Napedet cave in Kidepo Valley National Park is a popular ancient recreational place which is believed to have been used by the first inhabitants of this area. They would gather here to engage in paintings according to their inspirations. The area was gazetted for visitors to view the old paintings as well as enjoying roaming antelopes, baboons, giraffes, and hartebeests in the reserve’s open plains.
The Napedet cave is located at the former key hunting area of the Pakwot and the Karamojong people generally. The Karamojong hunters could share and roast their meat from here at the Napedet cave.
The walls of Napedet cave are decorated with the ancient art showing the likes of animals like elands, roan antelopes, warthogs and giraffes.
Other activities around Napedet cave, Kidepo Valley National Park
Besides paintings there is also another incredible panoramic view of the surrounding nature and the interesting physical features right from the cave. Bush camping can also be arranged and organized at the cave, at a fee of UGX 15,000 Ugandan shillings.
Apart from Napedet cave as a tourism site you can visit during your safari to Kidepo Valley National Park, there are other several activities you can enjoy in this park. You can enjoy nature guided walks both in the jungle and in the surrounding community. This gives you a chance to encounter and learn about the culture of the Karamojong and their Manyattas.
You can also enjoy a safari game drive which is mainly done in the Narus Valley, giving you an opportunity of viewing wild animals. You can also enjoy sundowner safari inside the park, bird watching, and Kidepo Mount Lonyil hike.
Though Kidepo Valley National Park is among the national parks rich in nature and wildlife, you can also enjoy similar safari experiences in nearby Murchison Falls National Park. You can also to go for a boat cruise safari along Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park or the lifetime encounter of the endangered mountain gorillas on your gorilla tracking safari in Uganda‘s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.