Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rocky, semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. It was gazette as a national park in 1962 and it has an abundance of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as 475 bird species. The park is Uganda’s most isolated national park and the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it’s the most wonderful and ranks among Africa’s finest wilderness. During the dry season, the only permanent water in the park is found in wetlands and remnant pools in the broad Narus Valley near Apoka. These seasonal oases, mixed with open, savannah terrain hence making Narus valley the park’s prime game viewing location.