• Day 1

  Arrival in Uganda

  You arrive at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Victoria - the largest fresh water lake in Africa, where a representative from Uzuri Uganda Safaris will welcome you and transfer you to Eureka Place Hotel in Kampala.

• Day 2

  Drive to Kidepo Valley National Park

  You are up early and enjoy breakfast. At 6.30am, you commence your long drive to Kidepo Valley National Park – an African wilderness in the true sense of the word, where the few safari goers that have made it to Kidepo will agree that the park is indeed one of Africa’s best national parks. You will make a stop at Migyera along the Gulu-Kampala road before continuing to Gulu town, where you will enjoy an early lunch en-route. From Gulu, you will continue, driving through the northern Uganda countryside.

  The road from Gulu to Kitgum is under construction so expect marram as well as tarmac sections. After the turn-off from the Kitgum road to Kidepo, the road is good marram during the dry season and it can get slippery during the rainy season. However, the 4X4 vehicles that we recommend for the Kidepo Safaris will navigate through. You arrive in Kidepo late in the evening and check-in at the Apoka UWA Bandas.

• Day 3

  Morning & Evening Game drives

  You will wake up to nature’s sounds and given the remoteness of Kidepo, count on hearing the sounds of an authentic African morning. You will take a sunrise game-drive in and around Apoka valley. You will then return to the lodge for breakfast after which you will embark on a mid-morning game-adventure that will take you to the Kanangarok hot spring. Here, the so-called Big Five can be seen wandering around including Ostrich. This section also commands amazing scenery with savannah grassland and mountains in the distance. After lunch, you can relax.

  In the evening, head out for a game drive along the Narus River Valley. The valley is a rolling grassland enclosed by distant mountains. The valley has permanent water, and for much of the year the park’s wildlife drinks here. On this drive, look out for elephants, herds of buffaloes, lions plus many other mammals. Dinner and overnight at Apoka UWA Bandas.

• Day 4

  Cultural Visit with the Karamojong people

  After breakfast, with your packed lunch, you will visit the Lorokul Cultural Group and explore the fascinating, ancient culture of the Karamojong. You will also visit the traditional homesteads (Manyata) of the Karamojong to sample local dishes and hear stories of this remote tribe that has just started accepting traits of modernism. After interacting with the locals and learning a few things about this cattle-keeper people, you will drive to Gulu for dinner and overnight stay at Churchill Courts Hotel Gulu.

• Day 5

  Drive to Entebbe & Departure

  You wake up at leisure and enjoy breakfast. Depending on what time your onward flight departs Entebbe International Airport (it is advisable you book a flight that departs Entebbe later than 8.00pm), you will commence your drive to Entebbe. You will enjoy lunch en-route to Entebbe via Kampala where you can make a stop at the African Crafts Village for a chance to purchase some Ugandan souvenirs and our wonderful Arabica coffee at the nearby 1000 Cups coffee shop. After, your driver/guide will drop you off at Entebbe International Airport in time for you to check-in for your onward flight.

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