Delhi Garden Hotel | Cheap and Basic accommodation in Fort Portal

Located along Government Road in Fort Portal you find Delhi Garden Hotel, a cheap and basic hotel located a 5 minute drive away from Fort Portal town. Delhi Garden Hotel is a basic budget accommodation facility so do not expect anything fancy while here. The hotel works for visitors to Fort Portal on a tight budget and back packers.

Delhi Garden Hotel is one of the oldest budget facilities in Fort Portal.Fort Portal welcomes a significant number of visitors each year. Visitors to Fort Portal are drawn by the numerous attractions within and near Fort Portal. The town is close to key attractions like Kibale Forest National Park that is famously known for the chimpanzee trekking adventure, Semuliki National Park which is an ideal destination for birding, “Amabere ga Nyinamwiru” caves, Mount Rwenzori National Park that draws a lot of hiking enthusiasts and Queen Elizabeth National Park that is known for its abundance of wildlife.

Accommodation at Delhi Garden Hotel

The hotel features basic rooms with an en-suite bathroom and bathing soap. The room types available include single rooms and double rooms. The double rooms are larger in size than the single rooms. If booking it’s better to book the rooms on the left side of the hotel as they are a bit closed off and probably less noisy. Each room features a bathroom with a flush toilet, a bucket for bathing since the shower may sometimes not work and a bowl sink with a mirror.

Single room at Delhi Garden Hotel

Bathroom

The double room consists of a reading desk and chair, a trash can and a satellite TV. The rooms at the hotel are basic with basic amenities that are up to budget hotel standards. All the rooms feature wooden beds and mosquito nets.
The Hotel is a two-storey building with accommodation downstairs and a restaurant upstairs.

Double room at the Delhi Garden Hotel

Reading desk and chair in the double room

Facilities and Services
Restaurant
The hotel features an upstairs restaurant and most of the food served here is Indian food, curries, rice, stews and naan is available. The restaurant also serves French fries, burgers, snacks, sandwiches, local dishes and pizzas off their a la carte menu. Breakfast is served here and includes bread, eggs, tea and coffee (the coffee is not made with a coffee machine). The restaurant is large with seats available. The same area has a bar that serves alcoholic drinks.

Hotel’s Restaurant Upstairs

Other Services
Other services at Delhi Garden Hotel include security, a small car parking space (which can cause noise on some days as it’s close to the rooms) and the parking at the hotel is really limited.

Parking area at the hotel

This is how the hotel looks from the outside

Attractions and Activities

One might wonder what activities to engage in while on a visit to Fort Portal or staying at Delhi Garden hotel, well there is so much to do and see in and near Fort Portal. Below are activities you can consider;

Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest – A chimpanzee trek is a great choice for the visitor who would like to come close to these amazing primates who are our closest relatives. The chimpanzee trekking adventure begins at Kanyanchu visitor centre in Kibale Forest National Park which is 30 minutes away from the hotel. Your tour operator will arrange the tour for you and have the driver guide pick you up and drop you off at the hotel at the end of the day.

Kasenda Crater Lakes – The crater lakes are located approximately 20-30 km south of Fort Portal. The lakes have stunning views from the top and a hike up to see the crater lakes from the top is worth it. The crater lakes include Lake Nkuruba, Lake Nyabikere, Lake Kifuruka and Lake Nyinambuga. The crater lakes with their very steep walls and forested surroundings offer great photo moments and are best visited on a day tour.

Birding Semuliki National Park – Birding in Uganda is a rewarding activity for the keen birding enthusiast and Semuliki National Park is a top birding destination. Semuliki is mainly visited to look for the 35 Guinea-Congo forest biome bird species which are only found in this park and nowhere else in East Africa. Bird species to look out for in the park while on a birding safari include Yellow-throated cuckoo, Brown-eared woodpecker, White-crested Hornbill, Yellow-throated nicator, Red-Tailed Greenbull, African crake, Abyssinian Ground hornbill, African Dwarf Kingfisher, Marsh tchagra, Leaflove, Congo serpent eagle, Papyrus gonolek, Long-tailed hawk, Black-wattled hornbill, Carruthers’s cisticola, owls, Standard-winged night jars among other species.

Fort Portal City Tour – A 1 day Fort Portal City tour is a great way to explore the town and visit the main attractions within the city. Places that you visit on the day tour include the “Omukama Palace” which is the King’s place, the Empaako monument, two local markets for an experience of the local life, River Mpanga, Gerald Portal monument and have lunch at a local food restaurant.

Entrance to the King’s Palace

Tooro Botanical Gardens – A visit to Tooro Botanical Gardens is one of the easiest activities to do while staying at the hotel. The botanical gardens are easily accessible from the hotel, you can take a forest walk through the garden, and do some birding as you also see different types of trees. Tooro Botanical Gardens is a bio-diversity hub and is one of the largest tree nurseries in Uganda, over 117 indigenous trees are found at the botanical gardens and a variety of plant species.

Location of Delhi Garden Hotel
Delhi Garden Hotel is located on Plot 17, Government Road in Fort Portal town. The hotel is next to Booma Play grounds and Booma Police station.