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Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve is located in northeastern Uganda in the Karamoja region and Pian Upe is one of the largest wi...
26/01/2025

Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve is located in northeastern Uganda in the Karamoja region and Pian Upe is one of the largest wildlife conservation reserves in Uganda after Murchison Falls National Park.

Pian Upe wildlife reserve covers a total area of about 2,788 square kilometers and it is well located just between Kidepo National park and Mount Elgon National Park so one can easily connect from either of the parks, Pian Upe also shares borders with Bokora Wildlife Reserve and Matheniko wildlife reserve which means this area has a lot to offer in terms of wildlife viewing.

A visit to Pian Upe wildlife reserve can be easily combined with a visit to Mount Elgon national park and Kidepo Valley National park because it is close to each other in terms of connection from Mt Elgon to Pian Upe wildlife reserve, it takes only about 2 hours’ drive.

Pian Upe wildlife reserve experiences a steppe climate with one main rainy season in a year which makes it hard for some animals and plants to survive without water during the dry season, there is a few of species tree that can survive during the dry season including the desert date and red acacia and few other species like red spike-thorns, bushwillows, Harrisonia abyssinica, and different shrubs.

Best time to visit Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve.There are two main dry seasons and one rainy season, if you visit at the be...
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Best time to visit Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve.

There are two main dry seasons and one rainy season, if you visit at the beginning of the year from January to March it’s the main dry season and the driest season of the year, and November to December, the two main seasons are the best time to visit Pian Upe, then after there is rains season from April to October.

The two main dry seasons are the most preferred for the tourists visiting Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve.

During this dry season, it is easy to view the animals as they gather around the few remaining water holes making it the best time to visit Pian Upe Wildlife reserve.

The recommended and easiest route to reach Pian Upe Wildlife reserve from Entebbe airport or from Kampala is via Jinja, ...
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The recommended and easiest route to reach Pian Upe Wildlife reserve from Entebbe airport or from Kampala is via Jinja, Iganga then to Mbale town which takes about 5 hours drive, from Mbale you drive to Pian Upe via Mbale-Moroto highway for an about 85 kilometers which also takes about one and a half to 2 hours drive to reach Pian Upe, park officers.

You can easily have to combine your visit to Pian Upe wildlife reserve with Kidepo Valley national park and Sipi falls or Mount Elgon National park.

The most attractive thing about Pian Upe wildlife reserve is the landscape that is so amazing combining vast plains, mou...
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The most attractive thing about Pian Upe wildlife reserve is the landscape that is so amazing combining vast plains, mountains, valleys, and rocky outcrops, Pian Upe is home to different big mammals, different bird species, and reptiles, tourists who visit Pian Upe wildlife reserve should expect to see different wild animals like famous big cats which include cheetahs, leopards, spotted hyenas, and many more other animals like zebras, elands, gazelles, and oribi.

Other animals include civets, jackals, serval cats, topi, wildcats, buffaloes, roan antelopes, reedbucks, Duikers, Dik-dik, the Ugandan Kob, waterbucks, hares, porcupines, the rock hyrax, aardvark and hedgehogs among others.

The attractions in the Pian Upe area are two amazing indigenous African tribes that are Karamojong and Kalenjin, you cannot visit the Pian Upe Wildlife reserve and miss out on visiting the local communities in the area otherwise the tour will be incomplete because these two tribes have an amazing cultural experience that you must experience yourself.

Activities to do in Pian Upe Game Reserve.Pian Upe Wildlife reserve location is very remote if compared to other nationa...
26/01/2025

Activities to do in Pian Upe Game Reserve.

Pian Upe Wildlife reserve location is very remote if compared to other national parks and reserves in Uganda so it may not get the same attention as them but for those who want to discover something new and different Pain Upe is a very rewarding game reserve for all categories of both local and international visitors because Pian Upe gives privacy and an opportunity to explore a true pristine African wilderness that is not crowded like other busy national parks in Uganda, below are some of the main activities

Game viewing/drives,this is the main activity in the vast plains of the Pian Upe guided game viewing gives you opportunities to spot rare animals that can’t be seen in most Ugandan national parks, among them the cheetahs, ostriches, and the Roan antelope, these rare animals can only be seen here in Pian Upe and in Kidepo national park and in fact this is the only place where you can see the roan antelope in Uganda.

Birdwatching,Pian Upe wildlife reserve is one of the best places to go for birdwatching because in terms of bird density Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve ranks 2nd after Queen Elizabeth National Park, among the bird species to look out for in Pian Upe includes ostriches which you will find in the vast dry plains ideal for running away from predators and taking care of their young, apart from ostriches there is over other 240 bird species can be seen in Pian which includes the owls, hornbills, jacanas, African eagles, cormorants, cranes, darters, egrets, grass birds, hawks, herons, lapwings, pelicans, plovers, and turacos among the many more birds to see in Pian.

Mountain and rock climbing/hiking, as soon as you reach there you will find that the main features of the Pian Upe Wildlife reserve are vast plains, mountains, and big rocks so for those who like exploring big rocks or rock climbing that is less demanding mountains can this is a good place challenge yourself.

Guided Nature Walks, one of the best ways to explore Pian Upe Wildlife reserve is by walking on foot which will give you that great feeling of being in a true African wilderness because there will be no other humans to be seen walking in the wild, this walking activity is a guided walk and not done in most bigger savannah national parks in Uganda.

Cultural Experience,the local communities living around Pian Upe Wildlife reserve as already mentioned earlier are the Karamajong and Kalenjin bribes, these two tribes are both pastoralists and only depend on their cattle for survival.

When you go for a cultural experience on the guided community walk, you will get the opportunity to learn about how the local communities go about their daily lives, on this cultural experience you can a chance to see and participate in Karamajong traditional dances/drama and marriage ceremonies in the evening after the walk.

if time allows you can as well visit the new Karamoja cultural museum in Moroto town, the Karamajongo museum different large collections of items/artifacts that describe the Karamajong culture.

Cave exploration,those big rocks in the Pian Upe wildlife reserve hide ancient rock paintings, for example, the Napendio (rock) cave and, Napedet cave, these cave in Pian Upe is well known as sacred by the local communities around but also these caves hide different paintings of wild animals, these paintings are back to thousands of years ago when the first humans settled in the Karamajong region

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Best of kidepo valley national park in Uganda

Map of Uganda showing best tourism destination for wildlife and birding watching
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Map of Uganda showing best tourism destination for wildlife and birding watching

Wildlife Reserve near kidepo valley national park.
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Wildlife Reserve near kidepo valley national park.

Kidepo Valley National Park is located near Karenga in Kaabong District, in the northeastern corner of Uganda.
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Kidepo Valley National Park is located near Karenga in Kaabong District, in the northeastern corner of Uganda.

Safari packages to Kidepo Valley National Park.4 Day Luxury Fly-in Wildlife safari to Kidepo Valley National Park.5 Day ...
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Safari packages to Kidepo Valley National Park.
4 Day Luxury Fly-in Wildlife safari to Kidepo Valley National Park.

5 Day Uganda wildlife road trip to Kidepo Valley National Park

Other Animals seen in Kidepo Valley National parkOther animals include elephants, buffalo, giraffes, warthogs, zebras, w...
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Other Animals seen in Kidepo Valley National park
Other animals include elephants, buffalo, giraffes, warthogs, zebras, water bucks, Jackson’s Harte beast, white striped jackals, porcupines, Pangolins, and other different types of antelopes

Best time to visit Kidepo Valley National park.Kidepo Valley National park is open for tourism activities through out th...
26/01/2025

Best time to visit Kidepo Valley National park.

Kidepo Valley National park is open for tourism activities through out the year.

However, the best time to visit is September to March which perfect for game viewing.

Animals gather at the Narus valley for water. This is the dry period too

The worst time to visit Kidepo valley National park is April and May which are the wettest months of the area.

The best weather and the peak season months are September, October, November and March.

The park is very hot and dusty during December to February.

Kidepo Valley National Park is located in the far end of northeastern Uganda creating borders with south Sudan and Kenya...
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Kidepo Valley National Park is located in the far end of northeastern Uganda creating borders with south Sudan and Kenya.

It is situated near Karenga in Kaabong district and it costs 250km from Moroto town in its northwestern direction.

Moroto is the largest and the main town in Karamoja region.

It also takes 560km from Kampala, the Uganda’s Capital city to reach Kidepo Valley National Park by road and we recommend the use of a 4×4 Extended Safari Land cruiser

Kidepo Valley National Park covers an area of 1,442km2 and it is being dominated by the 2,750m of Mountain Morungole, pa...
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Kidepo Valley National Park covers an area of 1,442km2 and it is being dominated by the 2,750m of Mountain Morungole, partly rugged savannah and also transversed by the Kidepo and Narus rivers.

The park hosts 77 mammal species and 475 bird species and it is the second highest next to Queen Elizabeth National Park with over 600 bird species.

The mammal species in Kidepo include Elephant, Common Zebra, Buffalo, Spotted Hyena, Leopard and Lion are frequently seen, Bat-eared Fox, Carcal, Cheetah, Klipspringer, Striped Hyena, Lesser Kudu, Grant’s gazelle, Bohor Reedbuck, Waterbuck and Kongoni, Oribis, Guenther’s Dik Dik. Senegal Galago and Side striped Jackal, White-tailed Mongoose among other species and they can all be seen in your Uganda Safari to Kidepo Valley National Park.

Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s most isolated national park and one of the most spectacular parks with scenery u...
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Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s most isolated national park and one of the most spectacular parks with scenery unlike any other in East Africa and it offers a beautiful Vista of the breathtaking Savannah and mountain Landscapes which end in a rugged horizon.

The few who make the long journey north through the Karamoja region will agree that Kidepo is the most beautiful and magnificent National Park and it ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses.

Uganda Safaris to Kidepo Valley National Park provide opportunities of remarkable wildlife encounters during game drives through the park

Best time for game drives in Kidepo valley national park.The early morning game drives start at 6:00 am; evening at arou...
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Best time for game drives in Kidepo valley national park.
The early morning game drives start at 6:00 am; evening at around 4:00pm depending on how you have organized with the guide and lastly the night game drives start at 7:00pm.

Early morning game drives makes visitors catch the sun rise behind the mountain before flooding the valley then off for the whole day game drive to the ostrich farm and it is not any man made occurrence, but given the massive number of the birds one would compare it to this along, then we shall be able to view herds of elephants, cape buffalos, giraffes, lions, Cheetah, Leopards, Hyenas waterbucks, bat-eared fox, Bohor reedbuck, Oribi , aardwolf, dikdik, caracal and then the hot springs at kanangorok.

The game drives in Kidepo valley national park are commonly done at Narus valley and Kidepo valley. So at Narus valley, ...
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The game drives in Kidepo valley national park are commonly done at Narus valley and Kidepo valley.

So at Narus valley, wildlife is most active very early in the morning (6:00am) and evening times (4:00pm).

Kidepo Valley is short on big game but massive on scenery and the drive to Kanangorok Hot Springs passes some magnificent landscapes.

We recommend a 4×4 wheel drive Safari Land cruiser.

The Park is a completely different world of vast plains, in spring view from every vantage point, with a lot of wildlife as you drive into the park. Kidepo offers breathtaking open savannah which is surrounded by spectacular mountain landscape nowhere to be seen in Africa.

Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s second biggest National Park and one of the Africa’s finest wilderness areas

Bird watching is one of the interesting activities to take on while at Kidepo Valley National Park. Apoka Rest Camp also...
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Bird watching is one of the interesting activities to take on while at Kidepo Valley National Park.

Apoka Rest Camp also known as UWA bandas is point where visitors to Kidepo can start their bird watching activity. Later, you can extend it to fringes of the Narus valley and Namamukweny Valleys.

On your birding safari here expect to see species like Abyssinian Roller, Purple Heron, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Clapperton’s Francolin, Black-breasted barbet, Chestnut weaver.

D’Arnaud’s barbet, Fox kestrel, Golden pipit, Greater kestrel, Jackson’s hornbill, Karamoja apalis, Northern carmine bee-eater, Purple grenadier, Pygmy falcon, Red-throated bee-eater, Rose-ringed parakeet, Rufous chatterer, and White-bellied go-away bird among other species.

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Name of the company : AHABITAT TOURS AND TRAVEL COMPANY Registration number : R2000003107852 Date of registration : 12-12-2019 Postal address : P.O. Box 2652, Kampala, Uganda,KIBUYE Physical address : KIBUYE,MASAKA ROAD OPP DAILY MARKET Mobile number : +256 (0) 750519503 Email : [email protected] Main website : www.habitatsafari.com

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