Shops & General Stores
Everyday essentials, phone credit, and fresh produce in Buhoma trading center
Buhoma trading center is a small but functional commercial hub where locals and visitors alike pick up daily necessities. You will find general stores selling everything from soap and sugar to exercise books and phone credit, a pharmacy for basic medicines, fresh produce stalls run by local farmers, and a hardware shop serving the area's building needs. It is not a big-town shopping experience, but for a village at the edge of a national park, the essentials are covered.
5 Shops & Stores in Buhoma
Emily's General Store
Emily runs a small but well-stocked general store in the trading center, selling everyday essentials like soap, sugar, salt, cooking oil, phone credit, exercise books, and basic toiletries. She is a warm and familiar presence in the village, and her shop is a regular stop for families and schoolchildren alike.
Buhoma Trading Center
Open daily from around 07:00 to 19:00
Buhoma Trading Center Pharmacy
The trading center pharmacy stocks basic medicines including painkillers, antimalarials, rehydration salts, bandages, and antiseptic. For anything more serious, the nearest full medical facility is Bwindi Community Hospital. The pharmacist can advise on common ailments and treatments.
Buhoma Trading Center
Open daily, roughly 08:00 to 18:00
Buhoma Phone Credit & Airtime Shop
A small shop selling mobile phone airtime and data bundles for MTN and Airtel, the two main Ugandan networks. You can also get your phone charged here if needed. Mobile money transfers are available, which is how most transactions happen in rural Uganda.
Buhoma Trading Center
Open daily from 07:00 to 20:00
Fresh Produce Sellers
A cluster of open-air stalls and ground displays in the trading center where local farmers sell fresh fruits, vegetables, and staples. Expect bananas, avocados, tomatoes, onions, cassava, sweet potatoes, and seasonal greens. Prices are low and the produce is as fresh as it gets.
Buhoma Trading Center, market area
Most active in the morning, daily
Buhoma Hardware & Building Supplies
A small hardware shop selling nails, cement, roofing sheets, wire, tools, and other building materials. It serves the steady construction activity in the area as homes and community buildings go up. For larger orders, materials are transported from Butogota or Kabale.
Buhoma Trading Center, main road
Open Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 17:00