There are 8 stone lodges, six with their own bedroom, en suite bathroom and sitting room and a further two family rooms with two bedrooms each. Fireplaces, large armchairs and sheltered verandas with views across the valleys make it all enormously comfortable.

Good food, an extensive bar and a huge and comfortable general area and a spa are particularly welcome after a day of gorilla tracking.

And on the subject of the gorilla tracking - it may take a long time, but the starting point at the Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters is only a short walk from the lodge so there is plenty of time for a leisurely breakfast before setting off.