Pakuba safari lodge is located in the North western region of Uganda on the Eastern bank of the Albert Nile inside Murchison Falls National park offering visitors with spectacular views of River Nile and they also get an opportunity to see the wonderful nature and wildlife in the park such as; Elephants, Hippos, Antelopes, and leopards.
Pakuba Safari lodge is famous because of its wonderful accommodation facilities which are ranged between the Mid-range and budget facilities and it is considered as one of the oldest lodges in the country due to the fact that it was built near the ruins that were used by the formerly president of Uganda Idi Amin. More so, the lodge is situated near Tangi gate in the Northern side of Murchison falls national park. Pakuba Safari lodge has fully furnished 46 rooms with a touch class and designed with natural materials that suite the taste of many visitors that find it comfortable to have their stay at the lodge. This lodge has 32 double/ twin rooms and four family rooms, which contain two separate rooms with an interconnecting door that creates a boundary between the parent’s room and children’s room hence proving comfort and privacy to the individuals. More so, these rooms also have air conditioning, reading corner, mosquito nets, wardrobes, many charging sockets, both hot and cold running showers, private balcony where guests get to chill, unwind, and relax as they watch the wilderness within the park.
The Facilities of Pakuba Safari lodge to its guests.
Pakuba safari lodge offers the following facilities to the tourists who plan to have their stay at the lodge and these facilities help to make their guests comfortable and to love the lodge as they get to recommend it to other individuals, which leads to the development of the lodge. In addition, these facilities include;
Pakuba safari lodge offers its guests with a restaurant which has well-experienced and skilled chefs and welcoming and friendly waiters who provide both international and local delicious bush lunch and dinners. This is considered as one of the favorite moment of their guests as it is seen as a memorable moment to eat the seasoned meat as they watch the beautiful sunset on the Nile.
- Swimming pool/ pool bar.
Pakuba safari lodge contains an indoor and outdoor swimming pool which is seen as an ideal spot for the guests to cool off during the hot weather and relax their minds as they sip a glass of a cold cocktail which they get from a bar next to the pool and this moment giving them a chance to capture classic views of the Magnificent River Nile and Murchison Falls National park.
- Pakuba safari lodge offers a conference room, which is an amazing and fantastic setting for visitors who hold work meetings and workshops.
- This lodge also offers free internet, which helps them to keep communicating to their people back at home.
- Visitors also receive good services available at the lodge such as laundry and ironing services, which enables them to keep clean and smart during their stay.
- Pakuba safari lodge also contains good health and fitness centers for example; saunas and the gym where visitors go to exercise and keep fit.
- There are gift and craft shops around that guests get to visit to buy any safari essentials they need or also buy things to take for their people back at home like; shoes, clothes and many more.
- This lodge also has a terraced room, which contains a fore place that visitors get to visit for warmth when the weather is too cold.
- Pakuba lodge provides free parking space to its guests
Activities
There are several activities that visitors can engage themselves in during their stay at Pakuba safari lodge and these include;
Wildlife Viewing.
Visitors staying at Pakuba safari lodge have an opportunity to sight see many various wildlife species because, this lodge is situated inside Murchison falls National Park, which is known to have over 76 mammal species. Therefore, guests always get a chance to see animals like; Buffaloes, leopards, lions, rhinos, antelopes, Zebras and many others.
Bird watching.
Murchison falls national park harbours over 451 bird species which gives a chance to visitors staying at Pakuba safari lodge to sightsee to a variety of bird species like; the rare shoebill stork, giant kingfisher, African Darter, Grey-headed king fisher, Veracious Dove, long toed plover, Veracious dove, Black headed lapwing and among others.
Chimpanzee trekking.
Visitors in Pakuba safari lodge can also engage themselves in chimpanzee trekking activities in Budongo forest due to the fact there are over 800 chimpanzees in Budongo Forest.
Boat cruise.
There are boat cruise activities at pakuba safari lodge where visitors go for launch trips which begin in the morning at 8:00am and in the afternoon in 2:00pm on the River Nile where they get see animals in water like hippos, and the Nile crocodiles and many more making it an exciting and adventurous activity for guests not to miss out.
Game Drives.
Visitors also go for games drives activities, which are always available in the mornings at 7:00am, afternoons at 2:00pm and in the evenings at 4:00pm, which leads them to Nile Delta where the Victoria Nile passes through the Northern tip of Lake Albert to the Albert Nile.
More so, there are many activities that visitors can participate in during their stay at pakuba safari lodge, which makes them enjoy the true peace and tranquility of their stay, and these include; Guided nature walks through forests, hiking to the top of the falls and many others.
How to get there
Travelers planning to go to Pakuba safari lodge can take a drive of about 342.5 square kilometers from Kampala city via Kampala- Hoima road to reach the park and this journey takes about 5 hours and a half.
Alternatively, they can also drive from Kampala city via Kampala via Gulu high way whereby this journey will take them about 6 hours and a half to reach the park and cover a distance of about 375.1 square kilometers.
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