hot meal.
Accommodation
Crater Valley beach has 10 room terraced tent sites covered by a soft carpet of evergreen grass, overlooks the blue and tranquil lake. 10 attractive grass-thatched, ecological (eco) bandas. The bandas (cottages) are set out singly and well spaced out among broad-leaved evergreen trees. These bandas provide the wanted coolness and real privacy for rest but not self contained
More so, 8 self-contained double/single rooms; 2 bedroom self-contained secluded house (located with in the National Park over looking Lake Nyabikere.
Facilities at Crater Valley beach Kibale
Reception building and Rwenzori Conference Hall, Running tap water, Food & chilled drinks (beers, sodas, mineral water, Electricity, Modern flush toilets in the forest, Modern standing showers in forest, Visitors only kitchen, Fire places, Secure parking, All weather accessibility to lodge, Swimming in bilharzia-free lake water.
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CVK Charges
Camping:
US$10.00 only p.p.p.n. (flush toilets, showers & free tap water at Campsite). Also, food & drinks are available.
Food:
CVK provides the best locally prepared a la carte meals. Try them and you’ll not regret it!
Self-Catering `Summer’ House
Activities
- Taking a relaxing walk around the lake and in the beautiful unique eco-gardens.
- Watching a variety of birds (>100 species seen in one day), butterflies, moths, coloured frogs, toads, lizards, a humble hippopotamus, & monkeys (e.g.. Vervet, Red-tailed & b/w Colobus).
- Enjoying canoeing, swimming and fishing in a fresh bilharzia-free lake.
- Taking a guided walk to the Top of the World,
- Visiting numerous nearby crater lakes, homesteads, tea estates, a bi-weekly open-air market at Rwaihamba, Kibale tropical rain forest (see chimp food tree above), and enjoying community traditional dancing, singing and reciting of poems.
- Viewing snow at the Equator (can be seen on clear days) on the fabled and beautiful ‘Mountains of the Moon’ also called Mt. Rwenzori.
- Enjoying romantic and really beautiful sunset over the great Mountains of the Moon. A most stunning view indeed!!
- Enjoying a camp-fire and story telling at the Camp site (right).
- Nature walk to 8 caves along the Rurama Trail.
Foods and Beverages
CVK offers delicious, both local and foreign meals, prepared by a local family. Prices range from only US$1.80 to$9.00. We also offer locally-grown & fertilizer-free coffee, African tea and cooled drinks (beers, sodas), Uganda ‘waragi’ (local gin), honey wine, etc.
