Day One: Arriving at the airport you will be warmly welcomed by a Churchill Safaris representative and begin your journey to Kidepo National Park, stopping en route at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Uganda’s rhinos became extinct in the early 1980s, after a period of civil unrest and heavy poaching. This sanctuary has now been established to breed black and white rhinos, and restore the populations in Uganda’s National Parks. You will then continue to Kitgum, having dinner and retiring to your hotel for the night.

Day Two: After breakfast continue on to Kidepo National Park. Located in the furthest corner of Uganda, in the semi-arid valleys of Karamoja province, Kidepo Valley is Uganda’s most isolated National Park. The few that take the pilgrimage are rewarded with stunning scenery and an unparalleled abundance of wildlife including lions, cheetahs, ostriches and water buffalo. Kidepo also boasts a bird list of 475 species, with some of East Africa’s rarest and most sought after including the Black-breasted barbet and the Karamoja Apalis.Road conditions can be challenging and it may take anywhere from two to four hours to reach the park. On the positive side the scenery is stunning, and the trip provides a rare glance into the Acholi and Karamojong culture, something few visitors get to experience. Arrive to the park in the late afternoon for a short game drive before retiring for the night.

Day three & four:Experience the beauty of one of East Africa’s most isolated and spectacular natural parks. The scenery and wildlife simply cannot compare. The best part is that the park is completely yours, with the likelihood of encountering another vehicle minimal. Spend the day exploring the beauty of Kidepo concluding with an exciting walking safari in the evening.

The adventure continues the next day as you travel to the Sudanese border to visit Kidepo’s ostrich population, and have a bush lunch overlooking the park. Participate in an optional game drive or visit to the Karamojong communities in the late afternoon.

Northern Uganda

Day Five & Six: Depart Kidepo and head to Murchison Falls National Park for two nights, stopping in either Kidepo or Gulu for lunch. Spend the evening relaxing at the lodge, overlooking the Nile River.The next morning after breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park, where you will have chances of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. For the birders amongst you, these areas support the secretary bird, and black chested snake eagle, to name a few.

In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small seven metre gap, plunging 43 metres into Lake Albert. The banks of the Nile are densely populated with crocodiles, hippopotamus, and a diverse range of other wildlife that come to the river to drink. Return back to the lodge for dinner.

Day Seven: Today you complete your journey with an early morning game drive to the top of Murchison Falls, where you can have a close look in to the gorge where the Nile narrrows and drops over the edge of the famous falls. Afterwards proceed to Kampala arriving in the evening, transferring to Entebbe to catch your flight home .

Northern Uganda