The service was delightful - starting with cold drinks and damp cloths on arrival. Breakfast and lunch by the river were a great idea, but the service could quite easily have been more efficient (essential things like toast and butter were forgotten. The butter had to be defrosted after the toast arrived)
The food was simple but well prepared and included the most delicious chargrilled rack of goat.
The accomodation was excellent and the solar power provided constant warm/hot water. Shower and toilet were modern and effeicient.
My only criticism was that the bed sheets and duvet cover felt like thin nylon. Not very comfortable.

After cycling for days the River Camp was an excellent place to relax in luxury for a few days. I received a very warm welcome and the staff was really helpful. The tent I stayed in was really nice, aspecially at night, and the sanitary was nice and clean. The place was only 3 km's away from the park entrance.

No river in sight. Bathrooms not working. Lousy food. Way too expensive. Do not go there.

I recently stayed at Ishasha Ntungwe River Camp for two nights and have to say that it is one of the most overpriced and disappointing places that I have stayed in Uganda. The proprietor Allan is very lucky in that he does not have much competition in the immediate vicinity but with a new lodge opening next door later this year he will have to smarten his act up. The first disappointment were the new ‘luxury’ river side tents which, despite us asking and being told that they were, are not river-side at all. You can hear the river in the distance but it is probably a good 250 metres from the tents and you cannot actually see it. In fact the whole name of the camp is a bit of a misnomer as unless you go looking for the river, you won’t see it from anywhere in the camp.

The tent that I stayed in did not have electricity or running water and despite telling the management this nothing was done about it whilst we were there. My parents stayed in the adjacent tent and although they had solar lights and solar heated water, the water flow was restricted to a slight trickle so you could only shower with the aid of a water bottle. The food, apart from breakfast and a nice ham sandwich in our packed lunch, was pretty atrocious and on the second night our main course was cold. The bar, despite having a very cold fridge, did not have any Bell lager which is a pretty heinous crime in Uganda considering that it is the number one lager in the country! Two of my friends were camping and the facilities for campers were terrible with a horrible pit latrine and an open to the elements shower – which at $5 more a night than the UWA campsite is a disgrace.
What was most galling about the whole experience is the price – which (at the resident rate, let alone the tourist rate) ranks as higher than Mihingo and Nile Safari which have up until now been the best lodges in Uganda. The Ishasha Ntungwe River Camp would be bearable if it were marketed as a backpackers’ place but as a luxury resort it does not come close to cutting the mustard. If you can, pay the extra $15 and go and stay at the Ishasha Wilderness lodge or go and camp at the lovely UWA campsites!