Uganda Adventure

5 DAYS KIDEPO BEST WILDERNESS SAFARI

5 days from $979 per person
Limited to 6 guests

HIGHLIGHTS

Destinations: Entebbe, Kidepo Valley National Park.

Activities: Game drives, nature walk, community visit, hot springs walk

Package Includes

Accommodation in the mentioned lodges
An experienced English speaking Safari Guide
Transportation in 4*4 safari Vehicle.
Transportation to and from the areas indicated.
Fuel and meals as indicated on respective days.
Game drive fees and all activities indicated in the itinerary.
All Entrance Fees and relevant government Tax.
Mineral Water on the entire Safari.
Administration fees.

Package Excludes

Meals and beverages, other than specified.
International, regional and local Airfares.
Airport taxes.
Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas.
Excess baggage charges levied by airlines.
Gratuities to driver/guides and other conveyance attendants.
Laundry and other items of a personal nature such drinks, telephone calls ETC
Personal and baggage insurance.
Cost for anything not specifically mentioned in the listing above.

SPECIAL NOTE

We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability.
Prices may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you for park fees and government taxes.

PASSENGER INFORMATION

Passengers should bring soft sided bags on safaris as our vehicles have limited luggage space.
All the passengers must have Identification Card/Passport with them for any internal flights.
Baggage on internal flights is strictly limited to 15kgs per person (including hand luggage). Any excess baggage will be charged by the airline at check-in.
Passengers arriving in UGANDA will be asked to present a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN UGANDA

Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be welcomed by your safari guide. Depending on your time of arrival, you may have an optional city tour of Entebbe town. Entebbe was the colonialists’ administrative center and has many buildings that date over half a century ago. The name Entebbe means “the chair” in Luganda, which is the local language of the area. You may also choose to visit Entebbe botanical gardens or Uganda Wildlife Education centre (Entebbe Zoo).

Accommodation

Lake Heights Hotel

Meal plan: B

DAY 2: DRIVE TO KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK (9 – 10 hrs)

Today you will start the long drive from Entebbe to Kidepo Valley National park. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species. Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent. Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses with a picturesque savannah landscape extending far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges. Depending on your time of arrival, you may have a short game drive in the park.

Accommodation

Nga’Moru Camp

Meal plan: B, L, D

DAY 3: ALL DAY GAME DRIVE TO THE HOTSPRINGS

After breakfast you will embark on an extensive all day game drive in Kidepo valley national park. You will carry a parked lunch and with the company of a ranger guide, start your search for the animals and birds of Kidepo. The park ranger will help you spot the lions that may be sitting on the valley’s various rocks. Other wildlife includes elephants, leopard, bush duiker, jackal, bushbuck, bush pig, ostrich, buffalo and much more, in the wild Narus Valley. The game drive will traverse open plains that extend past Kanangorok Hot Springs towards mountains across the Sudanese border. This is the part of the park where ostriches are most commonly seen. At the hot springs you will take a brief walk to observe and photograph.

Accommodation

Nga’Moru Camp

Meal plan: B, L, D

DAY 4: MORNING NATURE WALK, EVENING COMMUNITY VISIT

Kidepo valley national park offers a range of nature walks depending on your strength or preference. Shorter guided walks of around two hours can be taken through the Narus Valley extending over a 5km radius from Apoka Tourism Centre. The walk to Lomej Mountains can be last four hours, the hike starts at 7am. Guests can also wander along the splendid Kidepo River Valley between banks of attractive borassus palm forest. Namamkweny Valley can be reached in one hour from Apoka. In the afternoon you will take a visit to a willing community of Karimojong. Discover the unique culture of this remote tribe with the Lorukul Cultural Group, located just outside Kidepo Valley National Park. Their main livelihood is herding livestock, and the social and cultural importance will be explained as you walk with the guides to the traditional Karamojong manyattas (homesteads), granaries and cattle enclosures. Learn how the villagers make their distinctive beads, sample the local cuisine, and even learn the tribe’s folklore and beliefs.

Accommodation

Nga’Moru Camp

Meal plan: B, L, D

DAY 5: RETURN TO ENTEBBE AND DEPARTURE

Early in the morning you will depart from Kidepo valley and drive for the whole day to Entebbe or your next tour destination in Uganda. You will be dropped at the airport of any other preferred place as you conclude the tour.

Accommodation: x

Meal plan: B, L,

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TERMS OF PAYMENTS

After issuance of invoice, 40% deposit to be received after 14 days so as we can secure the booking.
60% of the balance to be received 30 days before first day of service.

All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars and must be paid in U.S. dollars cash, or wire transfer.
Where credit cards (visa, mastercard) are used, we impose a 3.9% charge as bank suffices charges.
For wire transfer we do not impose any charges but bank charges must be sufficed by you.
All the payments should be FREE FROM BANK CHARGES.

TERMS OF CANCELLATION

Reservations that are cancelled, reduced in length of stay or reduced in numbers are subject to Cancellation fee. Any cancellation of a reservation must be in writing, and shall only be effective upon its receipt and acknowledgment.

The following cancellation fee will be subject to cancelled bookings:

14 days or Less prior to arrival date: 100%
More than 14 days but less than 30 days: 50%
More than 30 Days but less than 45 days: 20%
More than 45 days: 0%

No refund will be given to the following:

Itinerary Amended After Departure.
There will be no refunds from African Adventure Specialists Ltd for any unused portions of the tour.
Lost Travel Time or Substitution of Facilities.
No tour refund is available should you fail to join a tour or join it after departure or leave it prior to its completion.

We strongly recommend that you secure trip and cancellation insurance.