Uganda’s most isolated park is found in the country’s distant north-eastern corner, close to Kenya and South Sudan in the farthest extremity of the remote, sparsely populated Karamoja region. One of East Africa’s most magnificent wilderness, the Kidepo landscape is one of tremendous drama with grasslands roamed by big game favorites extending towards rugged mountains in all points of the compass. It is also an area of rich cultural interests for the plains around the park are dotted with manyattas (homesteads) of karamoja’s fierce traditional pastoralists.
An impressive variety of wildlife species survive in Kidepo’s harsh, semi-arid environment. Grassland, bush and forest habitats in the 1442km² park support 86 mammal species and 475 bird species – a number second in Uganda only to Queen Elizabeth National Park’s 604 species. Kidepo is the only Ugandan refuge for cheetah, bat-eared fox, striped hyaena and caracal while eland and zebra only occur in Kidepo and Lake Mburo. Elephant, Rothschild’s giraffe, buffalo, lion, leopard, spotted hyaena and black backed and side-striped jackal are also present.
A distinctive birdlist includes over 100 ‘dry country’ residents of northern Uganda and Kenya including a number that are endemic to the Kidepo region e.g rose ringed parakeets, Clapperton’s francolin and Karamoja apalis. Other highlights include the Ostrich, secretary bird, kori bustard, red-throated bee-eaters, the Abyssinian roller and the Abyssinian ground hornbill. Kidepo is also notable for 56 raptor species including the rare lappet-faced vulture, lesser kestrel and Denham’s bustard.
ACCESS
Kidepo Valley National Park can be accessed both by road and by air through chartered and scheduled flights from Kajjansi and/or Entebbe international airport.
THE PARK’S ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS:
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