7 days · Uganda
Seven Days Kidepo Valley Wilderness Expedition
DURATION
7 days
DESTINATION
Uganda
FROM
USD 5,800
Seven days in Kidepo Valley — Uganda's most remote park, with species found nowhere else in the country and a cultural visit to a Karamojong homestead.
BEST FOR
Repeat Africa travellers seeking true wilderness, photographers, those who have done the classic parks already
Journey highlights
- —Remote northeastern Uganda — among the least visited parks in East Africa
- —Species found nowhere else in Uganda: ostrich, cheetah, greater kudu
- —Cultural visit to a Karamojong homestead
- —Game drives across the Narus and Kidepo valleys
- —Fly-in access through dramatic mountain scenery
Day by day
Kampala → Kidepo (fly-in)
Scheduled light aircraft flight north to Kidepo Valley National Park, over the mountains of Karamoja. Afternoon game drive in the Narus Valley.
Narus Valley
Full day exploring the Narus Valley's permanent water sources, where lion, buffalo and Uganda's largest population of cheetah gather in the dry season.
Kidepo Valley
Game drive into the seasonal Kidepo river valley, watching for greater kudu, ostrich and other species found nowhere else in the country.
Karamojong Cultural Visit
Morning visit to a traditional Karamojong homestead to learn about the semi-nomadic pastoralist culture of the region, one of Uganda's most distinct.
Narus Valley Exploration
Further game drives and a guided walk with an armed ranger across the valley floor, watching for the park's more than 470 recorded bird species.
Kidepo at Leisure
A slower day at camp, with optional drives to remote corners of the park rarely visited by other travellers.
Departure
Morning game drive before the flight back to Kampala.