6 Days Best Of Kidepo Valley National Park Nature and Culture Tour

6 Days Best Of Kidepo Valley National Park Nature and Culture Tour

Kidepo Valley National Park is an Amazing attraction that you should not miss while on your Tour in Uganda. This Tour brings you to off beaten Tracks where you are able to experience the Most Authentic Wildlife and African Culture.

Itinerary

Day 1: Depart to Kitgum

Pass By: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kitgum Uganda
You leave at 7 a.m. from Kampala/Entebbe to Kitgum to start your tour to one of the most magnificent Kidepo National Park through the plain and remote northern parts of the country with en-route lunch in Gulu before proceeding to Kitgum for a night and dinner at Bomah hotel.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Over Night at Boma Hotel Kitgum

Day 2: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park

Stop At: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kitgum Uganda
Today you drive to Kidepo National park (nominated as Africa’s leading parks in 2013 by the world travel awards). The Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, 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. The Park’s altitude ranges between 914m and 2,750m above sea level. The park contains two rivers Kidepo and Narus which disappear in the dry season, leaving just pools for the wildlife. Do afternoon safari.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Over Night at Kidepo Savanna Lodge

Day 3: Game Drives & Hot Springs Visit

Stop At: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kitgum Uganda
Start with an early morning game drive; as long as you wish, a park ranger will help you spot the lions that may be sitting on the valley’s various rocks. Other wildlife includes elephants, leopards, bush duiker, jackal, bush-buck, bush pig, ostrich, buffalo and much more, in the wild Narus Valley. After lunch, you go for an afternoon game drive through the hot springs via the palm tree lined Kidepo River, Search for ostriches and leopard tortoises along the way.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Kidepo Savannah Lodge

Day 4: Cultural Tour & Transfer to Gulu Town

Stop At: Karamoja Museum and Cultural Center, Matheniko, Uganda
After breakfast today you will visit the Cultural Groups and explore the fascinating, ancient culture of the Karimojong people. Visit traditional homesteads to share experience with the Karimojong Culture, sample local dishes and hear stories of the folklore of this remote tribe. Transfer this afternoon to Gulu and relax at the hotel.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in Gulu Town

Day 5: Drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Stop At: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda
Have a relaxed breakfast and prepare for your journey to the Rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola. Have lunch on your arrival and start the walk with the local guide to view the animals in the wild.

Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch located in Nakasongola district is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda. The Rhino re-introduction project is a project of Rhino Fund Uganda and Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Its conveniently located 176km (100 miles) north of Kampala on the Gulu highway towards Murchison Falls (branch off at Nakitoma Trading centre). Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to twenty two (22) southern white rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for Rhino Trekking, Shoebill Trek and Canoe Ride, Bird Watching, Night Walk, Nature Walk and Relaxation.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Over Night at A Lodge Near Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Day 6: Drive Back to Kampala

Pass By: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda
After breakfast (Inclusive), drive back to Kampala and lunch on arrival (not Inclusive), your guide drops you back at either your accommodation (Kampala/Entebbe) or at Entebbe Airport for your late evening flight.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Flight or drop off at your Accommodation in Kampala