Pakuba Lodge
Pakuba Lodge is a safari lodge in the Pakuba district of Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. It was built by architect Hans Munk Hansen in 1970–74 and initially operated as part of the Uganda Hotels chain. It was then taken over by the Ugandan government as a personal lodge for the dictator, Idi Amin. It then fell into disuse in the fighting which followed his overthrow and is now dilapidated. Many wild animals now frequent the ruins, including hyena, leopard, lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ... and warthog, and they are remarkably peaceful as they occupy the facility together. A new lodge is operating at the former staff quarters nearby and there are plans to revive and renovate the main building too. References

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Safari Lodge
{{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A safari lodge (also known as a game lodge) is a type of tourist accommodation in southern and eastern Africa. Lodges are mainly used by tourists on wildlife safaris, and are typically located in or near national parks or game reserves A game reserve (also known as a wildlife preserve or a game park) is a large area of land where wild animals live safely or are hunted in a controlled way for sport. If hunting is prohibited, a game reserve may be considered a nature reserve; .... Lodges are usually in isolated rural areas, and offer meals and activities such as game drives, in addition to accommodation. The standard of accommodation varies considerably, from rustic bush camps, sometimes tented, to luxury lodges with the character of upmarket hotels. Unlike hotels or pensions, which typically consist of houses with many rooms, the dwellings in lodges are often in separate buildings with a bedroom, a bathroom, a terrace a ...
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