Pakuba Safari Lodge is one of Murchison Falls National Park’s finest accommodation facilities. It sits along the pristine eastern banks of Albert Nile thus providing unforgettable views while relaxing, enjoying meals, or even when exploring the surroundings.
Thanks to the Lodge’s incredible location, inside Murchison Falls National Park, guests are guaranteed of enjoying picturesque views of the mighty Nile River. They also enjoy the vast breathtaking vistas of the natural surrounding Riverine Forest below.
This accommodation facility is phenomenally spread out in a way that the majority of the guest rooms as well as sitting areas can enjoy magnificent views of the Nile River and the beautiful park. Even while unwinding in the comfort of the room verandas, visitors are able to admire unmatched sunset views over the incredible Albert Nile. There are the far-flung backdrops of lush rolling hills, and most interestingly surprise wildlife visits, especially from Uganda Kobs, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, and sometimes leopards.
Rooms and amenities provided at Pakuba Safari Lodge
Pakuba Safari Lodge has 46 rooms that sit on raised platforms and feature en-suite bathrooms with running cold and hot water and a flushing toilet, private balconies, and large sliding windows thus providing incredible views of the River. The rooms (in categories of family, double, twin or single configurations) also have large beds with comfortable linens, a work desk, and a sitting area with chairs.
Facilities and services
Pakuba Safari Lodge has a campfire area where guests can sit in the evenings to enjoy beautiful sunset views or share stories and experiences of their Uganda safari or stay.
Bush breakfasts and sundowners are provided (at an extra cost) allowing guests to enjoy meals while listening to the beautiful sounds of Mother Nature or taking in the magnificent views of the River.
The swimming pool provides much-needed refreshment, relaxation, and freshening after a successful day of game drives, bush walks, boat cruises, sport fishing, or hot air balloon tours in Murchison Falls National Park.
Pakuba Safari Lodge’s restaurant is found in the main Lodge building and is where most meals are served and enjoyed. However, guests can also opt for outdoor dining outside the restaurant area. For cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to quench your thirst after a whole day of Murchison Falls National Park adventures, guests can take advantage of the Bar area, also found in the main building area.
Activities to enjoy while staying at Pakuba Safari Lodge
At 3,840 square kilometers, Murchison Falls National Park is the largest national park in Uganda. Therefore, for travelers staying at Pakuba Safari Lodge, there are opportunities of enjoying different tourist activities including boat cruises to the bottom of the falls, safari game drives – with the hope of sighting African bush elephants, cape buffaloes, Uganda kobs, hippos, topis, oribis, Rothschild’s giraffes and leopards among others. Don’t miss out on guided nature walks, birding, chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest, sport fishing, and hot air balloon tours.
Other national parks in Uganda with highest concentration of wildlife in Uganda include Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is famous for the tree-climbing lions in the southern Ishasha section and a boat cruise along Kazinga channel that joins Lake George and Edward. Kidepo Valley National Park is also another suitable place for the best wildlife safaris in Uganda.