Directions to Byoona Amagara/Itambira IslandByoona Amagara has now opened a secure carpark immediately at the lakeshore at Lake Bunyonyi's Rutindo Market. Parking is FREE. The carpark is also the location to catch our canoes and motorboat transport to Itambira Island.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
From KAMPALA, take any bus to or passing through Kabale. (~6 hours)
From KABALE, take any special hire/taxi for 15000shs/car, or a motorbike/bodaboda for 4000shs/person (we definitely do NOT recommend this mode of transport when road conditions are slick!), to Byoona Amagara's carpark at Rutindo Market - have your driver follow the signpost 'Byoona Amagara Parking'.
NB: Pick-up truck/matatus are available from Kabale town's main market to Rutinda Market for 2000shs/person on MON & FRI only.
BE AWARE! Some of the taxi and motorbike drivers originating from Kabale are often tipped by other camps and lodges to take you to their establishments regardless of where you've directed your driver to take you. Byoona Amagara does not engage in this practice, and encourages you, if you find yourself being victimized in this way, to protest strongly to your driver AND the camp management where you've been brought to, and let the managers at Byoona Amagara know about it as well.
BY PRIVATE TRANSPORT
From KABALE... leave town headed west on the Kisoro Rd. About 1/2 km passed the Kobil station, turn left at the well-signed fork to Lake Bunyonyi. Proceed along this road passed the quarry and water works, and up over the large hill. Stay straight at the hilltop intersection (also well sign-posted for Bunyonyi), and down to the lake's Rutinda Market. (From Kabale to Rutinda is ~8 kms total, taking ~25mins. Road conditions in spots can be poor, though 4WD is NOT required.) Once at the lake, you will quickly reach a junction with a large sign for 'Byoona Amagara Parking' directing you to bear right. Continue down for about 50m and the carpark is on your right. Tap your horn for the gatekeeper.
CROSSING THE LAKE TO ITAMBIRA ISLAND
We now offer FREE canoe transport from our Rutinda Market carpark to Byoona Amagara, for all of our guests. Canoes take about 50 minutes to reach Itambira Island and are available until 6pm. (If you expect to arrive soon after 6pm and wish us to hold a canoe for you, you must contact us from Kabale before heading to the lake! Canoes cannot be held waiting past 6.:30pm.)
Important note: Free canoe transport is valid TO Itambira Island only. Return canoe transport costs 3000shs/person. (The canoe price used to be 3000shs/person EACH way, so only having to pay it now one-way is an improvement. :-)) Canoe pick-up from the island has to be arranged at a cost, whereas
canoes to the island are ready and waiting at our
lakeside reception. Sorry, we cannot offer free canoes both ways at this time.)
Motorboat transport to/from Itambira Island cost 15000shs/boat (20000shs after dark), each way and takes 12-14 minutes.
View enlarged Map of Lake Bunyonyi
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