4 Day Fly Kidepo Safari- Kidepo Flying Safari  

This 4 Day Fly Kidepo safari -We will be flying to Kidepo Valley Naitonal Park’s Apoka Safari Lodge, do game drives in Kidepo in search of the real Lion King Safari to Africa as it was 50 – 100 years – CNN has twice featured the park, once as the 3rd best Park in Africa and another time as one of Africa’s Featured Parks.

Kidepo Valley Park, is authentic Africa, an African Wilderness that you will not find elsewhere in East Africa.  It is Africa without the crowds, where you have less than 10 new visitors a day enter the park, with limited lodges made up by the richness of the Africa Wilderness in this remote part of Uganda.

• Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Apoka Safari Lodge, enjoy an evening game drive in the Narus Valley.
• Day 2: Kidepo Valley NP with Game drive in the park all day
• Day 3: Kidepo Valley Park: Guided Nature walk and game drive.
• Day 4: Fly back to Entebbe.- End of Fly Kidepo Safari.

DAY BY DAY

Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Kidepo Valley NP

We begin our 4 Day Luxury Fly Kidepo Safari with a pick-up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe to Entebbe International Airport for your 2-hours flight to Kidepo – a pleasant flight over the varied Ugandan landscape – seeing the Pearl of Africa from above – simply a delightful treat and some great photo opportunities for you.

Land at Kidepo Valley Airstrip and transfer to the nearby Apoka Safari Lodge that is a real oasis in the midst of this rugged and untamed landscape of Kidepo Park where you receive a warm welcome and are led to your luxurious room where no effort has been spared and thought off to make you most comfortable.  There is a swimming pool for you take a dip, a veranda to sit and enjoy the vast wilderness of the unique Kidepo Valley – a destination that many would like to visit but don’t due to the time or cost it takes to get here.

Lunchtime at Apoka Lodge and you are served a culinary treat in the Ugandan Wild of Kidepo Valley National Park that will delight your senses and palate.  Even while you have lunch or sit on your veranda you will be able to enjoy some the abundant wildlife found at this most unusual, one of a kind Park in East Africa bordered by South-Sudan and Kenya – a park that abounds with scenic wonders and prolific wildlife, some of which is not found elsewhere in Uganda.

Relax after lunch, drinking in all the splendor of nature, the stillness of the wild only broken by the sound of an animal near or far – welcome to Kidepo Valley National Park.

Late Afternoon Game Drive through the Narus Valley where you will see herds of buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras and hopefully some lions, leopard and the elusive cheetah.  Besides there are the many birds you might find along the way.  This is a slow drive so that you do not miss anything, stopping wherever you wish to take pictures of the fabulous wildlife and birds, fauna and flora along the way.

One of the things that you will readily see that one thing that makes this park so very different is that there are no other vehicles, it is African wildlife without the crowds.  Simply amazing – in this remote and unvisited part of Uganda’s Wild.

Enjoy the sunset and a delightful dinner at Apoka Safari Lodge in the heart of Kidepo Valley National Park surrounded only by the sounds of the African Wild in the Bush.  There is nothing like going to sleep with the sounds of a roaring lion in the distance and awakening to the trumpeting of an elephant.

Game drive in Kidepo safari, Uganda fly kidepo safari

• Accommodation Options:
• Luxury: Apoka Game Lodge
• Medium: Kidepo Valley Lodge
• Low Budget: Kidepo Valley Lodge (tents)

Day 2: Full Day Game Drives, Safari in Kidepo Valley National Park,

Sunrise in the Bush and to top it off a fabulous breakfast and a cup of coffee or tea while you peruse the landscape and wildlife around you in the remotest corner of Uganda and yet it is in class and style.  The perfect African dream vacation.

After breakfast it is off to another exciting game drive across savannah, hills, small forests, dry river beds and always the rings of mountains around you.  Animals and birds to see, plants and trees that will amaze you as they exist in this semi-arid region of Uganda.

We are off to Karankorog Hot Springs with lots of wildlife along the way.  No game drive is the same even if you took the same route twice, there is always something new to seen and found.  The scenery, animals, birds will amaze you and it is best to keep the camera close at hand to get the best shots along the way.

Lunch at Apoka Lodge – each meal being a unique treat

Then it off for an afternoon with Karamajong people for a cultural tour as to how this proud tribe that has refused most influences for change.  Their love for cattle is comparable to the better known Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania. Their ways are unique to them and they are a proud warrior like people who believe that is their God given right to cattle, even cattle belonging to others.  You will see how they live, how they prepare food, dance, enjoy life and what their cattle means to them.

Here you will have an experiential visit with the Karamajong, see their homesteads which are called Manyatas and also the Kraal’s where the animals are kept. Simply an enriching, cross-cultural time.  Like the landscape, the Karamajong are a rugged people who for the most part continue in their cultural lifestyle.

Return to Apoka Lodge for a time of relaxation, dinner and enjoying the company of other travelers at the lodge.

• Accommodation Options:
• Luxury: Apoka Game Lodge
• Medium: Kidepo Valley Lodge
• Low Budget: Kidepo Valley Lodge (tents)

Day 3: Kidepo valley national park: Guided Nature walk and game drive

Go for a morning guided walk and see unique plants found only this part of the country, birds and crocodiles on the river banks. After this, enjoy a buffet breakfast. Late afternoon, high tea and then a game drive.

• Accommodation Options:
• Luxury: Apoka Game Lodge
• Medium: Kidepo Valley Lodge
• Low Budget: Kidepo Valley Lodge (tents)

Day 4: Fly from Kidepo to Entebbe

Today morning, either sleep or go for a game drive, swimming or a guided walk. At 11.00hrs, there is a barbeque at the swimming pool. Leave for the airstrip afterwards, taking the flight back to Entebbe at 15.00hrs arriving at 16.20hrs. Wait at the airport for your flight out of the country or drive back to Kampala.

At Entebbe airport you are met by your driver guide and taken to your hotel – lodging or assisted in your departure from Uganda.

Included:

• Domestic flights as mentioned in the itinerary (including taxes):
• Ground transport in a 4wd Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof for excellent safari viewing for transfers and activities;
• Guided swamp walks
• Meals indicated on the programme
• Services of an experienced tour guide cum driver
• Accommodation as per programme
• Park fees for the various parks
• Private transportation using 4×4 safari vehicles
• Arrival airport transfers
• Entrance fees for tours mentioned in the programme

Excludes:

• International air fares and entry visa to Uganda
• A porter during the gorilla tracking (someone who carries your daypack);
• Personal (medical/travel) insurance;
• Government tax or park fees increase;
• Tips and gratuities to rangers, driver/guide, porter, hotel staff, etc;
• All expenses of personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities, souvenirs etc.).