Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, Semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with South Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. It was gazetted as a National Park in 1962 and has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species. Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated National Park, but the few who make the long journey North through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks as the finest wilderness.
From Apoka, in the heart of the park, a Savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazette area towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges. During the dry season the only permanent water in the park is found in wetlands and remnant pools in the broad Narus Valley near Apoka. These seasonal oases, combined with open savannah terrain make the Narus Valley the Park’s prime game viewing location.
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Kidepo Valley National Park | ||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | Please arrive at least an hour before 9:00 am. | ||||
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| age | 18+ |
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On this first day, the driver guide will transfer you to Kidepo Valley National Park via Gulu highway where you will have a stopover at Karuma falls, have some refreshment watch baboons, and amazing waterfalls along Karuma Bridge. Then proceed to Gulu town, after lunch takes off from Gulu hotel to Kidepo up to the Apoka lodge or Adeke safari lodge. Have some rest, enjoy supper, and night sleep.
Very early in the morning, the tour guide will pick you from the lodge and take you for bird watching, this will give you a chance to have a look at different species of birds for example Ostriches, little bee-eater, Kori bustard, Dark chanting goshawk, Red and yellow barbet among others. After coming back to the lodge at around 8 am for breakfast as you are getting ready for the game drive. At l0 am, the driver guide will pick you and drive you around the park as you enjoy watching animals like zebras, impalas, lions, elephants, cheetahs and many others.
In the morning after breakfast at around 10 am, you will go for sport fishing on the crater lakes found in the park where you will be using a hook to catch fish by yourselves which is a very good experience and enjoyable activity. Come back for lunch at 1 pm and take a rest up to 3 pm, the tour guide will then lead you up to the community for cultural encounters and interaction with Karamojong people as you enjoy their dancing style and learn much more about their culture and food, for example, mixing flesh milk and blood which is one of their most favourite drink plus eating flesh meat you will be back to the lodge in the evening have dinner and then take a rest.
After early morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and then transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe (to your destination)
