Igongo Cultural Center
The Igongo cultural center is situated just four kilometers from Sanga gate of Lake Mburo national park in south Western Uganda, the park is the smallest national park in Uganda but also the only park offering horseback riding safaris.
The Igongo cultural center is an historical place inhabited by the Banyarakitara of western Uganda this compromise of the Bakiga, Batoro, Banyoro and the Banyankole. The cultural center acts has a museum and is known locally as “Eriijukiro”. If you would like to know about the art, history and culture of the Ankole people the Igongo cultural center is the best place for knowing about their culture.
Igongo cultural center is built in African traditional style local food is also available plus mouth watering roasted goat meat many things about ankole culture are show cased here including the dressing, about their long horned cattle, the Mburo gardens also feature sculptures of people and animals of long ago the center is also set on the former palace of s lol Kings.
Igongo cultural center feature luxurious accommodation unit with well furnished and masterly tapestries rooms with self contained bathrooms, air conditioning, mosquito net, wardrobe, television, the Igongo conference has also got a conference facility hall with an on site restaurant providing local and international cusuine meals also serving a variety of soft drinks, beers and spirits from the bar lounge, the Igongo cultural center can also organize car hiring,baby seating at a low additional price.
The hotel check in time is from 9:00 am east African time and check out by 10:00 am in the morning, a national identity card will be required to check in the hotel premises pets are kindly not allowed and the maximum age for children staying for free is three years old.
