Hoima Voyage Tips and guide

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Hoima is in Western Uganda.

• Hoima is 225 km from Kampala and takes 4 hours on a bus along a good road.
• Link Bus Services^{[dead link]} has buses every hour from 6.30am till 6pm from Hoima to Kampala. The bus fare from Kampala to Hoima is USh 13,000. there are also mini vans which go to and from Kampala.
• There are also mini vans from Hoima going to and from Fort Portal and Masindi. The roads from Hoima to Fort Portal and Masindi are not very good. the fare from Hoima to Fort Portal was USh 30,000 (Jan 2015). The fare from Hoima to Masindi is USh 10,000.
• There is a van a few times a day from Hoima to Lake Albert.

• Boda-Bada can take you any where in Hoima for USh 1000/3000.

• 1.43832531.3808191 Mparo Tombs (4 km out of Hoima). (updated Jun 2015)
• Karuziika Palace, Butiaba Road (just beyond hoima town centre). (updated Jun 2015)
• Katasiha Fort (2 km along the Butiaba road). (updated Sep 2015)
• Kibero Salt Gardens and Hot Spring (24 km from z). (updated Sep 2015)

• Kenya Commercial Bank. Has a Visa Card/Mastercard ATM. (updated Jun 2015)
• Peoples Supermarket, Old fort portal road. 8AM-8PM. high price. (updated Sep 2015)
• Equity Bank. Has a Visa Card/Mastercard/American Express/Diners Club/JCB/Maestro ATM. (updated Mar 2016)
• Stanbic Bank. Has a Visa Card/Mastercard ATM. (updated Mar 2016)
• Hoima Public Market (down town Hoima). 6AM-6PM. Big public market. low price. (updated Mar 2016)
• Bank of Africa. Currency exchange. good rates for pounds and dollars. (updated Mar 2016)

• Yo Yo Restaurant, High Street. 8am-8pm. local food. pot of tea. chips. breakfast. egg roll. sort drinks. low prices. (updated May 2019)
• Court view Restaurant, Old fort portal Road. 8am-10pm. pizzas . chicken & chips. tea. sort drink. higher end price. (updated May 2019)

• Kolping Society Guest House, Butiaba Road, ☏ +256 772516421. Church-run guest house. Double rooms with own bathroom. Nice garden. From USh 60,000. (updated Jun 2015)
• Bhojani Hotel, ☏ +256 712-737319. Single/double rooms with shared bathroom. From USh 22,000. (updated Sep 2015)
• Nsamo Hotel (close to taxi park). Single/double with own bathroom. Has 30 rooms. from USh 30,000. (updated Sep 2015)

• Hoima Pharmacy Old Fort Portal Road.
• Hoima Regional Referral Hospital has 280 beds.

Kampala or Masindi or Fort Portal