Banda Island

Imagine an unspoiled rain forest bordering a beach with clear clean water. Imagine waking up to the sound of the waves and the birds.

Now add campfire, yummy food, crazy buildings and comfortable accommodation, plus a great team to take care of you during your stay. That is Banda Island!

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Ten hectare of the island were leased in late 1990’s by Dominic Symes (aka King Dom of Banda) and it opened as a resort in 1999. Dominic died in May 2011 and ever since his friends are keeping Banda island alive in his memory. His staff for many many years still lives on the island and we make sure they are able to stay and keep the place.

It is possible to visit and experience the vision of Dominic. Give us a shout and we help you get there.

Banda is a typical place to relax. So bring a book and chill. There is quite an interesting bird life to watch from your chair or hammock along the shore, and there is also the occasional family of otters passing by.

Your own beach – before the lake rose more than two meter!

The most popular past time for customers seems to be stretching out after a large meal, or soaking up some Vitamine D on the sandy palm fringed beaches. However, the swimming is superbly relaxing and there is nothing nasty in the water (do check out the page on Schistosomiasis/Bilharzia!).

Dominic built two beautiful Back Gammon games built into the dining table. Worth trying! There is also have Jenga, Petanque, Darts and various other games for you. No boredom on Banda. The volleyball net is waiting for the lake level to drop again….

Another popular past time is jetty fishing or swimming to the tiny outcrop in front of the beach and enjoy a great sunset from there as well. We also offer trolling with Kato with a good chance to catch Nile Perch.

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If you are an avid sailor you can take our Laser our for a spin.

Not into sailing but still love watersports? Try out one of or five kayaks.

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Is this all too much ‘water’ for you take a walk to the lookout hill through the rain forest where you have a splendid view of the Ssese islands or continue and visit the fishing village on the other side of the island. You can find more pictures in the Images of Banda Page.