Twiga Safari Lodge is excellent Mid-range safari accommodation offering 8 exclusive cottages located on the bank of the river Nile in Mubaako Paraa opposite Uganda’s largest and oldest famous National Park – Murchison Falls National Park. However, the lodge lies at the heart of all the activities that are conducted in the park just a 5 minutes’ drive away Nile Victoria. Therefore, guests are able to enjoy a boat ride or hike to the famous Murchison Falls – waterfalls, sport fishing, birding at the Lake Albert delta and game drives through the national park across the river.
All cottages are well equipped with comfortable and clean, furnished with private en-suite facilities of hot and cold showers, flushing toilets, solar energy available, treated mosquito nets, complementary bottled water, Ironing service, wooden chairs and tables, many more.
There rooms sit in areas with beautiful terraces and wooden balconies overlooking the breathtaking Albert Nile, scenic nature of the park and surrounding areas. They have a fire place where guests can relax in the evenings and enjoy the sunset as they jazz about the safari activity while enjoying a soft or a cock tail drink.
All cottages are clean and washed with queen sized bed and are configured as single, double, twin, triple and family rooms but with different room rate /costs ranging from USD200 per night and above. Though in peak season the rate goes slightly high than in Low season.
Twiga Safari Lodge is aimed at providing clients with comfortable accommodation in the overlooking and relaxing environment of Uganda’s wildlife. While on site, guests are able to view various monkeys and beautiful bird species hovering the skies of the lodge.
Twiga Safari Lodge – Restaurant Services
They have spacious restaurant with trained chefs who are perfect in preparing both local and continental meals to visitors and also have a well-stocked shops with a plenty of beverages.
The restaurant is good in serving different delicious meals that appetites the guests such as Buffet breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner in the dining room well served by trained waitress, friendly and well organized staff, they serve bush dinners.
They provide with perfect services and a breath taking views of the Nile.
Swimming pool; It has clean treated water that cools off the hot afternoon activity, where you can relax and enjoy the sun deck which provides scenic vintage point for wildlife viewing animals that come to quench for thirsty in the river during the day and around the lodge.
The lodge have free parking space and Laundry services offered.
Wi-Fi is available in all cottages that enables guests to keep in connection with their families and friend.
They offer massage services.
They also offer airport pickups and drops offs.
Rooms have perfect and comfortable beds with clean linens.
The lodge also offer craft shops displayed with African style gifts like beads, shoes, guided book, clothes among others.
Lastly, Murchison Falls National Park is the largest and oldest national park located in the north eastern part of Uganda in Masindi district with other surrounding districts. Before it was named as Kabalega National Park. However ,it stands on the shores of Lake Albert a home to rare shoebill stork ,covering an area of about 3893 square kilometers ,that inhabits over 76 mammal species with the big four out of big fives species like ; Leopards ,Elephants ,Buffaloes ,Lions ,and rhinos can be found in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary located on the same route to Murchison ,other animals to see include antelopes ,impalas ,Zebras among others and over 450 bird species categorized of water and savannah bird species and Albertine endemic birds among others.
More so, the park boosts with different outstanding accommodations such as Budget, Mid-range and Luxury accommodation that are convenient and friendly to visitors to the park.
While on visit to the park or the lodges you can opt to engage in fabulous activities such as Game drive ,Boat cruise that allows to view crocodiles at the river banks and water animals species like hippos and birds ,Visit the top of the falls ,Birding at the delta and the park host a lot of notable bird species , Hot air ballooning in the skies of the park that rewards with great aerial view of huge range of wild animals ,Guided nature walk , Forest walk in Budongo forest and Chimpanzee tracking ,Community visits to the local villages – Cultural tour among others.
Accessibility; Murchison Falls National Park is located in northwestern region of Uganda; approximately 4 to 5 hours drives from Kampala to main destination. Alternative, you can fly from Entebbe International Airport by domestic flight Aerolink Uganda to land –Pakuba Airstrip within an hour to the lodge.