Adere Safari Lodge is a mid-range accommodation facility located near Kidepo Valley National Park in the northeastern corner of Uganda. You can access this lodge by road transport via Kitgum or Gulu, and by air transport from Entebbe to Kidepo Savannah Lodge. The drive from Kampala takes about 9 hours (604 km) to Kidepo National Park, and by air, it takes approximately 2 hours 15 minutes from Entebbe International Airport to the park. Adere Safari Lodge is a new lodge that is eco-friendly and affordable for most tourists within Kidepo Valley National Park. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris.

Kidepo Valley National Park offers different accommodation options ranging from budget lodges to mid-range lodges, and luxury lodges. Kidepo Valley National Park has over 86 animal species, which include elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, black and white zebras, antelopes, spotted hyenas, cheetahs, etc., and more than 463 different bird species, such as Kori bustard, secretory bird, Abyssinian ground hornbill, yellow-billed ostrich, carmine, and Jackson's hornbills. March to April is the best time to go to Kidepo National Park for bird watching when the migratory birds are available. Click here to see our recommended mountain gorilla trekking tour.

Adele Safari Lodge offers over 15 spacious rooms with grass-thatched roofs that are fully decorated and furnished. Adere Safari Lodge has big rooms with privacy and a tranquil environment whereby each room has its own en suite private facilities such as flushing toilets, mosquito nets, and both cold and hot running showers/bathtubs.

Adere Safari lodge rooms are well equipped with satellites, TVs, and fire extinguishers. Rooms have beautiful wooden balconies and verandas for relaxation while enjoying Kidepo Valley National Park's flora and fauna and the savannah landscape around the park.

Adere Safari Lodge has more services, which include a restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in and outdoors as you enjoy the sight and sounds of the bush and the stunning sunset while having a wonderful meal from Adere Safari Lodge’s highly praised kitchen served by experienced staff. The lodge also has a fully-stocked bar with both hard and soft drinks, a swimming pool to cool you off from the hot kidepo afternoon, and you relax in the water while enjoying the stunning view of Kidepo Narus Valley and the Savannah landscape.

Adere Safari Lodge offers excellent rooms, comfortable bedding, a craft shop with more African-style gifts such as shoes, safari gear, and travel guidebooks.

Safari Game drives.

Game drives are one of the top activities in Kidepo Valley National Park. That can take place either in the morning, afternoon, or night. Guided game drives are done on a 4 x 4 WD safari vehicle, or a tourist can opt for a guided walking safari that is done with an armed ranger guide from the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Game driving is the main activity in this park that entices travelers to come on adventure Uganda safaris. Kidepo Valley National Park game drives take tourists to see wildlife species such as lions, giraffes, elephants, spotted hyenas, buffalo, zebras, bushbucks, jackals, warthogs, and different species of antelopes, such as the beautiful klipspringer.

Bird Watching

Bird watching in Kidepo Valley National Park is also another popular activity to be done in this park. Kidepo Valley National Park is home to approximately 475 bird species, and more are still to be discovered by tourists who come for bird watching in Kidepo Valley National Park. Tourists who come for a bird-watching safari in Kiedpo Valley National Park may see bird species such as the superb sterling, ostrich, purple heron, Abyssinian roller, Clapperton’s Francolin, and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, among others.

Cultural activities.

Kidepo Valley National Park is surrounded by many local communities, like the Karamajong community and the Ik people, which makes cultural tours within Kidepo Valley National Park much easier. So, tourists can participate in cultural tours like visiting the kraal of the Karamojong people or the IK people communities. The Karamojong people are similar to the Masai tribe of Kenya, and a cultural tour helps tourists discover the uniqueness of culture, you can also tour the Lorukul Cultural Group or other cultural groups bordering Kidepo Valley National Park.

Hiking and nature walks activities in Kidepo Valley National Park

Hiking and nature walks in Kidepo Valley National Park take travelers to the Lomej Mountains, which can be accessed on foot. The hike takes about four hours and begins at 7 a.m. Kidepo Valley National Park also offers other shorter guided walks that can take about two hours and go via the Narus Valley, extending over 5 km from Apoka Tourism Centre. Visitors can take on the beautiful Kidepo River Valley situated between the river banks of the attractive Borassus palm forest or Namamkweny Valley, reached in an hour from Apoka.

Kidepo Valley National Park is open for tourism all year round. However, the best time to tour is in the dry season of June to September and from December to February, which is perfect for game viewing when wild animals gather at the Narus Valley for water.