For you bird lovers... we did get to see the Shoebill in Ishasha N.P in the delta area, which is not the easiest bird to find. Hard to see in the tall grass, make sure you stand up in the jeep when looking for them. Make sure you check out Fig Circuit in the park. We didn't see the tree climbing lions, but we weren't there in the rainy season. We think it was to dry for them. We did see very large groups of Tupas and some other smaller animals that we didn't see in other parks in Uganda.
Ishasha Ntungwe River Camp, is a simple but lovely tented camp which was a nice change from some of the other high end places we stayed at in Uganda. It's a bit of a funny drive across farmers fields to get to and we did wondered if our driver was lost.
People are so friendly in Uganda, always waving and smiling .
Sweet Betty, who runs the place, loves to tell funny stories. She works also as a guide and knows all about the animals in the parks.
you walk down to a classic open tented area near the river , where they serve breakfast and you can watch monkeys and other animals.
The sleeping tents are not on the river, they are a short walk from where you enter the camp.Dinner was served by candle light in a small open covered hut area about 5 mins. from all the tents. The food is nice, but simple.
Not much to do after the lights go out, make sure you bring a head lamp for reading at night the lights go out around 8pm.
They could use a few more people working there, the kitchen is far from the river tent eating area, its a long walk if they forget something.
The local village kids came by to dance for us, one rainy night. We made a small donation.This area is more remote then some of the other parts of the country, if you can make room in your bag to bring a small, old or new photo book on animals, plants, bugs to give the school or any type of kids books. Its a very poor country and each village could use a few more books, maps, not pens or paper, most schools have to many kids to give each one a pen, so why not a great photo book they can take turns looking at and learn what animals they have in their country. I was surprised what the kids didn't know about their own country and some of the smaller ones had never seen a photo of an elephant or lion!

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.