5 days Kidepo Valley Uganda safari

Kidepo Valley National Park is a completely different world. Vast plains, inspiring views from every vantage point.  With a lot of wildlife as you drive into the park. Kidepo offers breathtaking open savannah which is surrounded by spectacular mountain landscape nowhere to be seen in Africa! Kidepo valley national park is also surrounded by interesting traditional and ancient tribe like Karamonjo’s and the iki and this will give visitor to have cultural experience with Karamonja people, you will have an opportunity to visit there traditional home stands called the manyattas.

Day 1: Kampala – Kitgum:

Morning will be met by your driver guide at hotel in Kampala and head to Kitgum . Start the drive to northern Uganda stopping for lunch at Gulu. Tis a tour to one of the isolated national park in Uganda and  we will drive you  through the plain  and remote vegetation  to northern part of the country. After lunch proceed to Kitgum for night overstay and dinner at any of the following hotels  Bomah, Fuglys, Bomah hotel for midrange facility or Tembo guest house with budget facility.

Day 2: Kitgum -Kidepo valley national park- Game drive.

After breakfast we will continue our journey the most magnificent and Africa’s finest wildernesses through the remote villages of Acholi areas to the Karamonjo’s homesteads and finally into the valleys of Kidepo national park the most beautiful and number 3 best national park in Africa voted by CNN travel channel. After you have check into your rooms and had lunch we will take you on afternoon game drive into the vast plains of the Kidepo valley national park  where you will be able to spot some of parks lions that may be sitting in ‘’sausagetreess’’ along the narus valley or on the rocks at the entrance of Apoka park headquarters, other wildlife that can be spotted include elephants, leopard, bushbucks and much more. And you will return to the hotel for night. Optional accommodation facilities include Apoka safari lodge, Ngamoru camp, and Uganda wildlife Authority bandas..

Day 3: Kidepo valley national park:

Morning will be conducted on a game drive to the hot springs and nature walk. Drive in the morning heading to the north of this park , after break and carry with you packed lunch for game drive to the hot springs via the palm trees lined Kidepo River, in search for Ostriches and leopards, tortoises along the way. After lunch we will end our guided nature walk through the park and return to hotel refresh yourselves, relax and have time to enjoy the wildernesses night overstay and meals at Apoka safari lodge,NgaMoru camp and Uganda wildlife Authority bandas or camping in the wilderness at the Bush camp.

Day 4: Kidepo Valley – Gulu :

After breakfast will drive heading to Gulu after and will stop over for lunch break in Kitgum before proceeding to Gulu for night. Gulu is an old town in the northern part of Uganda but development was affected but Kony wars insurgency caused by the loads resistance Army but now life is normal  with busy streets and safe which allow visitors to move freely in town and do shopping. Overnight accommodation will be at Acholi Inn, Acholi Bar, and Pearl Afrique for midrange and upmarket facility, Frankline hotel for Budget travelers.

Day 5: Gulu – Kampala :

After Breakfast in the morning drive to Kampala with stopover for lunch break on route and drop off at your residence or Hotel and that will be end of the trip and

Thanks for choosing to travel with Travel Hemispheres Uganda safaris the true Kidepo specialist. Includes; pick up from Kampala and back, transport in 4×4 safari vehicle with pop up adapted for game viewing, game drive, hot springs, accommodation in double/ twin room for selected hotel, meals attached to the room, park entrance fees.