Reinah Tourist Hotel Fort Portal
Located next to the “Omukama Palace” in Fort Portal is Reinah Tourist hotel, a hotel offering basic accommodation and facilities in Fort Portal town. Reinah Tourist Hotel is located right in the centre of Fort Portal town and is close to Kyebambe Model Primary School and Kabarole Hospital. The hotel features different room types and other amenities that we will discuss in detail before.
Fort Portal welcomes a significant number of guests each year that are interested in visiting the nearby attractions and national parks. Fort Portal recently achieved “tourism city” status and is close to attractions like Kibale Forest National Park that is known for the chimpanzee trekking adventure, Queen Elizabeth National Park that is known for its abundance of wildlife, Semuliki National Park a bird watcher’s haven and Rwenzori Mountains National Park.
Accommodation at Reinah Tourist Hotel
The hotel features 22 rooms in total and these include executive rooms, twin executive rooms, standard deluxe rooms and family rooms. The rooms are spread out across the storeyed building and some feature a balcony that offers views of the “Omukama Palace” and the Rwenzori Mountain Ranges. The rooms with the best view are located on the top floor as the views from up are expansive.
Each room at Reinah Tourist Hotel consists of an en-suite bathroom with toiletries, flush toilet, a bathtub and in some rooms a shower and hot/cold running water. The rooms also feature a large wooden bed with white bed sheets and colourful duvets. The rooms have a reading desk, a chair, wardrobe for storage, a mini fridge, a mirror and a bedside table.
Below are photos of some of the rooms at Reinah Tourist Hotel so you can get a picture of how they look like on ground;
Executive Double room
Standard Deluxe Room at Reinah Tourist Hotel
Balcony view from the Executive room
Bathroom at Reinah Tourist Hotel
Facilities and Services at Reinah Tourist Hotel
Restaurant – The hotel has a restaurant down stairs that has both an indoor and outdoor sitting area. Breakfast. Lunch and dinner is served at the restaurant. The breakfast at Reinah Tourist Hotel is limited so you get milk tea, black tea, juice, sausages,bread, eggs and “Katogo” (a local breakfast meal made of green bananas and sauce). Lunch is sometimes buffet style and the restaurant mainly serves local dishes. Since Reinah Tourist Hotel is centrally located you can always walk to nearby restaurants for fast food meals and to try out other dishes.
Indoor Restaurant at Reinah Tourist Hotel
Reception – The hotel’s reception is the first area you encounter on arrival, here you receive a short briefing before being taken up to your room. The reception is where you go in case you have any inquiries during your stay. There is also 24 hour front desk services.
Hotel Front Desk
Other services at Reinah Tourist Hotel include ample car parking space, Wi-Fi in the rooms and main areas and security 24/7.
Attractions and Activities
One might wonder what activities to engage in while on a visit to Fort Portal or staying at Reinah Tourist Hotel, well there is so much to do because Fort Portal is a tourism city so it has a lot to offer. 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 centre in Kibale Forest National Park which is 30 minutes away from Duchess 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.
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. . Queen Elizabeth National Park is best explored on a 3 Days Wildlife Safari.
Elephant seen while on a Kazinga Channel Boat ride in Queen Elizabeth National Park
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 Jade Hotel. The Botanical gardens are located within Fort Portal in Booma and are an 10 minute drive away from Duchess Hotel. 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.
Location of Reinah Tourist Hotel
Reinah Tourist Hotel is located along Kasese Road opposite Rubis Petrol Station and St. Benedict MK Pharmacy. The hotel is close to the “Omukama Palace” and Kabarole Hospital.
Our Thoughts on Reinah Tourist Hotel
Reinah Tourist Hotel works for visitors who would like to stay in centrally located hotels while on safari in Uganda. The hotel is located in the central business district and is easily accessible from major shops, markets and shopping centers. You can easily walk to these areas. Reinah Tourist Hotel is also a 5 minute walk away from the “Omukama Palace” which is a major attraction in Fort Portal.The hotel is however very “hotelish” so if you prefer intimate quiet less busy hotels, Reinah Tourist Hotel might not work for you. For intimate hotels you can check out Dutchess Hotel and Mountains of the Moon Hotel.
Recommended Tours
2 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Wildlife Safari
