6 Day Kidepo Valley National Park Safari and Culture Tour Package

Package Overview

“Kidepo Valley National Park is consistently listed in Africa’s top 10 best National Parks, so why haven’t you heard about it.
Kidepo is Uganda’s and one of Africa’s most isolated parks based in the far North of Uganda, bordering Southern Sudan and Kenya, a full two days drive from Entebbe International Airport.
African Unique Safaris and Tours skips the long days driving with a direct 2 hour flight, maximizing your experience and opening up this seldom visited gem.
Kidepo has not often sighted predators such as the Aardwolf, Bar-eared Fox, Caracal, Cheetah, Hunting dog, Striped Hyena as well as Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Rothschild Giraffes, possibly Africa’s largest herds of Hile Buffalo, Burchell’s Zebra, Oribi, Klipspringer, Uganda Kob, greater and lesser Kudu, Warthog, Bush Pig, Topi, Grant’s Gazelle, Eland, Bushbuck, Common Duiker, Bush Dusker, Roan Antelope, Beisa Oryx, DikDik, Defassa Waterbuck, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Chandlers Mountain Reedbuck and Bohor Reedbuck. Primates found in the park include the endemic (found nowhere else) Kavirondo Bush Baby. 465 species of bird have been recorded in the park and 58 of these are birds of prey and 14 of these are endemic to the region.
If that’s not enough we immerse you into two authentic tribal village experiences and overnight stays. The Karamojong are a proud warrior and cattle herding culture that have shunned modernizing, whilst the Ik People are the first inhabitants and most marginalized people now pushed to the mountains of Kidepo and finding new sources of food and income after having to abandon hunting. Both are fascinating, safe and thought provoking.
Get off the beaten track and come visit Africa’s best kept secret with Crooked Compass and African Unique Safaris and Tours. Experience what few people do, the greatness of Kidepo Valley National Park.”
The team at African Unique Safaris and Tours.

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrival and Fly to Kidepo Valley

  Your African Unique Safaris and Tours representative will pick you up at your hotel or Entebbe International Airport and transfer you to your Uganda Aerolink flight to Kidepo Valley National Park at 10am. Here they will give you a briefing on your tour and assist you through the check in process and on to your 2 hour flight.
  Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated National Park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also one of the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses.
  The airstrip is only minutes away from the luxury Apoka Safari Lodge, in the heart of the park. A savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges. Have lunch at the lodge and proceed to afternoon game drive where you will encounter a range of other wildlife species including Uganda Kobs, Reed Bucks, Oribis, Rich Bucks, Hippos, Crocodiles, Giraffes, Buffalo and Lions.

• Day 2 : Karamojong Culture Experience

  Mt Moroto Nature Walk
  In the early morning we leave for a scenic nature walk through the valley of Mt Moroto, the highest mountain of Karamojong. During the walk we will set camp at a traditional village of the So Tepeth mountain people.
  Participate in daily life in the Manyatta (village)
  Immerse yourself in Karamojong culture. The afternoon is spent participating traditional games, daily activities as preparing staple foods, harvesting, beading, learning, dance, how to shoot bow and arrow and traditional friendly wrestling.
  A Night with the Warriors (herders)
  Experience typical Karimojong pastoral life by sleeping a night with the animals and shepherds in the Kraal. Help bringing the cows to the kraal, share stories around the campfire, play games with the warriors and learn how all about nomadic life. Enrich your experience with a more remote Kraal located 2hrs drive from Moroto town.

• Day 3 : Game Drive and Night Safari in Kidepo Valley

  After early breakfast you will embark on a morning safari, to view the best Kidepo valley has to offer, a big chance to encounter a range of other wildlife species including Uganda kobs, reed bucks, oribis, rich bucks, hippos and crocodiles. Return to your accommodation for lunch and in the afternoon, you enjoy the nature walk. Visitors can also wander along the splendid Kidepo River Valley between banks of attractive borassus palm forest. Namamkweny Valley can be reached in about one hour from most lodges.
  In the evening take a night safari and see the more nocturnal activities via spotlight and safari vehicle with your expert guides.

• Day 4 : Ik People Trek and Camping Experience

  Mount Morungole (also known as Ikland) is located in the absolute northern hills of Karamoja. Here lives the smallest tribe of Uganda called the Ik. The Ik have always lived in nowadays Kidepo Valley National Park but have been displaced 50 years ago whereby the now lives on the mountain ridges.
  Visiting the IK gives you a rare insight into a unique tribe in Africa. You will find stunningly beautiful Scenery the higher your climb takes you, simply breathtaking scenes in the valleys below you and into the Eastern Rift Valley of Kenya and over to Southern Sudan.
  Extend your experience with one night of bush camping with the community. After the hike we drive to the northeastern ends of Ikland and set up your Bush Camp site overlooking Kenya’s Rift Valley.
  After the sun has set, you join the traditional bee keepers to experience how they extract the honey from the community owned bee hives. Satisfied from tasting the harvest, we gather around the campfire and spend the night with the elders and local honey wine.

• Day 5 : Descend from the Ik People. Hot Springs, Birding Drive and Sundowner Kidepo Valley

  After early breakfast we say goodbye to the amazing IK people and take the 2 hour trek back to your vehicle.
  Back to your lodge for a shower and freshen up we will head off with a packed lunch and continue to an afternoon game drive where you will encounter a range of other wildlife species including Uganda kobs, reed bucks, oribis, rich bucks and a visit to the Hot Springs.
  Visitors can also wander along the splendid Kidepo River Valley between banks of attractive borassus palm forest. Namamkweny Valley can be reached in one hour from most accommodations.
  Return to your accommodation of choice, refresh as you prepare a night Game drive.

• Day 6 : Morning Safari and Deaprture

  Today after early breakfast, you will proceed to a morning safari for the last experience in Kidepo, you will return to the lodge for refreshments, lunch and check out. Embark you flight to Entebbe to connect with your flight back home.

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Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing

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Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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