Uganda’s most isolated and untouched national park
Located approximately 520 kilometers northeast of Kampala, Kidepo is Uganda’s most remote national park. It is recommended to travel by air to reach this distant wilderness.
Kidepo Valley Natural Park
Remote wilderness, rugged savannah and rare wildlife in northeast Uganda
Kidepo Valley National Park covers 1,442 square kilometers in the Karamoja region in northeast Uganda. The park is a rugged savannah landscape dominated by the 2,750 metre Mount Morungole and crossed by the Kidepo and Narus rivers.
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Landscape and Location
Vast horizons and mountain backdrops
Gazetted as a national park in 1962, Kidepo borders South Sudan along its northwestern boundary. From Apoka in the heart of the park, open savannah stretches far beyond the protected area toward distant mountain ranges.
Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wilderness areas, offering wide landscapes and a true sense of remoteness.
Local Communities
Rare species and exceptional biodiversity
The park hosts over 77 mammal species and around 475 bird species. Along with the neighboring Karamoja region, it shelters species found nowhere else in Uganda, including greater and lesser kudu, eland and cheetah.
Carnivores include lion, leopard, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal and side-striped jackal. Other large mammals regularly seen are elephant, Burchell’s zebra, bushpig, warthog, Rothschild’s giraffe, Cape buffalo, bushbuck, bush duiker, Defassa waterbuck, Bohor reedbuck, Jackson’s hartebeest and oribi.
Kidepo is second only to Queen Elizabeth National Park in bird diversity in Uganda. Notable species include the ostrich, Kori bustard and Karamoja apalis.
The park is particularly known for its birds of prey. Of the 56 recorded species, 14 are believed to be endemic to the Kidepo and Karamoja region, including Verreaux’s eagle, Egyptian vulture and pygmy falcon.
Local Communities
Culture in the Karamoja region
Communities around the park include the pastoral Karamojong people, similar to the Maasai of Kenya, and the IK, a traditional hunter-gatherer tribe.
Access and Travel
Reaching Kidepo Valley National Park
Eagle Air operates scheduled flights once a week, and charter flights are also available. The civil aviation airstrip is located approximately 3 kilometers from the park headquarters.
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