Apoka Safari Lodge enjoys stunning views across the Kidepo Valley in northeast Uganda, and offers ten spacious canvas rooms built around a jagged rocky outcrop or kopje. It is the only lodge in the park and sits in the middle of the park. Strategically placed near the river, the lodge is an ideal base from which to explore the park and view the outstanding inhabitants. Book Now
Double room at Apoka Safari Lodge
Winston Churchill, on his travels, called Uganda the ‘Pearl of Africa’, and at Apoka Safari Lodge, amid the rich amber oil palettes and the wild grace of the sweeping savannah scenery, it’s easy to see why. Located in the country’s isolated northeastern corner, Apoka offers the only accommodation inside the pristine Kidepo Valley National Park – the kind of exclusive luxury African safari experience most travellers only dream of finding.
Despite its remote location, Apoka Lodge is built for comfort. Spacious, private cottages cluster around a rocky kopje overlooking the Narus River, each with a screened balcony, outdoor stone tub (perfect for a starlit soak) and furnishings exquisitely handmade by local craftsmen. The wildlife is abundant – lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, giraffe and zebra to name a few – and can often be viewed from the comfort and privacy of your suite, or the cool waters of our natural rock pool.
Of course, you’ll also want to get out into the park itself, exploring by foot or by game vehicle in the care of our experienced guides, enjoying sundowner cocktails in the shade of a giant fig tree, or simply drinking in the sweeping 360 degree views of land and wildlife from our specially constructed tower.
The vast golden green plains punctuated with craggy, rocky outcrops, reveal an even bigger sky at night. Under a canopy of impossibly bright stars, this is where we are reminded that the earth is round.
When you close your eyes and think of Africa, the landscape you imagine – the jagged hills, the golden grasses, the plains dotted with wildlife, the soft glowing light – is likely to be Kidepo. This is Uganda’s most remote park, far away from city life.
Rooms at Apoka Safari Lodge
A long range view of Apoka Safari Lodge
The rooms at Apoka have been built with comfort in mind. Everything is handmade by local craftsmen and everything is large and capacious. 10 expansive rooms with natural canvas walls surround a rocky kopje with endless views across the savannah. With inside sitting rooms and private verandas, there are plenty of places to relax, read and sprawl.
Big hand-hewn beds with soft duvets are draped with mosquito nets, hand-woven woolen carpets, extra large plush towels, over-sized dressing gowns, you may be as far away from the city as you’ll ever be, but you won’t miss a thing. All the rooms are fitted with hardwood floors, handmade furniture and hot running water heated by solar power.
Each room also has an outdoor bath, which is perfect for looking out over the plains below or for a spot of stargazing in the evening. The lodge has an excellent restaurant where meals are served from a set menu and there is also a rock swimming pool, which overlooks a waterhole.
Step outside to a sheltered terrace and slip into your own outdoor stone bathtub, big enough to fit the whole family.
The swimming pool at Apoka Safari Lodge – deep and cool – has been carved out of the big rock. This is the kind of pool that makes you want to jump in, splashing and yelling, feeling like a kid again.
Things to do!
Do you want stride out across the savanna and walk with zebras? Spend time in a Karamojong village learning about their traditional way of life? Enjoy a sundowner in the arms of a massive fig tree? Sit and watch a breeding herd of elephant frolicking in the mud? This is the place for you.
Come and drink in the view, come and feel the lion’s roar in your chest. Come and stay a while.
Facilities
- Airport Shuttle
- Laundry Facilities
- Braai/Barbecue
- Swimming Pool
- Wi-Fi
- Credit Card Facilities
- Room Service
- Restaurant on Premises