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Kidepo Valley National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park is found at the border of Sudan and Kenya in the north east coner of Uganda covering an area of 1,442 sq km.
It is one of the most spectacular parks with a scenery that is no doubt the most eye catching in all the protected areas in Africa.

It has a variety of 80 mammal species and some of these are only found only here like the Bat-eared Fox, Caracal, hunting Dog, both the Greater and Lesser Kudu among others.

It is home to 465 bird species, 58 of these being raptors and among the 58, 14 are only found in Kidepo valley National Park e.g African Swallow-tailed Kite, Lammergeier, Verreaux's Eagle, Fox Kestrel, Pygmy Falcon, Eleonora's Falcon among others. Other specials include Stone Partridge, Clapperton's Francolin, Quail-plover, White-bellied and Hartlaub's Bustards, Black-faced and Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse, Eastern Yellow-billed, Red-billed and Jackson's Hornbills, Black-breasted Barbet, Pink-breasted Lark, Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark, Golden Pipit, Red-pate and Rock-loving Cisticola, the globally vulnarable and RARE Karamoja Apalis, Amethyst Sunbird, Taita Fiscal, Emin's Shrike, Three-streaked Tchagra, Grey-capped Social-Weaver, White-headed and White-billed Buffalo-Weavers, Black-cheeked Waxbill, Eastern Paradise-Whydah and Yellow-rumped Seedeater among others.
If you know the Masai, Karamoja area where Kidepo Valley National Park is found is inhabited     by their casines the Karamajong. Their lives centred on cattle just like the Masai, they still live a     very simple life style.
For your eyes only: Whether a cow is the US or Australia, it belongs to a Karamajong. Just like     their Masai casines, the Karamajong too have the love for colorful clothing.
    
The magnificent scenery makes one lose a Heart beat.
When you get into the valley, you will be sorrounded by the Morongole Mts, Napore ranges,     Kitenga and Kidi Rwot rocks.

A visit to the manyattas (Karamajong homestead) will give you a big lesson about the     Karamajongs traditional ways like every man carrying his own one leged stool everywhere he     goes, the dancing, jewelery among others.

There are only two accommodation places, the new Apoka Lodge and Apoka Rest Camp.     Apoka Rest Camp offers 14 cottages known as bandas here but you need to take your own food     to last you the duration you are there and pay someone to cook for you.

 Kidepo Valley National Park is access both by road and by air. By road, you can use the Gulu-    Kitgum road. You can use the Mbale-Soroti-Kotido-Kabong route. However a 4wd is     recommended because the road conditions are sometimes terrible.