We noticed that you're using an unsupported browser. The TripAdvisor website may not display properly.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox. Mac: Safari.
Free Newsletter

Interested in Kisoro?

We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Kisoro each week.

Explore other Kisoro resources:

Kisoro Travel - Before You Go


Traveller Reviews on Kisoro

Traveler's Rest Hotel

4 of 5 stars
St. Louis, MO
29 Jul 2008

Traveller's Rest is one of the hotels from which you can create a base for gorilla treks in Uganda and Rwanda and also for golden monkey treks. It is owned by Gorilla Tours out of Kampala and currently has a Dutch manager who is convivial, knowledgeable about the area, well-traveled in Africa and is making a concerted effort to utilize... more

Traveler's Rest Hotel

27 Jul 2008

Traveler's Rest Hotel may be the best in town (as some reviewers and guidebooks say), but understand what this means. The rooms are dirty. There are bugs everywhere. I was not sure my bed linens had been cleaned anytime recently (duvet cover, no sheet). The one towel in the room had definitely seen better days. If you don't care about... more

Traveler's Rest Hotel

21 May 2008

I am a Christian missionary working in Kisoro district with the Bufumbira tribe in the hills outside Kisoro Town. I have stayed at The Travellers Rest for the past 4 years with a fellow missionary. The hotel offers European comfort & ethos, but maintains an African atmosphere. Every year we have stayed we have found the managers, who have always... more

Traveler's Rest Hotel

4 of 5 stars
San Francisco
9 Jan 2008

We stayed at the main hotel. Our travel agent somehow screwed up our reservation for 3 people and had booked us at the second building down the road around the corner. The owners, Dutch I think, were great and put 3 of us in a suite; they even took a bed from another room and put it in the living... more

Traveler's Rest Hotel

5 of 5 stars
Tokyo, Japan
23 Sep 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

I did not have high expectations for the Traveler's Rest Hotel and I was pleasantly surprised. If you are going gorilla trekking in Nkuringo then this probably the only place to stay within a reasonable distance. The managers were a Dutch couple who were very pleasant going out of their way to greet anyone and make them feel at home.... more

Traveler's Rest Hotel

4 of 5 stars
Falls Church, VA
16 Aug 2006

I traveled to Kisoro several years ago (January 2003) to see the mountain gorillas and I stayed at the Traveler's Rest. It really is a lovely property. Beautiful trees and gardens. Quiet and tucked away from the main town. The new owners had just taken over when we were there, so there were a few kinks, but I'm glad to... more

Lake Bunyonyi Overland Resort

4 of 5 stars
Dovje, Slovenia
6 Jun 2006

This is one of the better accomodation options beside lake Bunyonyi. If you don't have your own tent you have a choice of either of room or furnished tent (try ones on wooden platform!!!). If I went there again, i would most probably chose again furnished tent. Prices are very affordable. Shared toilets were clean, food was OK, though the... more

Lovely place

Traveler's Rest Hotel

5 of 5 stars
Dovje, Slovenia
6 Jun 2006
6/6 found this review helpful

Well... if you want a hotel full of history in a border town with Congo and Ruanda, this is the place for you. Rooms are good. African standard. Well sized overlooking beautiful garde with many birds (even the crested crane couple had its nest on one of the treetops quite near). It was said the hotel was renovated in 1999.... more

Write Your Own Review

Been to Kisoro? Share your experiences!