Uganda’s Wildwaters lodge situated on Kalagala island has made it to the finals of the Most Instagrammable Hotel in the World contest.
The contest is organized by Luxury Travel Advisor. The editors of Luxury Travel Advisor opened nominations, allowing hotels across the world to submit themselves for participation in the contest.
Submissions were narrowed to 64 hotels, which were then put into regional brackets and randomly paired up for their first-round matchups.
The winner of each round would then move on in the bracket to face their new opponent. The process repeats until one hotel – the Most Instagrammable Hotel in the World – is left standing.
In the final round, Wildwaters Lodge faces off with The Shore Club Turks and Caicos which won the previous competition. It’s located in Turks and Caicos, an archipelago of 40 low-lying coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
Voting opened on Thursday and will close Monday, April 4 at 10 a.m. EDT. VOTE HERE.
Such a win would go a long way in boosting both Wildwaters lodge’s and Uganda’s profile among travelers globally. Many travelers and travel advisors across the globe look to Luxury Travel Advisor, the curator of this contest, for luxury cruise news, luxury destination news, luxury hotels news, luxury airline news and luxury tour news.
In the final round, Whitewater lodge represents Europe and Africa. To get there, it took down the winner of the Asia, Indian Ocean and South Pacific champ.
It upset last year’s runner-up Laqua Charme & Boutique (in Italy) with just over 79 percent of the vote in the opening round, eliminated the Shipwreck Lodge by getting 485 of 690 votes in the third round, then taking down Anantara New York Budapest Hotel in Round 2, by receiving just under 62 percent of the vote.
Owned by Lemala Camps, Wildwaters lodge sits on six hectares on Kalagala Island, on the banks of River Nile. Situated 25kms downstream from Jinja, the lodge can only be accessed by boat which makes it a very adventurous place to stay. It is uniquely perched on granite rocks with dramatic and exciting rapids roaring all around.
It’s famous for white-water rafting or bungee jumping and gentler horse riding or fishing. Additionally, Wildwaters is a perfect platform for viewing some of the more than 1000 bird species that Uganda is so famous for.
Beside Wildwaters lodge, Lemala Camps, provider of boutique, beautiful and unusual accommodation in some of the world’s most celebrated wildlife regions, has a footprint in Tanzania where it runs 7 other tented camps, lodges and luxurious villas.
