A wilderness of the park, dry hot and isolated yet spectacular with magnificent and wilderness waiting you to to discover. The park is travesred by large sand Rivers renowned for their distinctive composition of wild game co-existing with the dry mountain Forests, open savanna and hilltops capped by rock koppies.
Enjoy the isolated wilderness dominated by the 2550m Mount Morungole and transected by the Kidepo valley with the great Narus River.
Perennial rains may make Kidepo an oasis in the semi desert but its tract of rugged savanna is home to 77 types of mammals species and almost 500 bird species. Game viewing is so exciting here all the year and so is bird watching, foot safaris and mountain climbing. And even in the dry season it is worth visiting and see the seasonal Kidepo river and stroll along the its 50m wide bed of white sand between banks covered by palm trees.
The 1442km-2 park in Karamajong region of northern Uganda bordering the North west of Kenya.
Climate
The park has a semi arid climate with just one light rainy season per year between April to September. The valley of the Narus river in the south of the park receives 890mm of rain per year while 635mm falls in the in the Kidepo valley in the north. Both are seasonal and dissapear in the dry season.
Accomodation
The park runs a hostel with 21 bandas each with two beds fourteen of which are self contained. Apoka Rest camp managed by the Uganda Safari company has been renovated into a four star lodge. Adjacent to Apoka hostels, the camp operaes ten wooded and canvas suits. There are also two campsites in the park , Kakine and Nagusokopire both ideal locations for picnics.
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