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 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.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Nile", Earth's Great Rivers, BBC, 2 January 2019
  2. Niina (2018), Exploring the Ruins of Pakuba, Idi Amin's Favorite Safai Lodge, Bizarre Globe Hopper
  3. Viola K (7 December 2017), Amin’s former state lodge home to leopards, Green World Safaris
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