Bakers lodge in Murchison falls national park – Murchison falls safari – Whitewater rafting.
Friday, June 19, 2015 we headed to Murchison Falls National Park for a sales familiarization trip with the following in mind. To visit Murchison Falls National Park in order to acquaint ourselves with lodging establishments (mostly Bakers Lodges) and activities that visitors could engage in while at Murchison.
Specific goals were to visit other Accommodation properties in Murchison Falls National Park, To visit Bakers to experience the degree of service and hospitality at the lodge, To participate in tourist activities in Murchison Falls National Park so that we have a fill and a better knowledge while packaging and selling them to individual clients and agents and,
Our search for Baker’s Lodge aimed to pinpoint the precise southern bank position with respect to other lodges and the main offices/ferry terminal. Indeed it was found that in that sequence Red Chilli, Baker’s Lodge is the nearest followed by Kabalega Wilderness Lodge, Murchison River Lodge and Nile Safari Lodge. One advantage and a wonderful selling point for the lodges on the southern bank is that one can drive from the resort to the park headquarters in less than 15 minutes.
Like all the other lodges under Uganda Exclusive Camps and Lodges, we found that Baker’s Lodge is certainly rather distinctive from all other lodges nearby and cannot be matched with any. Its original design and created utilizing locally sourced materials combining with nature and consistent with conservation ideas highlight a real African experience in the woods.
If someone requires a triple, the rooms are big enough, well-designed, and roomy to even house three beds. Another great selling feature is their wonderful and clear perspective of the river, even though one is within another. Trails to every room are made so that they pass behind rather than the front, therefore causing disturbance and noise if they were in front of the cottages.
Every meal we ate at the resort really pleased me. Excellent cuisine, great taste, daily menus vary. No dinner was delayed at any one moment, hence the chef and all those in attendance are professionals. The only thing I noticed is that sometimes they offered too much food validating comments I often hear from customers who own Ugandan Lodges.
I have to urge management and staff members at Baker’s who saw us like guests rather than fellow employees. They went all the way to treat us the way any reputable Lodge would have you anticipate. They greeted us with a drink of juice the day we arrived, guided us through briefing, and continuously reminded us of important concerns such menus, if we needed a wake-up call, etc.
Operations managers made sure Godfrey, Chris, and Liz were always helpful and checked on how the day went. Therefore, to me staff and management is exactly like that of Buhoma and Ishasha Wilderness camp; this was very nice as guests who reserve special camps and lodges want the same degree of standards and professionalism from staff.
Safari Activities at Murchison Falls National Park.
I was out observing and experiencing popular tourist activities at Murchison Falls National park as a safari consultant.
Our evening delta cruise began with our guide pointing out that we were quite lucky folks. Our captain Kenneth guided us about Murchison Falls National Park’s history, discussed safety issues and what we should anticipate to see on our voyage.
We established all the resorts on this voyage and found out their distances from the ferry station. We were fortunate to see elephants flying in water moving from one side to the other. We came onto two shoebill stocks among the abundance of hippos and crocodiles.
Having Jean Paul as our guide made us lucky. He drove us early for a game trip that was very successful by any measure. Most of the species seen at Murchison Falls National Park—including a pride of lions and hyenas very near to the trail—were controlled. Jean Paul was very adept at identifying new creatures and suitable paths of travel.
Although “Top of the Falls visit and hike” is one of the most underappreciated activities among consultants, it is very crucial if you want to get a whole accurate view of the falls.
Driven to the top of the falls, we subsequently slopped downhill and were fetched by a boat back to Wild Frontiers Boat headquarters. Given that the climb is not very difficult, it was reasonable and should be advised to visitors heading to Murchison Falls National Park.
If and when customers have time and can afford, as top of the falls highlights a real image of the falls rather than providing a boat excursion to the base, as tour advisors we should be able to promote more delta visits in our packages.
More interested in determining the degree of service, location, travel times from the ferry area and of course comparing them with the Standards at Baker’s Lodge, we set out some time to see other Lodges in Murchison Falls National Park.
Lodges visited include Murchison River Lodge, Nile Safari Lodge, Pakuba Safari lodge, Fort Murchison Lodge, Kabalega Wilderness Camp. These lodges were not expecting us, however.
