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Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kihihi Airstrip, the closest airstrip, on a scheduled flight of about 1 hour 45 minutes, then roughly a 1.5-hour drive to the lodge, alternatively a long scenic road journey from Entebbe/Kampala (8–9 hours).
Eight glass-fronted suites built into the hillside amongst the vegetation, each with a private deck facing the forest, a boot-room entrance for muddy trekking gear, an outdoor shower and a freestanding bathtub positioned to overlook the misty hills, crafted from pliable, locally sourced bamboo for a design that genuinely feels part of the forest. Suites configure as double, twin or triple.
All meals prepared onsite by Asilia's chefs, sourcing fresh vegetables and produce as locally as possible from the surrounding communities, all drinks included apart from premium spirits and champagne, plus packed lunches for gorilla-trekking days, with dietary needs happily accommodated.
Long-sleeved neutral clothing and sturdy waterproof hiking boots for muddy, steep forest trekking, a light rain jacket (rainforest showers can come any time), gardening-style gloves for grabbing vegetation, a warm layer for cool highland mornings and evenings, insect repellent and your antimalarials, a face mask for near the gorillas, and binoculars for the exceptional birding, use the suite's boot room to keep the mud out.
Erebero uses Ruhija as its primary gorilla-trekking launch point (with Buhoma as a backup), a quieter, higher, less-visited sector of Bwindi, so treks feel wilder. Book gorilla permits well ahead as they're strictly capped and separate from the rate, and note the minimum age for gorilla trekking is 15 (children 5+ are welcome at the lodge for other activities). Beyond trekking, take the reforestation walk-and-talk to see the 45-acre native-forest project first-hand, plus Batwa cultural visits, garden tours and tea tastings.
Erebero Hills is a nature-positive project at its core, built primarily from renewable, locally sourced bamboo and set on 45 acres being reforested into a native-forest buffer zone adjacent to the national park, with partner Change a Life Bwindi they've already planted 25,000+ native trees in consultation with the Batwa. The new forest gives wildlife room to expand, restores a landscape the displaced Batwa can access to keep their cultural heritage alive, and creates new livelihoods for the surrounding Bakiga community; the lodge runs on solar with a backup generator.
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