Kidepo Valley National Park

Kidepo Valley National Park is Located on along the Sudanese border in North Eastern Uganda. It is one of the most spectacular Nationla Parks in Uganda covering an estimated 1,442 square kilometers. The vegetation of the area comprises of Semi-desert scrub, open thorn-scrub, open thorn-bush, long and short-grass open tree savannas, montane forest and granite out-crops that provide beautiful scenery from all directions.


The Park comprises a large variety of bird species such as the Black-breasted Barbet and Karamoja Apallis. Other wildlife include Kidepo's mammal list of over 80 species and 28 that are found in no other Ugandan National park. Amongst these are such charismatic African animals as Bat-eared Fox, Carcal, Cheetah and Klipspringer. The park also has a very rich and diverse reptile fauna.

Activities: A number of activities include Game viewing, Hiking and scenery viewing, picnics, cultural performances, nature walks and many more.

How to get there: The Park can be accessed either by road or by air. The most common route by road is from Kampala via Mbale, Soroti and Moroto on and 840 km journey.