A boutique hotel tucked away behind the evergreen Lutoboka Forest Reserve on Kalangala Ssese Islands, Philo Leisure Gardens is ideal for both leisure and work travellers. We offer luxury accommodation and camping facilities with an on-site restaurant, well-stocked bar and barbeque grills. Philo Leisure Gardens boasts of vast well-manicured gardens featuring 11 comfortably furnished rooms. Read all about the activities you can do when you stay with us at Philo Gardens.
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What activities are on offer at Philo Leisure Gardens on Kalangala?
Activities that guests can partake in at Philo Leisure Gardens include:
- camping
- bicycle rental
- bird watching
- walks to the shore of Lake Victoria
- boat rides to Bukasa and Virgin Islands
- quad biking
- fishing excursions
- hiking
- cave visit
- evening bonfire games
- visits to different fishing villages
- palm oil plantation visit
How to get to Kalangala, Ssese Islands
September 2020: currently there are two ways to travel to Kalangala:
- Option 1. Take the MV Vanessa or MV Nathalie from Nakiwogo (Port Alice) in Entebbe. The journey is one hour and fifteen minutes. This is a passenger ferry so Philo Leisure Gardens will collect you from the MV Vanessa arrival point on Kalangala and drive you back to the hotel (at no additional cost to you).
- Philo Leisure Gardens advise that “most times, MV Vanessa / MV Nathalie tend to set off earlier, as soon as they are up to capacity” so you are advised to travel early.
- Option 2. Alternatively you can drive to Masaka and get the ferry from Bukakata. This ferry takes 30 minutes. Upon arrival, drive 40 minutes to Kalangala Town.
- Option 3 (which is not available September 2020). The regular ferry from Entebbe – the MV Kalangala – is not operating as the docking piers are being renovated due to the recent high water levels on Lake Victoria. MV Kalangala also departs from Nakiwogo (Port Alice) Entebbe. Once operational again, the MV Kalangala takes three and half hours to reach Kalangala.
For more information, please call Leisure Gardens or visit our web site. Our contact details are above.
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