Safari in Kidepo Valley National Park

Safari in Kidepo Valley National Park : Due to its isolated and mountainous location, Kidepo Valley National Park in northern Uganda may see fewer visitors than any other national park in the nation.

By building improved roads into the park and lodging options, the government is making great efforts to turn it into one of the most popular national parks in the nation. Compared to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park has the greatest concentration of lions in the nation, and their numbers are growing.

The Kidepo Valley National Park offers a plethora of activities, one of which is game drives, where visitors may witness over 85 creatures, 28 of which are unique to Uganda.

Zebras, lions, Uganda kobs, hippos, bat-eared foxes, elephants, waterbucks, wild dogs, leopards, elands, klipspringer, Jackson’s hartebeest, cheetahs, mountain reedbuck, buffaloes, oribis, dik-dik, caracal, kudus, kongoni, patas monkeys, and bush babies are among the animals that can be spotted during a game drive in Kidepo.

Another thing to do while on a Uganda safari at Kidepo Valley National Park is go bird watching. There are 450 bird species in the park that have been identified thus far.

The ostrich is the most well-known and frequent bird in the park, but other bird species like the Kori bustard, dark chanting goshawk, red-winged pytilia, Jackson’s hornbill, Ethiopian swallow, Abyssinian scimitar bill, rufous chatterer, rufous chatter, chestnut weaver, black-breasted barbet, black coucal, golden pipit, greater kestrel, red-throated bee-eater, pygmy falcon, rose-ringed parakeet, steel-blue whydah, golden kestrel, Karamoja Apalis, pygmy falcon, northern carmine bee-eater, white-bellied go-away bird, Abyssinian roller, fox kestrel, D’Arnaud’s barbet, scarlet chested sunbird, and little bee-eater, among others, are likely to be seen on a safari.

The best cultural interactions in Uganda can be found in the Kidepo Valley National Park. The IK and Masai tribes are the two that inhabit the area surrounding Kidepo Valley National Park. The majority of these people are cattle keepers, and respect increases with the number of cows one owns. When you visit these folks, you can experience local cuisine, learn how they dress, watch traditional dances, and much more.