Nature walks In Kidepo Valley National Park

Nature walks In Kidepo Valley National Park : Kidepo valley national park is one of the beautiful national parks in Uganda located in north eastern region in Karamoja district between Uganda’s border with South Sudan and Kenya. Kidepo valley national park covers a total area of 1,442 square kilometres and it’s a home of over 77 mammal species including lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras, Uganda kobs, warthogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, Jackson’s hartebeest, reedbucks and over 476 bird species including ostriches, Karamoja Apails, little green bee-eater among others.

Nature walk/ Hiking is an adventurous activity in Kidepo valley national park where tourists get an opportunity to explore the park on foot with an experienced park guide and an armed ranger guide to protect you from any danger. Guided nature walks in Kidepo valley national park can either be done in the morning or in the evening and can be done in different areas such as Lonyilli mountains, Morungole mountain, Narus valley, areas around Apoka rest camp, eastern Kakine circuit, kidepo valley, Namamukwenyi valley among others. Guided nature walks in Kidepo valley national park start with a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations at the park headquarters. During the nature walks, you will be able to enjoy views of the beautiful scenery, get up-close and personal with different wildlife species like reedbucks, Jackson’s hartebeests, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, spot some bird species like ostriches, enjoy the cool breeze, listen to sweet sounds of bird species, take beautiful pictures among others.

Best time for nature walks/ hiking in kidepo valley national park

Nature walk in Kidepo valley national park can be done anytime throughout the year though the best time is during the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February because during this period there is less rainfall in the park therefore access roads and nature walk trails will be dry and passable which makes hiking easy compared to the rainy season when the nature walk trails are muddy and slippery.

Cost of nature walks in Kidepo valley national park

Nature walks in Kidepo valley national park cost 15 USD per person for foreign non residents, 10 USD per person for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Lonyilli summit hike in Kidepo valley national park costs 50 USD per person for foreign non residents, 40 USD per person for foreign residents and 50,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Other activities in Kidepo valley national park

Apart from nature walks, Kidepo valley national park offers other interesting activities like game drives where you will be able to view different animals like buffaloes elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, cheetahs, warthogs, reedbucks, Jackson’s hartebeest among others, bird watching where you will be able to view variety of bird species and cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the Karamajong and IK people

Where to stay in Kidepo valley national park

Kidepo valley national park has a number of accommodation facilities ranging from budget, midrange and luxury where you can during your safari including Apoka Safari Lodge, Kidepo Savannah Lodge, Adere Safari Lodge, Zebra Safari Lodge, Apoka Rest Camp, Karatunga Safari Camp, Ngamoru Wilderness Camp among others.

How to get to Kidepo valley national park

Kidepo valley national park is located in north eastern part of Uganda and can be accessed by air transport means where tourists will book scheduled or charter flights with Aerolink Uganda from Entebbe international airport to Apoka airstrip and then connect to the park headquarters by road. Scheduled flights to Kidepo national park only operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and operate with a minimum of 7 passengers.

Kidepo valley national park can also be accessed by road transport means where tourists will drive from Kampala via Karuma, Gulu, Kitgum and then to the park headquarters which takes about 10 hours’ drive.

Another route is driving from Kampala via Karuma, lira, Kotido, Kaabong and then to the park headquarters which takes about 12 hours’ drive.

Another route to Kidepo valley national park is driving from Kampala via Mbale, Sironko, Moroto, Kotido, Kaabong and then to the park headquarters which takes about 12 hours’ drive

The other route is driving from Kampala via Mbale, Soroti, Moroto, Kotido, Kaabong and then to the park headquarters which takes about 13 hours’ drive.

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