Sambiya River Lodge

Property class: 3
Riverfront hotel in Karuma with outdoor pool and restaurant

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Enjoy your visit to Karuma with a stay at Sambiya River Lodge. The restaurant is the perfect spot for a bite to eat, and after having fun at the outdoor pool, you can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Other features include a children's pool, a terrace, and a garden.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
The current price is $210
$328 total
includes taxes & fees
Oct 26 - Oct 27

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Cabin

A bedroom with a wooden bed, a nightstand, a bedside table with a lamp, and a canopy bed.

Deluxe Cabin

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A bedroom with a canopy bed, a stone wall, a zebra-patterned chair, and a wooden door.

Royal Cottage

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Sambiya Village, Murchison Falls National Park, Karuma

What's nearby

  • Murchison Falls National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Murchison Falls - 39 min drive - 18.1 km

Getting around

  • Pakuba (PAF) - 68 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

About this property

Sambiya River Lodge

  • Enjoy your visit to Karuma with a stay at Sambiya River Lodge. The restaurant is the perfect spot for a bite to eat, and after having fun at the outdoor pool, you can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Other features include a children's pool, a terrace, and a garden.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 26 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 6 PM
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10:00 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
    • This property is located in Murchison Falls National Park. The additional mandatory fee covers entrance to the national park.

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Sambiya River Lodge Reviews

7.6

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

6.8

Amenities

8.6

Staff & service

6.6

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

6/10 Good

This lodge isn't near the safari area, it's about a 45min drive to get there. The rooms are nice but lacking services, such as no hot water for half the time, smelly towels, not enough towels, etc. The food is good but it's buffet style.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful grounds if u love nature. Staff available and have good customer care. Overall was a great stay. Highly recommend.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Once you understand the power schedule everything is fine. Great place.
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10/10 Exceptional

Customer service is top notch. All staff were very nice. Place is clean, my daughters especially enjoyed the experience of an out side shower. Food was delicious. I will definitely recommend this place and plan to go back.
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6/10 Good

There was an incident of theft unfortunately conducted by the staff. After the manager was informed, he took proactive measures to correct the mistakes and restore our lost money. The lodge offered two free meals to compensate, and the staff was fired. Unfortunately, we also had another incident where two bats flew into our room and mosquitos nets, tried calling the reception desk via what’s app but nobody replied for two hours, then the power was out, the internet was cut. We couldn’t go out to the lobby to ask for help due to wild animals active at night, while having a fever in the middle of the night. It wasn’t a pleasant experience.
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6/10 Good

Veel en veel te duur!!
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4/10 Fair

Non avevano la prenotazione

L’hotel non aveva contezza della prenotazione da me effettuata con expedia all’inizio di maggio per agosto, cioè 3 mesi prima. Arrivata nella struttura dopo un lungo viaggio, alla reception sono cascati dalle nuvole! Nessuna prenotazione a suo nome signora!! Hanno detto che expedia non ha mai comunicato loro del mio arrivo! È colpa del sambyia river lodge o di expedia? Ancora oggi non lo so! Certo che d’ora in avanti non potro più fidarmi di expedia! Per fortuna alla struttura avevano posto e dunque la stanza mi è stata data lo stesso, se no non so che fine avrei fatto, nel mezzo di nulla. Per il resto l’hotel è piuttosto “run out” si vede che ha conosciuto tempi migliori, comunque passabile. Personale gentile, buona la cena
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Midden in Murchison Falls NP

mooi Lodge Park. De eigenaresse bleek er niet te zijn waardoor het personeel wat minder hard en enthousiast aan het werk was (voetbal was interessanter dan ons naar onze lodge brengen; ivm veiligheid vanwege wild in het park). Het is absoluut een mooi park op een prachtige locatie (al zit je aan de "verkeerde kant" van de Nijl voor een Safari. Als je het pontje wilt halen dus extra vroeg uit de veren ;-) Eten is er redelijk goed maar wel aan de prijs. Vlak bij de Nijl zit Camping Red Chilli; heerlijk eten voor weinig (zowel lunch als diner). Leuk hip gezellig personeel. Sambiya River Lodge is mooi en goed maar wel heel erg duur!
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8/10 Very good

Best value for a wilderness lodge!

Blows the similar competition away for price when booked with Expedia. Comfortable and quiet, and great staff. Three complaints, but not deal breakers. The solar showers only provide hot water around midday. Morning showers are cool. The internet only comes on at meal times - and then off the rest of the day and night. Not necessarily a bad thing though. But last week, for the first time the water smelled strongly of iron rust. Probably the solar heater needs to be cleaned.