Erebero Hills by Asilia Africa: first impressions from Uganda

Since welcoming its first guests in August 2026, Erebero Hills, Asilia Africa’s first lodge in Uganda, has been sharing its corner of Bwindi with travellers and travel partners alike.

Set on the northern edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its eight glass-fronted suites overlook a forest home to almost half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. The lodge has also featured in Condé Nast Traveller’s “First In” series, reviewed by Pippa de Bruyn.

For Johnny Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Timbuktu, the setting made a lasting impression: “You feel like you’re completely secluded in nature. I couldn’t stop gazing at the view and it never got old!”

Meaning ‘a place where you can see far’, Erebero Hills was designed by Pablo Luna Studio and Studio Akeka. Bamboo-clad suites follow the hillside, with private balconies, freestanding baths and indoor and outdoor showers. Between activities, there is time for a swim in the hillside infinity pool, a spa treatment or an evening gathered around the fire.

Gorilla trekking is at the heart of a stay. Accompanied by park rangers, guests venture into Bwindi to spend an hour with a habituated mountain gorilla family, with a maximum of eight visitors per family each day.

Beyond the trek, guests can explore the lodge’s syntropic farm with local farmers trained in regenerative agriculture and learn about the restoration of more than 50 hectares of former tea plantation to indigenous forest. Batwa elders guide species selection through their knowledge of the landscape, while traditional beekeeping supports local families.

Erebero Hills brings a new Ugandan chapter to Asilia’s safari portfolio in Kenya and Tanzania, with reasons to linger beyond the gorilla trek.