Kidepo national park
Kidepo national park is located in Kabong district northern Uganda. It’s the most isolated national park and still stands as the virgin land of tourism everyone would wish to visit as best view of the wildlife. It is situated around 1422sqkms and about 700km by road from Kampala to the park.
Moroto being the nearest town it has also improved tourism being the nearest town around the park. It was gazetted in 1962 and currently it hosts over 75 mammals and 450 birds.
The park can also be accessed by road which takes around about 12hours drive from Kampala, the tourists can also access the park by air transport from kajjasi to Lomeji airstrip.
Kidepo was named after the magnificent kidepo river, and this river was frequented by the people of Karamonja travelling to collect the palm fruits which lies on the banks of the river.
ATTRACTIONS IN KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Since the national park is in the semi arid areas, it has nice attractions which include; Narus Valley, animals, Kidepo valley and Kanangorok Hot springs and birds.
ANIMALS
The park has got variety of the animals since its located in virgin areas with good weather conditions from the valleys and mountains, the animals include; African elephant,lions,crocodile, cheetah, buffalo among others.
BIRDS IN KIDEPO
With over 475 bird species, Kidepo valley national park has the second-highest population of Ugandan protected birds. Kidepo national park has more than 56 birds Raptor species. Others common birds include; Dark chanting, vulture, common ostrich, secretary birds.
NARUS VALLEY
The word Narus means ‘muddy’ in karamonj. Narus valley is a rolling, grassland plain enclosed by distant mountains. It’s the only reliable water source where herds of 20 to 30 elephants come to drink water in the morning before they distant themselves for grazing in the afternoon.
MOUNT MORUNGOLE
Mount morungole (also known as the IK land) stands at 2750m on the eastern border of kidepo valley national park.it holds the stronghold of the Uganda’s last population of around 10000 IK people who holds the mountains. This region can be exposed to foot with rangers.
ACTIVITIES TO DO IN KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
The park has a lot of activities in which they include; game drive, hiking, nature walk, bird watching in safari thus making kidepo national park the best ever;
GAME DRIVES
For Tourists on Uganda game drive tours, kidepo valley park has offers some of the best game drive in all Uganda. The best things is that you feel that you are all alone, it is Africa without crowds.
There is a night drive in the normal daytime game drive in kidepo. There are two sections in Kidepo valley national park where game drive safari are conducted in Narus valley and kidepo valley.
BIRD WATCHING
For travellers on Uganda bird watching Safaris, kidepo valley national park is the highest park that host different birds over 450 birds being the second highest population of birds following queen Elizabeth
Sixty birds on its list haven’t been recorded in any other Ugandan safari park.no comprehensive has been done, so visitors could easily see some species not previously recorded for the park.
HIKING & NATURE WALKS
Kidepo valley national park is vast, beautiful and full of the brim.to many travellers on Uganda Safaris tours, kidepo has the exact features of the authentic African wilderness.
Visitors on a Ugandan hiking safari in Kidepo park can walk along the splendid kidepo river valley between banks of attractive.Namamkweny valley can be reached in one from Apoka.
ACCOMMODATIONS IN KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Kidepo national park offers guests a wide range of accommodation option ranging from luxury to budget accommodation. One’s travel budget and interest the choice of accommodation to include in your safari packages to the park. Uganda Safari lodges in kidepo valley national park are built and designed with both local and traditional material to blend with the natural environment in Kidepo Valley National park.
