Kidepo National Park

Kidepo Valley National Park is a 1436 km2 national park in Karamoja region in northwest Uganda. Kidepo is rugged savannah, dominated by the 2750 m Mount Morungole and transected by the Rivers Kidepo and Narus .

Perennial water makes River Kidepo an oasis in the semi-desert which hosts over 86 mammal species including lion, cheetah, leopard, bat-eared fox, giraffe — as well as almost 500 bird species.

The Kidepo Valley National Park was established in the 1960s under the rule of Milton Obote. The forcible eviction of the Ik people out of the fertile Kidepo valley contributed to a famine among the Ik.

Isolated from the rest of the Ugandan National Parks, Kidepo is a sight to behold. Consisting of dry savannah country with granite kopjies piercing the horizon and the 2750 m Mount Morungole dominating the scenery.

Dry plains game exists here and nowhere else in Uganda such as greater kudu, cheetah and rarely the beisa oryx. Bird species recorded number some 500.

This is true wilderness country located in Karamoja district and the drive is arduous and tricky. Really only for the truly adventurous of spirit!