Driving to Kidepo Valley National Park is a whole day journey. Kidepo Valley National Park is one of Uganda’s most safari park for a wildlife safari in Uganda. Driving to Kidepo requires a strong, reliable safari 4×4 safari vehicle. A good number of tour operators in Uganda provide car hire to Kidepo. Currently the security situation to Kidepo Valley National park is very safe and stable, many tourists can safely drive to Kidepo on their own. BOOK NOW
Driving to Kidepo National park is so beautiful and scenic, the road condition driving to Kidepo is bearable.
Road to Kidepo Valley National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park
The most frequently used route while heading to Kidepo is via Mbale and Moroto, the latter the regional capital of northeast Uganda. While driving to Kidepo, two other routes can be used to reach Kidepo Valley National Park the only place to find the Karamajong’s manyattas. Driving to Kidepo, you can apass through Gulu and another route through Lira. Kidepo park headquarters can also be accessed via Moroto route.
As you drive to Kidepo, the most commonly used route is via Soroti however, this is 50kms longer, on driving to Kidepo using public transport it takes more than two hours to get from Mbale to Soroti by bus or minibus. Should you get to Soroti by noon while driving to Kidepo, continue to Moroto before it gets late, once in Moroto, we recommended to take a break should you be not used to spending long hours of driving.
From Moroto in to Kidepo National Park is estimated to be 250Km, and the drive will take the best part of the day. You drive to Kidepo will take you through via Kotido in to Kaabong for another 95km northwards. Arriving Kaabong is almost to Kidepo National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park is now served with a good number of safari lodges including Apoka Safari Lodge, this is the most luxury high end facity, N’gamoru Wildness camp for visitors seeking for moderate facilities and the Kidepo Savannah lodge from budget travelers
Uganda is blessed with a good number of beautiful Parks that you can as well drive to including, Bwindi Forest National Park, this famous for Gorilla Safaris in Uganda located in the south western Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park also famous and best for wildlife tours in Uganda, Semuliki National Park for the famous hot springs among others
Most tourists visit Uganda end up driving or visiting the neighboring Rwanda known as the “Remarkable Destination”. The most famous and most visited park is the Volcanoes National Park and most guests here are looking at tracking Gorillas in Rwanda and tracking Golden Monkeys in Rwanda. Others visit the pristine Nyungwe Forests National Park for Chimpanzee Tours in Rwanda and Canopy Walk tour in Rwanda.