Embark on a 5-day safari to Kidepo Valley National Park, an immersive adventure into Uganda’s untouched wilderness. Nestled in the remote northeastern corner of Uganda, this park borders South Sudan to the north and Kenya to the east, offering an authentic African experience.
Kidepo Valley National Park boasts a rich diversity of wildlife, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes. Among its unique attractions is the remarkable ostrich bird. The park’s surroundings are home to traditional communities, such as the Ik and Karamojong people, whose lifestyles remain authentically rooted in their ancient customs.
During this safari, you’ll enjoy numerous game drives to witness the park’s vibrant wildlife. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit local communities and the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a thrilling rhino tracking experience.
The Ik People: This indigenous community resides at the base of Mount Morungole and has a fascinating way of life. The Ik people rely on game meat, fruits, leaves, roots, and flowers for sustenance. They have a special affinity for honey, which they harvest using traditional methods and exceptional skills in locating bee colonies. The Ik’s polygamous lifestyle and their belief in childbearing as a blessing from ancestors offer a unique cultural insight. On your 5-day safari, you’ll explore the stunning Morungole mountain range and interact with the Ik people, gaining a deeper understanding of their rich heritage and daily life. This safari promises a blend of extraordinary wildlife encounters and cultural immersion, creating a truly memorable African adventure.
A safari to Kidepo Valley National Park offers an exceptional and unique African experience, characterized by its remote location, diverse wildlife, and rich cultural interactions. Here’s what you can expect:
On this day, immediately after your early morning breakfast, meet your safari guide for the briefing about this 5 days adventure in Kidepo Valley National Park. Then kick start the long day road trip in a safari vehicle, this comes with a lot to see as you passing through Ugandan remote landscapes, plantations, forest and plain savannah grassland, we shall have en-route lunch at Kabalega dinners and proceed with drive to Kitgum Town and upon arrival we shall check in at the hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight as we await for the following day adventures
After you early morning breakfast embark on other long drive to Kidepo valley National park, his fascinating road trip goes through landscapes with vast plains and semi-arid savannah framed by several jagged mountains and wooded hills. Kidepo is the wildest and most spectacular national park in Africa; you will explore this during this during your 5 days stay at Kidepo. The landscapes all over the park is studded with small hills, rocky outcrops and inselbergs with this one can obtain stunning views in all directions accompanied by panoramic views of the Narus River Valley and photographic moments of various wildlife species from all corners. Immediately after check in at the lodge and lunch enjoy an evening game drive along the Narus River Valley for game Viewing and photography of African Elephants, herds of cape Buffaloes, Jackals, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Klipspringer and Lions. After that marvelous evening game drive, you’ll go back to the lodge for dinner and a good nights’ rest
After your early breakfast we proceed with our 5 days stunning adventure in Kidepo valley national park we kick start by heading for a morning game drive to Kanangorok hot spring, here a variety of animals species can be seen roaming around including Ostrich, elephants, buffalos, and antelopes. In the afternoon, we shall go for cultural experience where you will get into contact with Karamojong peoples at Karenna and Kapedo. Meet the community elders and have an opportunity to share with them. They will take you around the kraals, the grinding stones and many more interesting items as you get to know about their diverse cultures and their ways of living. After that cultural experience, you will then head back at the lodge for a well cooked dinner and rest
On this day we shall have our last moments at Kidepo with a game drive around the Narus valley, we shall anticipate seeing several animals like herds of Buffalos, Elephants, and antelopes. From there we shall drive through the remotest zones of Uganda, seeing the villages and grass- thatched houses along the way. We shall spend our overnight in Gulu City
On this day we shall depart Gulu city for another drive towards Kampala, long the way we shall have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking, this adventure may take about 2 hours before we have our Lunch at the premises or Kabalega Dinners. From there embark to your journey to Kampala, your safari guide will point out to the Popular Luwero triangle as you continue through to the Kampala City as he/she drops you at your hotel or Entebbe international airport.
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