Super User 18 July 2023

Best Travel Guide To Kidepo Valley National Park Game Drives Wildlife In Uganda

Experience an adventurous game drive safari in Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda. The Park is home to a wide range of unique wildlife animals that will be viewed in very huge populations compared to other National Parks. There are two sections in Kidepo Valley National Park where game drive safaris are conducted, such as Narus Valley and Kidepo Valley.

Kidepo Valley National Park is among Uganda’s top National Parks and it is one of the top destinations that are highly considered for a Uganda wildlife safari with a lot of incredible wildlife animals that can be enjoyed on a game drive safari.

Location of Kidepo Valley National Park;

The park is located in the northeastern part of Uganda and it is rich in huge populations of wildlife that is rare or even in few numbers in another national park. It is dominated by open savannah grassland extending towards rugged mountains at all points of the compass allowing the roaming of big game favorites.

Kidepo Valley National Park Activities and Attractions;

Narus Valley Game Drives:

The Narus Valley is among the best tourist attractions in this park because it is known to be home to many animal species due to its presence of water and these species include; Oribis, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, reedbucks, lions, giraffes, cheetahs, Jackson’s hartebeest and many more.

The valley is occupied with savannah grassland that enhances clear views of the inselbergs, which can be viewed in a distance while on a game drive safari in the Narus Valley section of the park. Narus Valley is the best spot for wildlife game safaris in Kidepo Valley National Park because it has a high concentration population of wild animals that gather in the dry season at the valley to drink water and feed on the savannah grassland. The valley is home to a wide variety of grazing wildlife animals that attract a wide range of carnivorous animals such as lions, leopards, hyenas, and cheetahs among others. These animals gather in the valley to drink water therefore they can easily be spotted on game drive safari in Kidepo National Park.

Kidepo Valley Game Drives:

Another part to enjoy the game drive in Kidepo National Park is Kidepo Valley, which is attached to the origin of the name of the national park. The section has little concentration of wildlife animals compared to the Narus Valley section but is massive in scenery. The Kidepo River supplies the Kidepo Valley, which is a seasoned river that dries up during the dry season the valley dries completely and in the rainy season the river floods. Despite these challenges in the Kidepo Valley section, the place is home to unique wildlife animals that are rare and endangered such as the beautiful ostriches, the cheetahs, nocturnal leopards, the kudus, elands, the wolf-eared bats among others that may not be found elsewhere in Uganda. The valley is home to other wildlife species such as Burchell’s zebra, giraffes, waterbucks, Oribis, reedbuck, and Jackson’s Hartebeests.

Other Tourist Activities and Attractions in Kidepo Valley National Park;

Bird Watching:

Travelers also enjoy birding on the game drives. The Park is home to many dry country residents of northern Uganda and Kenya including a number that are endemic to the Kidepo region such as rose-ringed parakeets, clapperton’s francolin, and Karamoja Apalis. Others include red-throated bee-eaters, Abyssinian rollers, secretary birds, and kori bustards among others. Kidepo is also notable for 56 raptor species including the rare lappet-faced vulture, lesser kestrel, and Denham's bustard.

Nature Walks:

Opportunities for guided walks range from short nature walks around Apoka Rest Camp to longer walks through the open grasslands East of Kakine, and a hike along part or all of the 15 km Rionomoe Trail which follows the southern side of the Narus Valley. The Morungule range, which rises from the plains to the northeast of Apoka, can be explored on foot with a ranger guide escort.

Community Walks:

Community walks outside the Park provide the opportunity to learn about wildlife in the local Karamojong Manyattas (Homesteads) at Kawalakol, Lorukul, and Karenga.

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