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Safari In Kidepo
A short 4-day safari of Kidepo Valley's highlights...
Looking for an authentic safari in Uganda? Fly in and out of Kidepo Valley for a 4-day safari adventure - offering great game, game drives, bush walks and community visits.
Trip Highlights
This trip is fully customisable in terms of length, days on safari, days at the beach, safari activities, accommodation needs and luxury fine-tuning to meet your wildest dreams, budgets and party size. Do call us any time to price-up and customise this itinerary for you.
Trip Itinerary
NB. All of our trips are fully customisable in terms of length of time, regions, properties and budget. The below is just a sample of an itinerary that has worked well for clients in the past. Do call us any time to talk about this itinerary or any other element of your trip!
Day
1
Fly from Entebbe to Kidepo Valley National Park uganda
Today you shall fly from Kajjansi Airstrip to Kidepo Valley National Park. The park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Ugandas borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species. Kidepo is Ugandas most isolated national park is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africas finest wildernesses. You will arrive at your accommodation in the National Park in time for lunch, you may later on go for a game drive in the Park. Overnight in Apoka Safari Lodge on a full board basis including all game viewing activities on a shared basis.
Day
2
Nature walk and game drive uganda
After your breakfast, start your drive through the Narus Valley. You will have a nature walk in the Park. In the afternoon you will enjoy a game drive. Kidepo National Park is a savannah landscape that extends in all directions, It is home to elephant, zebra, giraffe, huge herds of buffalo, warthog, duiker, Jacksons Hartebeest, lion, leopard, cheetah, Buffalos, and Elephants. Other animals that may be seen roaming around include: Jackal Roan, Antelope, Waterbuck, Eland, Oribi, Klipspringer and Lions. The park also boasts of being the highest concentration of birds endemic to Uganda like: Ostrich, Kori bustard, vultures, pygmy falcon, hornbills, eagles and more. After your game drive you will return to Apoka Safari Lodge on a full board basis
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Game drive and community visit uganda
After an early morning breakfast, embark on a morning game that will take you to see herds of buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras and hopefully some lions, leopard and the elusive cheetah. This will also enable you to be in full sight of varieties of birds as well. You will rest at your accommodation after your Lunch until evening where you will go for a cultural tour in the Karamajong community. Here you will spend a wonderful evening with Karamajong people and have an insight of their way of life and beliefs. At the end of the tour you will be able to understand why their pride makes them slow to adapt to globalization. Overnight in Apoka Safari Lodge on a full board basis.
Day
4
Fly to Entebbe, head home
After breakfast, you will transfer Murchison falls National Park and connect to the rest of the program, or you will fly to Kajjansi Airstrip at Kampala and then transfer to Entebbe Airport and connect onto your intentional flights home.
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What kind of Wildlife should you see on the Safari In Kidepo trip in 2026/27?
For 2026/27, we expect you’ll be able to find the following wildlife in the Safari In Kidepo bearing in mind the quality of guiding, budgets, time of year and duration of stay all affect your chances of finding or seeing any of the following outstanding animals that dwell in Safari In Kidepo…
The Parks & Regions featured in the Safari In Kidepo itinerary...
A general introduction to the parks and regions featured in the Safari In Kidepo for 2026/27.
Do visit our Africa Wildlife page for our full wildlife viewing guide...
What are the other great Camps & Hotels across the same Safari In Kidepo parks and regions...
For 2026/27 we highly recommend all the following camps & hotels in the same Kidepo Valley National Park parks & regions — and let us help customise and price-up your ideal trip for you...
1 Apoka Safari Lodge
Kidepo Valley National Park, Africa, Uganda
This lodge is part of the Wild Places portfolio and its sister properties include Clouds Mountain Lodge in Bwindi and Semliki Safari Lodge in Semliki. The lodge sits in an area with… More…
And don't miss our Africa Wildlife page for a full guide to the amazing wildlife available...
What other Safari Trips & Tours do you have for the same regions in 2026/27?
An overview of what other tailor-made trips & tours The Africa Specialists have available to Kidepo Valley National Park parks & regions for 2026/27.
Do visit our Africa Safari Finder page to find more trips and locations for 2026/27
Other Safari/Holiday types recommended for the same regions in 2026/27...
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