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User Reviews of Kidepo Valley National Park (25 Reviews)

Kidepo Valley Safaris Uganda
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Male avatar icon mark Uganda flag UG       Visited: December 2019 Reviewed: Aug 27, 2020

Email mark  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

just wow

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this is not only the best place to see lions in Uganda it is home to cheetahs as well and this is my favorite park ever

Male avatar icon Aidan United States flag US       Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: Sep 14, 2020

Email Aidan  |  under20 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

it was great

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the weather was quite hot and itdidnt rain. on this adventure i saw a lion basking in the sun and 9 elephants and herds of up to 1000 buffalo

Male avatar icon Shawn Kenya flag KE       Visited: December 2020 Reviewed: Oct 12, 2021

Email Shawn  |  under20 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

From vast mountains to dry savannahs

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A natural beauty that I have visited numerous time, though remote it is extremely rewarding wildlife is excellent large buffaloes herds roam the savannah in the thousands and lions sit on rocks for an advantage over prey. my favorite African park.

Female avatar icon Isabelle France flag FR       Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 6, 2024

Email Isabelle  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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The landscape is really nice and people there were more authentic. Unique NP to see wild ostriches.

Female avatar icon Andrea Gunderson United States flag US       Visited: June 2025 Reviewed: Jun 25, 2025

Email Andrea Gunderson  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Long drive to get there but one of our favorite parks. We only saw one other vehicle there when we went on several safaris. I think it is the long drive that prevents a lot of people from going there but it had everything there. We loved Kidepo Savanna Lodge!! We had the best staff at Kibale

Male avatar icon Douglas M. Holden South Korea flag KR       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2025

Email Douglas M. Holden  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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A most beautiful park, ringed by mountains!

Female avatar icon Lothar & Jelena Germany flag DE       Visited: January 2026 Reviewed: Feb 26, 2026

Email Lothar & Jelena  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Nice and quiet Park with a lot of Wildlife. We love this Park

Avatar icon Owor Patrick Uganda flag UG       Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2015

Email Owor Patrick

True Encounter with Uganda's Virgin Destination

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Kidepo Valley National Park is one of Uganda's most beautiful conservation areas that has not been touched so much hence not suffered much natural alteration. The Karimojong people are the only tribe in Uganda that have not been so much influenced by modern life style to change their Culture and cultural practice.
The national park has most of the animal species with vast open savanna and some bird species that are endemic to the region.

Avatar icon Joseph Switzerland flag CH       Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Jan 5, 2017

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Simply amazing- there is no other way to say it.

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This is is certainly the best park in Uganda, with the most wildlife and the elusive wild dog, cheetah and ostrich. Other animals include hyena, lion, leopard, zebra, water buck, buffalo, giraffe, jackals and many more. You learn so much about the tribes here, and the birding was terrific.

Avatar icon Nadine Netherlands flag NL       Visited: May 2017 Reviewed: Apr 3, 2018

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Off into the raw nature of the vast landscape of Kidepo Valley National Park

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Not being a huge fan of wildlife safaris, I asked around which safari park in Uganda was a must-visit during my stay. Although the travel took me quite some time, I didn't regret the trip up north (with a stop in Moroto, Karamojong district) for a second. I had seen beautiful photos of Kidepo Valley NP, but driving towards the entrance of the park along the different villages of Kotido and Kaabong, I was already surprised by the breathtaking scenery. Once we got to the park, I was startled by the beautiful hills on which every now and then groups of animals (e.g., giraffes, antilopes, zebras) could be spotted and the massive mountain range (in South Sudan) could be seen on the background. Since the park, at the time when I visited the Kidepo Valley NP, was not that often visited by tourists, it felt as if my driver, guide and I were dropped into undiscovered land as I only saw other vehicles twice - somewhat magical, I have to admit.

Whereas you might not find a heap
Read more of animals on one spot given the huge area Kidepo Valley NP, the scenery of the park makes up for that. Next to that, I would strongly advise to stay for a night at Kidepo Valley NP. The sunset is a-ma-zing, there are so many stars at night you cannot count them, and it's nice to sit with the guides around the campfire (if you're on your own).

Also, my guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and the staff at the Apoka Rest Camp was extremely helpful when I had to arrange my transport for the next morning.

Although maybe not the best park to spot the Big Five in one day - over multiple days that's definitely possible - Kidepo Valley NP is definitely worth the travel regarding the unique nature and scenery of the park. You don't feel like a plain tourist stacked in a safari bus, but you more likely feel like an adventurer exploring new lands. It's simply stunning!