Sleep in the Village of Birds
Stay in simple, personal cottages tucked into the gardens of Muga Eco-Village. Each cottage carries the Runyankole name of a bird and invites you to notice the living landscape around you — from the first calls of the morning to the movement between the trees.
Muga Eco-Village and the Village of Birds
Rwakanyonyi means “Village of Birds”. The name belongs to a landscape where birds, trees, gardens, crops, insects, water and people are all connected.
Over time, changes to that landscape have made space for birds less certain. Muga Eco-Village wants to help make room for life again — not by separating nature from people, but by showing how both can thrive together.
That is why every cottage carries the Runyankole name of a bird. The names are more than decoration. They invite guests to notice what lives around them, learn how each bird belongs to the wider eco-system and understand why its habitat matters.
During your stay, you may begin to recognise a call, a colour or a movement between the trees. A small moment of attention becomes part of Muga’s larger purpose.
RATES PER COTTAGE
The cottages share the same price and the same warm Muga Eco-village atmosphere. Each carries the Runyankole name of a bird, together with its English and scientific name. The names help keep the relationship between language, place and nature visible throughout your stay.
Kamunzinzi
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Species
Often found close to water, the Hamerkop is known for building an enormous nest from sticks. Its connection with wetlands and ponds makes it a fitting reminder that water supports far more life than we first see.
50USD per person (Bed and breakfast)
Kanyamushungushungu
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Species
Recognisable by the long crest rising from its head, this eagle often watches open country from a high perch. It reminds guests to look up as well as around them.
50Usd per person (Bed and breakfast)
Enyangi
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Species
Tall, white and patient, the Great Egret searches shallow water and wet ground for food. Its presence connects the bird story to ponds, wetlands and healthy water edges.
40usd per person – (Bed and breakfast)
Kanyamunyu
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Species
This lively black-and-white bird is often seen close to people and water, constantly moving its tail as it searches for insects. It shows that wildlife can also belong within everyday human spaces.
40usd per person- (Bed and breakfast)
Kanyantaabe
Sunbird
Nectariniidae
Recognisable by the long crest rising from its head, this eagle often watches open country from a high perch. It reminds guests to look up as well as around them.
40usd per person- (Bed and breakfast)
Enkombe
Dove / pigeon
Columbidae
Doves and pigeons are familiar neighbours in many lived-in landscapes. They feed on seeds and fruits, and some help disperse seeds as they move between trees, gardens and fields.
40usd per person-(Bed and breakfast)
Entuuha
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Species
Uganda’s national bird is recognised by its golden crown and elegant movements. It depends on wetlands and grasslands, making it a powerful symbol of the need to protect connected habitats.
40usd per person – (Bed and breakfast)
notice → understand → care
Preserve
Make room for the habitats and relationships that birds, plants, water and people depend on.
Educate
Keep Runyankole knowledge visible alongside English and scientific bird names.
Experience
Invite guests to listen, look, ask questions and recognise more of the landscape during their stay.
Muga Eco-Village also has a large open camping field: spacious, green and informal rather than divided into fixed pitches. Choose your place, enjoy the open views and use the covered garden shelter to sit, eat and take in the landscape.
