Planning a perfect safari trip to Kidepo Valley National Park
An outlook view to expect on your safari trip to Kidepo Valley
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda – Do you feel like it’s time for a perfect safari trip to Kidepo Valley National Park? Escape the ordinary, and take a flight into the wilderness. If your clients are looking to indulge in a holiday of a lifetime filled with game experiences and cultural interactions, here is a journey that will live long in the memory of a traveler, because of spectacular landscapes and iconic places of the Karamojong region in north eastern Uganda.
Major Attractions in Kidepo Valley
Kidepo Valley was selected by CNN Travel as one of the best places for a true African wildlife safari. Because of the diverse landscape, mountain ranges, vast plains, more than 500 bird species and 77 different mammals; your visit to Kidepo Valley National Park will give you a memorable experience.
Where lush landscapes offer the best of Uganda – CNN
Plan for the vast attractions and tourist activities that the park offers, including an amazing game drive, endless birdwatching experience, nature walks, mountain hikes and a memorable cultural tour of the Karamojong community and the manyattas.
A day game drive through Kidepo sand river in Kidepo Valley National Park. Credit CNN Travel
You’ll as well experience a magical touch with the communities’ around the park. The nearby local communities possess teams of cultural entertainers that are normally accessible to offer performances on request. These performers have a wide range of traditional dances as well as songs.
Best time for a safari trip to Kidepo Valley National Park
The best time for wildlife viewing is the middle and end of the Dry season (November to February) when animals concentrate around reliable water sources and grazing grounds. Some areas are clear due to controlled bush burning, which makes it easier to spot wildlife. During the Wet season (April to August) animals disperse from the valleys and move to higher ground, where they are more difficult to locate, the grasses would have grown more longer that makes spotting of some animals more of difficulty.
Accessing Kidepo Valley for a Safari trip
By road, there are four routes;
- the 705 km journey from Kampala via Lira – Kotido – Kaabong and then Kidepo,
- the 740 km journey from Kampala via Mbale – Soroti – Moroto – Kotido – Kaabong and then Kidepo,
- the 780 km journey from Kampala via Mbale – Soroti – Matany – Kotido – Kaabong and on to Kidepo and,
- the 571km journey from Kampala through Gulu – Kitgum and to Kidepo.
For all these routes, one will need a good 4X4 vehicle especially during the rainy season.
By air, chartered aircrafts to Kidepo Valley National Park may be arranged from Kajjansi airstrip or Entebbe International Airport to Lomej airstrip near the park headquarters. Flights take about two hours.
Where to stay
A heard of Zebras outside Apoka Rest Camp
Get time and experience luxury in the wild while staying at some of the major accommodation facilities within the park, including the luxurious Apoka Safari Lodge and Adere Safari Lodge, and Apoka Rest Camp, for budget travelers. Explore the vast golden plains filled with wildlife in abundance, the lions, leopard, ostrich, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, zebra buffalo, hartebeest, waterbuck, bushbuck, warthog among others.
What to carry for this safari trip?
For a memorable safari trip to Kidepo, don’t forget to carry:-
- Hiking/field shoes
- Long pants
- A warm jacket/coat
- Insect repellent
- Camera and extra battery cells
- Binoculars
Discover East Africa’s best wildlife secrets on your holiday to Kidepo Valley National Park. Our destination experts are ready to help you plan your safari experience from your arrival at Entebbe International Airport to this remote place. Get the most unique safari to Kidepo Valley National Park.
