Fort Breeze Hotel Fort Portal
Located in Kagote one of Fort Portal’s main suburbs you find Fort Breeze Hotel, a reasonably sized hotel facility with spacious rooms featuring key amenities. The hotel is located very close to the Central Business district and is within walking distance, a walk from town to the hotel takes you about 15 minutes while the driving time is 8 minutes. The location is arguably the best part of the hotel as it’s easy for transfers and works best for travelers that like to stay at hotels close to the city center while on safari.
Fort Breeze Hotel welcomes a significant number of visitors to Fort Portal each year. Fort Portal is one of Uganda’s top tourism cities and visitors are drawn to Fort Portal by the numerous attractions within the city and nearby the city. Attractions close to Fort Portal include Kibale Forest National Park known for chimpanzee trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park that is known for its abundant wildlife, Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves which are a top cultural site in Uganda, Omukama Palace which is the King’s Palace, Semuliki National Park known as a birder’s haven and Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Visitors are therefore always looking out for hotels like Fort Breeze Hotel to act as their base accommodation as they explore different attractions of interest.
Accommodation at Fort Breeze Hotel
The hotel features 35 rooms in total, all the rooms are set up in a similar way the only difference is that some of the rooms are located in the front building that you first encounter when you enter the facility and other rooms are located behind the front building. We always recommend booking the rooms that are behind the front building (second building) as they are quiet and you get a bit of privacy. The buildings at Fort Breeze Hotel are storeyed so one has an option to stay at a down stairs room or choose the upstairs room if that’s what they prefer.
A deluxe room situated at the front building of the hotel.
The rooms at Fort Breeze Hotel accommodate single, double and twin room occupancy. There is also an arrangement for family rooms where two beds are added to the room so as to accommodate a maximum of 4 people (2 adults and 2 children).
Each room at Fort Breeze Hotel consists of;
A large wooden King sized bed with clean linen white bed sheets, a mosquito net and a duvet.
A deluxe room located at the Second building of the hotel.
An En-suite bathroom with a flush toilet, shower, clean towels, storage space, bathing soap, shower gel, shampoo, toilet paper, a bowl sink and a mirror. The bathroom has hot and cold running water. The bathrooms at Fort Breeze Hotel are really spacious very large in size compared to other hotels in Fort Portal.
Bathroom at Fort Breeze Hotel
A reading desk and chair is available.
Bed side tables.
Complimentary drinking water.
A trash can.
A satellite TV.
Facilities and Services
Restaurant – Fort Breeze Hotel features a restaurant that is bolstered up by wooden poles. The restaurant is of a reasonable size and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast at the hotel is buffet style with eggs available, bread, fruits, milk tea, black tea, coffee, sausages, and “katogo” which is a local breakfast meal made with green bananas and sauce. Lunch is served buffet style as well on most days however an a la carte menu is also available at the restaurant so if buffet lunch is not your cup of tea you can always order off the menu. We however advise to order in advance so as to have your meals prepared and served at an estimated time. Dinner is served at the restaurant and usually you get to order off the a la carte menu. The restaurant has three-plug sockets so for business travelers who would like to work as they eat, the sockets are available to charge or plug your laptop.
Restaurant at Fort Breeze Hotel
Bar – The hotel features a bar that is in the same location as the restaurant. The bar is reasonably sized not too big. Alcoholic drinks which include local beers, gin, wines and spirits are available. The bar has a bar attendant present and ready to take your orders.
Bar section
Conference center – The hotel has a conference center that works for organizations and companies that would like to hold meetings, workshops, gala dinners and training. The conference center accommodates a maximum number of 200 people. There is also a board room at the hotel that accommodates a maximum of 20 people.
Other services at Fort Breeze Hotel include daily housekeeping, security available 24/7 and ample car parking space.
Attractions and Activities
One might wonder what activities to engage in while on a visit to Fort Portal or staying at Fort Breeze Hotel. 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. The chimpanzee trekking adventure begins at Kanyanchu visitor center in Kibale Forest National Park which is 40 minutes away from Fort Breeze 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.
Chimpanzee seen while on a chimpanzee trek in Kibale Forest
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park – The Park is a two and a half hour drive away from Fort Portal and is great for an up close experience with wildlife in the wild. Game drives in the park will have you looking out for lions, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, Elephants, water bucks, spotted hyena, olive baboons and vervet monkeys. While here you can also go on the Kazinga Channel Boat ride. The Park is best explored on a 3 Days Safari.
Elephant seen while on an afternoon boat ride on Kazinga Channel
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 among others.
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 Omukama 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 located in Booma and a 5 minute drive away from Fort Breeze Hotel, you can even take a 20 minute walk to the botanical gardens. On arrival you can take a forest walk through the gardens, 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.
Points to note about Fort Breeze Hotel
- The hotel is situated close to a busy road so the cars along the road can on some days cause a bit of noise. We usually recommend booking the rooms that are on the second building behind the restaurant as they are a distance away from the road, these rooms are quieter.
- The rooms are located on storeyed buildings so for guests that are not comfortable with climbing stairs we recommend staying in the rooms on the ground floor.
- The hotel sometimes has weddings and functions on Saturday so prepare for a number of people at the premises on those days, just like any other hotels on some days the number of people will be more than usual.
Location of Fort Breeze Hotel, Fort Portal
The hotel is located on Plot 56, Saaka Road in Fort Portal. The area of location is Kagote. It’s an 8 minute drive away from town and a 15 minute walk away from the Central Business District.
Recommended Tours
2 Day Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
3 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Wildlife Safari
