Enjojo lodge got its name when an elephant gave birth on the land during the construction of the lodge, which means "elephant" in the Rukiga local language. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris.

Enjojo Borders the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Enjojo offers relaxed and comfortable hospitality at a glance on 40 hectares of land amidst an acacia forest, lush vegetation, and scattered grassland with palm trees, which enhances your stay at the Enjojo lodge. Click here to see our recommended mountain gorilla trekking tour.

Enjojo Lodge has a grass-thatched restaurant and bar, where you can enjoy a home away from home with homemade food from the organic garden while viewing the beautiful scenery of a small natural lake. Big herds of elephants,  Cape buffaloes, warthogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, and antelopes.

Enjojo Lodge always has regular visitors, such as velvet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and baboons that have become residents. Enjojo has abundant birdlife, which makes it a dream environment for bird watching.

Enjojo lodge was constructed with local materials that blended with the surrounding environment, Enjojo lodge furniture decor has been hand-crafted by the locals and Enjojo is entirely solar-powered

In the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, the major activity is game drives to view the unique tree-climbing lions and other wildlife species. Tourists can also enjoy bird watching, community tours, and nature walks.

Here are more detailed activities that you can do in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National park

Game Drives

Explore the Ishasha savannah plains searching for the famous tree-climbing lions, which are known to rest on fig trees within the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Observe other wildlife species such as elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, and bird species. 

Bird Watching

The Ishasha sector is a great spot for birding, with a number of bird species such as herons, weavers, black coucals, and storks. Birding in the Ishasha sector can be done along Lake Edward and the Ishasha River.

Nature Walks

The Ishasha guided nature walks are carried out along the Ishasha River, where tourists can easily see hippos and other wildlife species such as elephants, impalas, waterbucks, bushbucks, and giraffes.

Community Tours

Participate in the local Bakiga community for cultural experiences as you learn how these people go about their daily activities, such as how they make local brews. 

Chimpanzee trekking

Tourists can engage in chimpanzee trekking in either the nearby Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu forest to see humans’s closest relatives in their natural environment.

Boat cruises on the Kazinga Channel

Take a private boat cruise on Kazinga channel to view unique aquatic animals such as a school of hippos, elephants on the shores, and countless bird species.

The best time to travel to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park is during the dry season, from December to March and then again from June to September. This season offers the best conditions for game drives, boat cruises, bird watching, and wildlife viewing due to clearer skies, dry roads and the high concentration of animals near water sources.