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Kidepo Valley National Park
Remote, rugged wilderness with vast valleys and very few crowds.
About
Tucked into the far north-east of Uganda, Kidepo Valley is one of Africa's most remote and beautiful parks. Wide savannah valleys framed by mountains support large herds of buffalo, elephants, zebras and predators, alongside species rarely seen elsewhere in Uganda. Visits to nearby Karamojong communities add cultural depth.
Highlights
- Narus Valley game drives
- Remote wilderness
- Karamojong cultural visits
Things to book in Kidepo Valley National Park
2 operators we know of working in Kidepo Valley National Park. They set their own prices — contact them directly, or ask Zuri to.
Safaris · Kidepo Valley National Park
Big Apes Africa Safaris
A destination management company based in Ntinda, Kampala. Its Uganda wildlife programme covers Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, Kidepo Valley and Lake Mburo, with tailored departures for families, couples, photographers and solo travellers. It also arranges gorilla tours in Uganda and Rwanda.
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Safaris · Kidepo Valley National Park
NGONI Safaris Uganda
A Kampala operator describing itself as specialising in private, tailor-made safaris across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Its Uganda itineraries include dedicated trips to Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and Kidepo Valley, with a fly-in option for Kidepo, plus gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, hiking and Nile rafting.
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Stories from Kidepo Valley National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park
The Kingdom of the North: Kidepo Valley Completes Uganda's Big Five
In Uganda's far northeastern corner, where the Karamoja plains buckle into volcanic ranges and the border with South Sudan is a rumor more than a line, a pair of white rhinos now graze beside lion prides, elephant herds and buffalo — quietly completing a safari milestone two decades in the making.
Torch Media Africa · 19 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
Kidepo Valley National Park
Where the Rhinos Came Home: Kidepo Valley Writes Uganda's Wildest Comeback Story
At dawn in Uganda's far northeastern corner, the Narus Valley fills with a light that photographers chase across continents — gold pouring over golden grass, acacias throwing long shadows toward the jagged silhouettes of Mount Morungole and the Lonyili range beyond. This is Kidepo Valley National Park, a place so remote that reaching it has always been part of the story, and so wild that Africa's Big Four still roam its 1,442 square kilometers as if the twentieth century never quite arrived. This year, Kidepo added a new and improbable chapter to that story: after more than four decades of absence, rhinos are once again walking its plains.
Torch Media Africa · 19 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
Kidepo Valley National Park
The Valley at the End of the Road
There is a moment on the approach to Kidepo Valley National Park — somewhere past Kotido, where the tarmac surrenders to red murram and the acacia thins into open grass — when the sky simply gets bigger. The Napore range folds away to the west. Ahead, the Morungole massif stands like a wall against South Sudan. And then the land drops open into a savannah so wide and so empty that the first instinct of nearly every visitor is to stop the vehicle, get out, and say nothing at all.
Torch Media Africa · 19 Sept 2026 · 5 min read