SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS
Tucked in the Northern most corner of Uganda on the boarder of Kenya and Sudan, Kidepo Valley National park protects the most exciting faunas of Uganda national parks, yet not visited by most tourists due to the difficulty of getting there; however the great diversity of animals in this park and the alluring scenery is worth the long journey. Kidepo boasts strong wilderness atmosphere, rugged mountainous scenery and exceptional game viewing and bird watching, makes it the most alluring destination in the country. The park is studded with rocky outcrop sand small hills from which one can obtain stunning views and breathtaking savannah landscape which ends in rugged horizon. Unique carnivore endemic to the park includes the bat-eared fox, striped hyena,caracal, cheetah and hunting dog. Other carnivores include lion, leopard, several cats, spotted hyena, black – backed jackal and side striped – jackal. Elephants, bushel’s zebra, bush pig, warthog Rothschild giraffe, Cape buffalo, eland, bush buck, waterbucks, bright gazelle, beisa Oryx and roam antelope.
