Four Gorillas Lodge
Luxury · from $300/night
Standard rooms and a rooftop-tent camping option right by the Rushaga gate, for travelers prioritizing the permit over the room.
Rushaga Gorilla Camp sits right by the Rushaga trekking gate and has grown over the years into a genuinely multi-tier property: standard rooms with private or shared bathrooms, pricier luxury cottages for guests who want to upgrade, and — unusually for the sector — a rooftop-tent camping option from around $10 a night. We book it here specifically for the standard rooms, which stay comfortably under our budget-tier pricing.
It won’t compete with a full lodge on polish, but the location can’t be beaten — you’re walking distance from registration on the morning of your habituation trek. If your priority is the four hours in the forest and not the four walls around you at night, this is a sound choice.
Standard rooms with private or shared bathrooms and hot water, full board included. A rooftop-tent camping area is also available for travelers on the tightest budgets.
Full board — breakfast, lunch and dinner — included with standard rooms, with breakfast timing adjusted for early habituation departures.
A working trailhead camp rather than a resort — expect a friendly, practical welcome rather than a curated experience.
Right by the Rushaga trekking gate — the shortest transfer of any property in this comparison.
Being this close to the gate puts you within easy reach of a few worthwhile add-ons.
Easily arranged from the camp, usually as a half-day walk with a local Batwa guide.
Nshongi and Mishaya groups are both close by — a practical way to combine your habituation permit with a standard trek. See our gorilla family profiles.
A short transfer away, and an easy way to fill a rest day without arranging much in advance.
Yes — let us know when you enquire and we’ll adjust your quote. See our full cost breakdown for how much a budget stay typically saves over a full trip.
Only if you’re comfortable roughing it — the rooftop-tent option is genuinely the cheapest bed in the sector, but the standard rooms are a better fit for most habituation guests who want a proper night’s sleep before an early, demanding trek day.
Luxury · from $300/night
Mid-Range · from $180/night
Budget · from $125/night