Apoka Tourism Center is overlooking the game-rich Narus Valley and it’s home to an upmarket lodge and simple Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA)-run cottages, Apoka Rest Camp, which is the park’s tourism hub. Ranger guides are stationed at Apoka to escort tourists on game drives and walks. For those without their own transport, park trucks can be hired. There is a craft shop with books and souvenirs; bottled water, sodas and alcoholic beverages can also be purchased here. Food is cooked on request and cooking gas and utensils can be hired by individuals who wish to cook for themselves.
It’s from Apoka Tourism Center that you can also plan for another experience in hiking Mount Elgon.
More about Kidepo Valley National Park and Apoka Tourism Center.
Kidepo Valley National Park is a 1,442 square kilometres (557 sq mi) national park in the Karamoja region in northeast Uganda. Kidepo is rugged Savannah, dominated by the 2,750 metres (9,020 ft) Mount Morungole and transected by the Kidepo and Narus rivers
The 540-square-mile park contains diverse landscape, from lush mountain ranges to vast plains, and is home to almost 500 bird species and 77 different mammals. Roam the Savannah, and you’d likely see an impressive collection of fauna including ostriches, hartebeest and giraffes. During the dry season, the only permanent water in the park is found in wetlands and remnant pools in the broad Narus Valley near Apoka. These seasonal oases, combined with the open, Savannah terrain, make the Narus Valley the park’s prime game viewing location.
You can as well experience a magical touch with the communities’ around the park. The nearby local communities possess teams of cultural entertainers that are normally accessible to offer performances on request. These performers have a wide range of traditional dances as well as songs for example the Emuya of the Nyangia as well as the Naporre ethnic groups along with Larakaraka plus Apiti dances performed by the native Acholi people. Quite a good number of ethnic groups do exist to mention but a few.