Amuka Lodge now open for business

UGANDA (eTN) – Uganda’s latest addition to the safari circuit, the Amuka Lodge on the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, is now open for business, it was learned, as Johan Genade welcomed his first guests.

UGANDA (eTN) – Uganda’s latest addition to the safari circuit, the Amuka Lodge on the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, is now open for business, it was learned, as Johan Genade welcomed his first guests. Built with predominantly timber and local stone, the other visible material is canvas, creating exactly the feel visitors expect when “going bush” for an African safari.

The new lodge will complement the existing but more basic facilities for overnight accommodation and meals at the headquarters of the Rhino Fund Uganda (RFU)/Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where individual visitors, driving their own cars, can pitch their tents or else use dormitory rooms or the more private family units, which have between 2 and 3 bedrooms and a sitting room.

The new lodge is aimed at the traditional safari market, offering all the facilities and amenities tourists expect while touring the country, and being small enough, Johan and his staff will ensure that their guests are well looked after.

The Rhino Sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists visiting the Murchisons Falls National Park, as it is conveniently located just over 100 miles from Kampala, enroute to the park. Ziwa is the only place where rhinos can be seen in the wild in Uganda. Presently 10 Southern White rhinos are found on the nearly 17,000 acres of the sanctuary, with the land provided by Capt. Joe Roy on a long-term use right agreement to RFU. There are 3 adult males, 3 adult females, and 3 adolescent males were born on the sanctuary just over 2 years ago, along with a more recently-born female calf. Two of the adult females are also “in the family way” again and are expected to give birth over the next few months.

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