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Kudos certainly have to go to the owners of Lacam Lodge. It is very refreshing to go to a place for the weekend and find that the place has been built with some thought. Going to Lacam Lodge is like going to a friends’ country house for the weekend. It is not too small, yet it is not that big either. Rather, it can be described as nice and cosy with more than a touch of an outback experience.
What do you mean?
From the car park, it is a short walk down the wooden staircase to where Lacam Lodge rests at the end of a cliff. At Lacam, there is no power, no television, no radio and no newspapers. Everything at Lacam is made out of wood and the roofs of the cottages are made out of dry banana fibre. The main structure which comprises of the bar, dining room and sun lounge, is built on stilts. Further down from the main structure is the accommodation, again made out of wood.
Describe the rooms to us.
Excellent! The beds are built from local wood and are higher up than the average bed. But it is the bathroom that takes the biscuit. While you shower away, the view from the window is excellent. It looks down into the valley and beyond. My room was almost next door to one of the many waterfalls in Sipi and it was a joy to fall and wake up to the sound of water going over a 100-metre cliff.
What about the gardens?
At the edge of camp is the waterfall I mentioned earlier. However, to get a good look at it, one has to go down into the valley. At Lacam there are also excellent opportunities to go sailing right by the waterfall, rock climbing, and taking nature walks or going cave hunting.
It appears you are very impressed with the place.
That is true. To be honest, it is very hard to find fault with Lacam Lodge. I was there for two nights and felt I could have done with a few more days. Everything, right down from the food to the pampering they heap on you is well worth the visit. I implore you to visit the place.
THE GOOD POINTS: Quiet, and good for idling away a weekend. Also, no
disturbance. In the evening the highlight was sitting round a camp fire and
talking to two of the other guests who had never been to that part of the
country while sipping wine and Amarula.
THE BAD POINTS: Having to leave such a nice place for the mayhem of Kampala.
THE STAFF: So humble. They took delight in always ‘introducing’ what ever it was we were going to eat. And when I declined lunch, the waitress almost broke down in tears! She could not believe I had turned down her lunch offer.
THE PRICES: Accommodation starts at sh50,000 and rises up to sh80,000 and that is full board. They also have dormitory accommodation starting at sh30,000 and going up to sh45,000. If you choose to camp, you only have to part with sh25,000. A two-course lunch costs sh8,000 while a four course dinner sh12,000.
THE TOILETS: Eco-san friendly. They look like real toilets but they are not. You simply do your stuff into a bucket, then sprinkle some saw dust over whatever it is that you did and that is that. Somebody will later turn up and dispose of it.
THE KABOOZI: I can’t believe that this place is so quiet and peaceful.
THE CROWD: What crowd? I had the pleasure of having the whole camp to myself. What more could I wish for?
Published on: Sunday, 11th December, 2005
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