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Where to stay in Eastern Region
This guide covers 3 destinations in Eastern Region, a first-level administrative division of Uganda, with 25 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Mbale City, Jinja and Soroti City. Across its destinations, July, August and December are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Soroti Airport (SRT).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 25
- Comfortable in the most places
- July, August and December
- Main airport
- SRTSoroti Airport
- Currency
- UGXUgandan shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala
Destinations
Destinations in Eastern Region
Every destination in this guide in Eastern Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinja | 279,184 | 14 | EBB · 95 km |
| Mbale City | 586,300 | 9 | SRT · 95 km |
| Soroti City | 134,199 | 2 | SRT · 1 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Eastern Region
25 hotels in Eastern Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Friends Guest House | Jinja | |
| Akello Hotel | Soroti City | |
| Al Nisaa Hotel and Spa | Jinja | |
| Bohemia Resort | Jinja | |
| Casa Del Turista | Mbale City | |
| Crown Suites Ltd | Mbale City | |
| Dream Palace Hotel Mbale | Mbale City | |
| Holland Park | Jinja | |
| Hursey Resort Hotel | Soroti City | |
| Jinja BaseCamp | Jinja | |
| Jinja Nile Resort | Jinja | |
| Kayegi Hotel | Mbale City | |
| Lemala Wildwaters Lodge | Jinja | |
| Living Waters Resort | Jinja | |
| Lucia Villas Mbale | Mbale City | |
| Mbale Resort Hotel | Mbale City | |
| Mbale Travellers Inn | Mbale City | |
| Mount Elgon Hotel | Mbale City | |
| Nile Anchor Palace | Jinja | |
| Nile Village Hotel | Jinja | |
| Samuka Island Retreat | Jinja | |
| Signature Hotel Apartments | Jinja | |
| Sunset International Hotel | Jinja | |
| Surjios Guest House | Jinja | |
| Wash and Wills Hotel | Mbale City |
When to go
Best time to visit Eastern Region
From the climate of 3 destinations in Eastern Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: July, August and December.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 45 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 45 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 104 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 168 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 28 °C | 173 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 28 °C | 111 mm |
| July | 1 of 3 | 28 °C | 125 mm |
| August | 1 of 3 | 28 °C | 158 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 114 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 161 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 102 mm |
| December | 1 of 3 | 29 °C | 55 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Eastern Region
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Eastern Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SRT · Soroti Airport
EBB · Entebbe International Airport
EDL · Eldoret International Airport
KIS · Kisumu International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Eastern Region, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Uganda
Nearby
Regions near Eastern Region
Other regions of Uganda with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.