Kidepo National Park Safari

4 days—Kidepo Valley National Park Safari - 6 Days/5 Nights

$1473-3033 USD

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Safari summary

The park offers a wide range of animal species which are endemic to the area and cannot be found elsewhere in Uganda. About 500 bird species and 86 mammal species elephants, cheetahs, African buffaloes and greater kudus are some of the animals that call Kidepo home. This park was listed as one of the 10 best national parks in Africa by Cable News Network (CNN) Travel.

Kidepo Valley National Park is located in the north eastern corner of Uganda. Covering an area of 1,442 square kilometers, Kidepo is a true wilderness given its vast savannah plains and rugged mountain landscape home to all the Big Game as we have come to know them. Kidepo Valley National Park is by far the most spectacular of Uganda’s parks yet the least visited. After being declared a wildlife reserve area in 1958 by the British colonialists, the local tribe of the Ik that called the valley home were chased from the fertile valley which gives the park its name.

Today, Kidepo offers a range of animal species which is endemic to the area and is not found elsewhere in Uganda’s diverse game parks. About 500 bird species and 86 mammal species offer truth to the fact that Kidepo is a must-see destination in East Africa and worth your time.

Elephants, cheetahs, African buffalo, greater Kudus, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Oribi, Bonhor Reedbucks, Waterbucks, Kongoni, Elands are some of the animals found in Kidepo Valley National Park. It has got plenty of carnivores such as leopards, lions, spotted hyena, black-backed and side-striped jackals.

Because of its remote location and low numbers of visitors, Kidepo valley is mostly untouched and offers an exclusive look at Africa’s most precious savannah and forest animals.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	None
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks

Itinerary

Day 1

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe You arrive at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Victoria, where our guide will welcome you and transfer you to your lodge. Accommodation: Rosemary Courts Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 2

Day 2: Transfer to Gulu You will be picked up by a guide from your accommodation and then commence your transfer to Gulu for an overnight stay and dinner (not inclusive in the cost) with lunch en-route. Accommodation: Churchill Courts, Gulu Meal Plan: Lunch en-route & Breakfast on

Day 3

day 3

Day 3

Kidepo Valley

Day 3: Gulu to Kidepo Valley National Park After breakfast you will head to Kidepo Valley national park via Kitgum. On arrival you will check into your lodge. After checking into your lodge, you will have lunch and rest. At about 5pm, you will head out on an evening game drive along the Narus River Valley. The valley is a rolling grassland plain enclosed by distant mountains. The valley has permanent water and for much of the year the park’s wildlife comes here. During this drive, you will view elephants, herds of buffaloes, jackals, and jackson’s hartebeest, Klipspringer and lions plus many other mammals. Accommodation: Kidepo Savannah Lodge Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast

Day 4

Day 4: Morning and Evening Game Drives You will wake up to nature’s sounds and given the remoteness of the park, count on hearing the sounds of an authentic African morning. You will take a sunrise game-drive in and around Apoka Valley.

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