Getting to Kidepo Uganda Safari,Vacation Ideas, Travel and Safari Trip Africa

February 27, 2008

How to get there:
The park can be accessed either by road or air. Road means could be of an advantage since most  of Karamoja areas are scenic and they are in wilderness. Despite the bad road conditions, a 4WD  can be used.
Visitors are notified that the Kotido to Kaabong road is mainly used and it passes via Kanawavat  not.

Via Losilang as most known as it was indicated on the maps. For further information, visitors  coming by road contact UWA headquarters.

The major routes are:
Kampala via Mbale-Soroti-Moroto-Kidepo- for 792km.
Kampala via Mbale-Sironko-Kotido-Kidepo for 740km.
Kampala via Karuma-Lira-Kidepo for 705km.

By Air:
Entebbe International Airport offers chartered aircrafts to the park’s headquarters.
An airstrip is managed by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at Lome’s South of the headquarters of  the park (3km).
The CAA is intending to make Lomes an International Airport, which will allow visitors to fly  direct from other countries.
Charter flights may be organized with United Airline, Eagle Aviation, Mission Aviation,  Fellowship as well as other companies in Kampala.

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