Baker’s Lodge

the best lodge in the Murchison area

Baker’s Lodge is located in the Murchison Falls area of northwest Uganda.

Set in broad open grounds alongside the river, the lodge is centred on a large open-sided building, leading out to a campfire area and swimming pool.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Baker’s Lodge is in eight very large thatched Suites, each with an indoor bathroom.

Activities

Baker’s Lodge provides access to the following activities …

• Motorboat safari
• Vehicle safari
• Chimpanzee tracking

Murchison Falls tends to feature relatively rarely in trips, since most people have run out of time after travelling north through Bwindi Forest, Queen Elizabeth and Kibale Forest, which usually occupies 8-10 nights. If you have two weeks, then you could certainly look at adding either this area or Kidepo Valley to the north.

The usual stay duration is 3 nights.

Seasonality

Murchison Falls is usually best visited during Dec-Mar, when the long grasses should have dropped, leading to easier wildlife viewing.

The area has a surprisingly different climate to the nearby Bwindi Forest and Kibale Forest, which makes for slightly complicated trip planning when travelling through the area.

Getting around

Up to around 2015 getting around Uganda was something of a mission. The only real option was to travel by guided overland safari, which might sound great, but the reality was that most of the hard miles were on relatively uninteresting main roads rather than interesting safari areas. It was both tiresome, time consuming and, for smaller groups, surprisingly expensive.

Fortunately there is now a reliable schedule of light aircraft flights connecting the main safari areas, operating out of the hub airport at Entebbe and visiting Bwindi Forest, QENP, Kibale Forest, Murchison Falls and Kidepo Valley.

The Murchison Falls area can therefore be connected by light aircraft, usually in a clockwise loop, preceded by Bwindi Forest, QE and Kibale Forest, then returning back to Entebbe. There are multiple airstrips in the area to serve the various lodge locations.

Sometimes the flight connections between Kibale Forest and Murchison Falls are routed back through Entebbe, which is a bit mad and certainly aesthetically disadvantageous.

a contrary safari season, best Dec-Mar