Baker’s Lodge: Our View

Set on the southern bank of the mighty Nile River, Baker’s Lodge boasts ten beautifully appointed safari suites, all with tranquil Nile River views. Named after the English explorer Samuel Baker – the first European to view Murchison Falls and name it – the lodge rests amongst large shady trees and wetland areas just outside of the Murchison Falls National Park. With a thatched central lounge, dining and bar area, this eco-friendly lodge offers an ‘Africa of olde’ feel. Cool off in the refreshing swimming pool, lounge with a book under shady trees as the river flows gently by, and round the day off with a sundowner or two. The sunsets here are truly magical.

Outside dining and multi course dinners are a real treat for guests, all served by attentive staff. Built on raised wooden decks to take full advantage of cool breezes and spectacular river views, each spacious thatched cottage offers beautifully appointed en-suite bathrooms with solar-heated showers (some also feature bathtubs). You may spot the resident hippo pod wallowing in the shallows just steps from your room, which rooms are spaced far apart, allowing for guest privacy.

Baker’s Lodge: Quick Facts

• Located on the southern bank of the Nile River, near Murchison Falls
• Intimate lodge with only ten luxury cottages on decks
• Swimming pool
• Free WiFi, central charging area and safes in every room
• Eco-friendly, with fans in bedrooms, flush toilets and running water
• Elevated central dining and lounge areas
• Boat jetty for easy collection of guests by boat
• Outside dining area near the Nile River (weather permitting)
• Game drives, bush walks, bird-watching and community projects
• River cruises from the lodge as well as private river cruises for special occasions
• Families and children are welcome
• Fishing for the Nile Perch
• Chimpanzee tracking in the Budongo Forest
• Birdwatching with local specialist guides

Baker’s Lodge: The Details

Baker’s Lodge is situated just outside Murchison Falls National park in the north-west of Uganda. Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest national park. Together with adjoining wildlife reserves this Park forms a vast wilderness covering over 5000km2. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife, forest primates and 450 bird species. The mighty Nile, the longest river in the world, flows through the heart of the park for 120 km, on its 6500 km journey from Lake Victoria to Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.

The park’s centrepiece is the explosive, 40-metre high Murchison Falls where the Nile is forced through an 8-metre gap in the Rift Valley escarpment. Downstream, the Nile flows quietly towards Lake Albert which it enters through a large papyrus delta. It is this peaceful 40km stretch of river which provides the park’s prime wildlife spectacle.

Chimpanzee tracking in nearby Budongo Forest is available, and worthwhile spending an extra day for. Birdwatchers will be delighted by the variety of localised species including Shoebill. For those who enjoy fishing, there is the challenge of catching the massive Nile Perch.