The semi-arid plains of Uganda’s
north east is home to the country’s real treasures.
It is
the appeal of remoteness that makes us guarantee a visitor won’t come off his
Safari van in attempt to see wildlife. Kidepo offers some of the wildest and
magnificent scenery in Africa. Dominated by Morungole (2750 M) 0n its Eastern
flank, Kidepo sits on 1442Km’s ideal for walking safaris. Its home to the
Karimojong who maintain their strong pastoralist way oflife.
Facts About the
Karimojong!
It is estimated that approximately 370,000
Karimojong reside in Uganda. As a Nilotic group, meaning
“of the
Nile,” the Karimojong speak a language of the
Nilo-Saharan.Kalenjin
sub-family of languages, which are spoken by groups of nomadic herders
spread across four nearby nations. The
Karimojong first settled
near Mount Moroto around 1600 after several migrations from Ethiopia
in which many Nilotic branches broke off and settled in other regions. The
word Karimojong, or Ngkarimojong from the indigenous language, translates
roughly to
“the old tired men who stayed behind.” While
many Karimojong are Christian, the group predominantly practices its
traditional religion, which does have a
primary deity known as Akuj.
The Karimojong live and die for cattle — the determinant of
seemingly everything in a pastoral life.Thus
their traditional dances Emuya and Ekaharo will give you memorable
experience.Most of it is dry with few water courses supporting Acacia forests,
Kidepo contains Uganda’s most exciting faunas and 77 species of mammals, a bird
list of 463 species like the Egyptian vulture, pygmy falcon.
The
woodland is and forest largely inhibited with open savanna. Most of the
hilltops are capped by rock Kopjes which provide habitats for Klipsinger.
You can
also visit the Kanagorok hot springs. Famous accommodation in Kidepo is the
Apoka lodge.
List of
game that you can view in Kidepo: elands, elephants, lions, cheetahs. Ideal to
visit in dry season.
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