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Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge is a luxury conservation lodge built as a partnership between the Nkuringo community, the African Wildlife Foundation, and the Uganda Safari Company/Wild Places (operator: Wild Places Africa — no single dedicated "official" property domain distinct from operator/partner sites was confirmed). Private cottages of local volcanic stone with fireplaces and verandas have views extending to the Virunga volcanoes and into the DRC. It sits at the trailhead for three gorilla groups (Posho, Christmas, Nkuringo).
What sets it apart
Trailhead access to three gorilla groups directly from the lodge, with views into the DRC.
Who it suits
Travellers trekking the Posho, Christmas or Nkuringo gorilla groups who want minimal travel time to the trailhead.
The essentials
| Country | Uganda |
| Where | Nteko Ridge, southwestern Bwindi, Nkuringo sector, above 2,000m elevation |
| Property type | luxury lodge (8 cottages) |
| Rooms | 8 cottages (6 double cottages + 2 family suites), per multiple independent sources |
| Malaria | CDC lists malaria transmission as present in all areas of Uganda; prophylaxis is recommended for this trip. |
What it costs
No official rate is authoritative here — dynamic/OTA and third-party agency pricing is inconsistent across sources (US$538–1,690/night on one partner site; €835–1,400 per person sharing on another) and is flagged as OTA/agency pricing only, not an official tariff.
About the photographs
The pictures on this page are stock photographs chosen to suggest the kind of setting this property is in. They are not photographs of this property, and we cannot verify exactly where any of them was taken — a stock library records the photographer, not the place. We use them rather than borrow the property's own marketing images, which would imply we had stayed there. For pictures of the actual rooms, see the property's own site.