Did you now that you pay less and get more at the Rwenzori home stay? It is suited for guests who want to explore the Rwenzori Mountains by staying in the foothills overlooking the portal peaks of Rwenzori mountains. Here is how it works.

When you stay at Rwenzori home stay, you get an opportunity to learn the local way of life at no extra pay. farming, living, cooking and visiting the different places of the village as you mix with the locals, that treat you as just one of them. However, Ruboni Tourism village also offers up to ten other paid activities in case you want to participate in something outside the homestay.

This is why you save

• Our prices are less than half of all other accommodation prices in the area
• Our prices include meals, fresh fruits and hot drinks
• You participate in our farming, animal rearing, and cooking experiences for free.
• You easily find and pay a local price for purely local goods at the home or in the markets where we do our shopping.

unlike in other accommodations, at Rwenzori home stay, you can also arrange all your Rwenzori trekking activities and no extra costs. the trekking activities you can arrange while you stay at the home stay include;

• Ruboni forest walk looking for chameleons, primates, birds and other wildlife in the community forest
• Ruboni hill trek where you can have an overnight or just a day walk that gives you chances of viewing margarita peak and other mountains on a clear day
• Overnight Rwenzori trekking to lake Mahoma
• Mahoma trek on a 3 days/ 2 nights trek on the lower slopes of Rwenzori mountains
• Trekking to Margarita peak on a 7 days trek or any other of the peaks on Rwenzori Mountains.

Food and diet

The food at Rwenzori home stay is mainly organic. the prepare both vegetarian and non vegetarian meals. most of the food is harvested from the family garden at home. Guests who love farming can also participate in gardening or harvesting some of the food.

Location of Rwenzori home stay

Rwenzori home stay is located in Ruboni village, next to Mihunga gate to Rwenzori Mountains National Park. located 26km from Kasese town, it is accessible by good road. you branch off Nkenda electric terminal on Kasey-Fortportal road. you can also find it on google maps if you search on this link. For those who want to use the Ruboni village map, you will be able to find more accommodations and activities you can participate in while you stay in Ruboni.

Amenities at the home stay

Rwenzori home stay has several spare rooms that are available for accommodation. each room can take up to two people. the rooms are private and lockable. each room has a charging outlet where guests can charge their gadgets all the time. The guests share the living room, meals and bathroom. with running water, the home has flushing toilets and overhead showers. in the balcony, you can sit and view the portal peaks of the Rwenzori mountains. the home offers a store to keep your extra luggage when you go up the mountains and nothing will be charges for this service.

Mode of payment

Rwenzori home stay is a subscriber of the Ruboni tourism village initiative. it is not cash only. when you stay, you can choose to pay by cash or credit card. the credit card link will be provided on request, or you can pay to the Point of sale machine at the community office, in front of the home stay, before or after checking in. if you have a Ugandan mobile number, it is also possible to pay by mobile money from your phone account.

Weather and climate

Rwenzori home stay is located in Ruboni village. This village is located in the Rwenzori foothills. The area receives much more rain than Kasese town, which is known to be dry as it is flat and located next to the equator. Ruboni receives two dry seasons. These are, June – August and January – March. the rest is commonly rainy. because of climate change it can be sometimes challenging to be certain about the weather at different times of the year.

Since Ruboni receives more rain than sun and almost all cold nights, we encourage all visitors to Rwenzori home stay to come with rain gear and warm clothing. For those planning to trek Rwenzori mountains, a packing list can be provided on request or along the Rwenzori trekking itinerary/ quote.