Its 1,442km2 in size. The park’s altitude ranges between 914m and 2,750m above sea level. The park contains two rivers – Kidepo and Narus – which disappear in the dry season, leaving just pools for the wildlife.
The local communities around the park include pastoral Karamojong people, similar to the Maasai of Kenya, and the IK, a hunter-gatherer tribe whose survival is threatened. Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species.
Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses. From Apoka, in the heart of the park, a savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges.
Source; UWA
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TOUR
Contact a tours and travel company of your choice as different operators offer different tour packages.
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Apoka tourism center
Karamajong herdsmen
Kidepo valley
Narus valley
Game drive
Nature walk
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YOU NEED TO KNOW
Hiking boot are ideal for wilderness safari
Drink a lot of water
4wd vehicle are essential in rainy season
Confirm bookings and be sure of accommodation before travel
Adhere to park regulations