Transfer from Kampala/Entebbe to Kidepo Town with a Stopover at Masindi for Lunch

• Journey Time: 10 hours
• Accommodation: Apoka Lodge (Luxury), Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Mid-range and Budget)
• Meal Plan: Lunch (en-route), Dinner

• Morning pick up from Kampala at 7am and drive to Kidepo Valley National Park in the northern Uganda, a distance of around 500 kilometres. 
  Option: Along the way we may visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary that is located off the Kampala - Gulu highway in Nakasongola District. The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is home to the only Rhinos in the wild in Uganda. You will set out on a guided trek on the sanctuary to find a family of rhinos plus observe many other wildlife. Continue to Kidepo Valley National Park. While approaching, an initial glimpse gives you a ridge-like terrain; spanning through a long range, over a long distance till it
  tends to diminish and blur, blending with the environment further. As you get closer, the further get
  closer; inquisitive to know what exists on the opposite end of this landform. The excitement and joy ignited by close approach to the first proximal ridge of this endless stretch of terrain suddenly changes. Dinner and overnight.

Full Day Game Drive in Kidepo Valley National Park                  

• Accommodation: Apoka Lodge (Luxury), Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Mid-range and Budget)
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• After early breakfast we will go to spend the day in the spectacular wildlerness of Kidepo Valley National Park watching plent of wildlife and amazing landscapes. The Narus Valley is home to many animals, as it is the only water sources in the park during the dry season. Animal sightings may include Buffaloes, Zebras, and Waterbucks among others. You also have sights of a number of birds. Kidepo is known to have 475 bird species, 58 of which are birds of prey. The Karamoja Apalis, Cappatal’s frankolin are bird species endemic to the park. We will retreat back to the lodge for dinner and overnight. The northern Kidepo Valley part is drier than the Narus Valley in the south of the park and therefore has fewer animals. The northern part however has the highest concentration of ostriches.

Hike to Mt. Morungole to visit the Ik Tribe

• Accommodation: Apoka Lodge (Luxury), Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Mid-range and Budget)
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• After early breakfast, we transfer to trail head of the trek to Mount Morungole in Kidepo. Set out to hike to the mountain which is also home to the IK tribe, a fascinating tribe with unique history and culture. Spend time with a hosting IK homestead and learn their different traditions, cutlures and lifestyle. We return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Transfer from Kidepo Valley NP to Kampala/Entebbe                                       

• Journey Time: 10 hours
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch (en-route)

• After early breakfast, we will embark on the long but very scenic drive back to Kampala.
  Option: We can spend another night in Gulu to break the long drive as we did on day one.