LAKE VICTORIA PARADISE RESORT ISLAND: A NEW ICON IN UGANDAN LUXURY HOSPITALITY TAKES SHAPE -

The Speke Group — the hospitality and tourism arm of the Ruparelia Group — is in the final stages of delivering one of Uganda’s most ambitious luxury developments: Paradise Resort Island on Lake Victoria.

Set on a 24-acre private island, Paradise Resort Island is designed as a high-end, eco-luxury retreat that blends exclusivity, nature, and refined comfort. The resort is accessible via a short speedboat transfer from the Munyonyo shoreline, offering guests complete privacy within minutes of Kampala.

Key facts about Paradise Resort Island:

24-acre secluded island on Lake Victoria

📌 38 luxury accommodation units, comprising: 10 Standard Cottages; 11 Cliffhanger Cottages; 14 Deluxe Two-Bedroom Cottages and 3 Executive Villas

📌 Scheduled opening: Q1 2026

The project further strengthens the Speke Group’s extensive hospitality portfolio, which today spans 15+ hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, and lifestyle properties across Kampala and Lake Victoria.

Collectively, the Group offers:

📎 900+ guest rooms and serviced apartments

📎 45+ conference and meeting spaces

Some of Uganda’s most recognisable hospitality landmarks, including Speke Resort Munyonyo, Speke Resort Convention Centre, Kabira Country Club and Speke Apartments.

On completion, Paradise Resort Island shall deepen Uganda’s luxury hospitality offering, broadens the country’s appeal to high-value travellers, and signals growing confidence in Uganda as a globally competitive upscale tourism destination.

As the final works take shape, Paradise Resort Island is poised to become one of the defining luxury hospitality icons of the Pearl of Africa.