Kidepo Valley National Park
🇺🇬 Uganda
🦓 Untamed Zebras Roam Remote ValleysKidepo Valley National Park is a remote tropical savanna nestled in the rugged mountains of northeastern Uganda. Its landscape features open grass plains and dry acacia valleys bound by distant peaks, offering wide walking tracks through sun-drenched shrublands.
3.938° N 33.887° E
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Lion
Panthera leo
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African Bush Elephant
Loxodonta africana
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Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
📊 Most Spotted
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Patas Monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Lion
Panthera leo
★ African Bush Elephant
Loxodonta africana
★ Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
📊 Most Spotted
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Patas Monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Kob
Kobus kob
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
📊 Most Spotted
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Clapperton's Francolin
Pternistis clappertoni
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Meyer's Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
📊 Most Spotted
African Five-lined Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
Finch’s agama
Agama finchi
Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
West African Crocodile
Crocodylus suchus
Puff Adder
Bitis arietans
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
Graceful Chameleon
Chamaeleo gracilis
Smooth Chameleon
Chamaeleo laevigatus
Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise
Kinixys belliana
Neumann's Marsh Terrapin
Pelomedusa neumanni
Sudanese Sand Snake
Psammophis sudanensis
📊 Most Spotted
Recent sightings in Kidepo Valley National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Lion Pride Dynamics
Lions in Kidepo are often spotted hunting in prides along the Narus Valley, offering rare opportunities to observe social behaviors and cub interactions.
2Elephant Valley Drinking
Herds of elephants gather at waterholes in the Narus Valley, creating dramatic scenes of social interaction and bathing in the dry riverbeds.
3Giraffe and Ostrich Co-feeding
Northern giraffes and ostriches are frequently seen foraging together in the open savannas, highlighting the park’s unique predator-prey balance.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Lion Pride Dynamics
- 2Elephant Valley Drinking
- 3Giraffe and Ostrich Co-feeding
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Much of the wildlife is very relaxed around the camp, walking back to my room I encountered waterbuck, warthogs, hartebeest, and zebra.
We came across a large herd of grazing Cape buffalo that took a special interest in our tiny group of four people.
We still saw elephants, jackals, giraffes, kudu, vultures pecking away at a buffalo carcass, and even a bat hanging in the campsite latrine.
Jackson's Hartbeeste is one of the antelopes found in the park, often seen in small herds On my recent visit to Kidepo Valley National Park, i saw for the first time, The maneless zebra (Equus quagga borensis) This is a subspecies of the plains zebra, spread over the northern parts of eastern Africa.
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Kidepo Valley National Park?
The most likely sightings are African Buffalo (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Plains Zebra (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Hartebeest (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Common Warthog (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Waterbuck (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers) — among 1165 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Kidepo Valley National Park for wildlife?
March has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Lion in Kidepo Valley National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lion sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see African Bush Elephant in Kidepo Valley National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a African Bush Elephant sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Northern Giraffe in Kidepo Valley National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Giraffe sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
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Sighting
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Experience
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