The Park is located in the remote north-eastern corner, some 700km from Kampala. It is 1,442 km2  and harbours scenery unsurpassed in any other park in East Africa.
The park has a semi-arid climate with just one rainy season per year (April-September) and rainfall is light. The valley of the Narus river in the south of the park receives some 890mm of rain /year while just 635 mm of rain falls in Kidepo valley to the North.
The vegetation in Kidepo valley national park can best be described as open tree Savannah which varies much in structure and composition. Mountain forest dominates some of the high places, while areas along the Lorupei River support dense Acacia geradi forest. The flora and fauna of the park are more typical of Kenya than the rest of Uganda. The landscape throughout the park is studded with small hills, rocky outcrops and inselbergs from which one can obtain stunning views in all directions.
The park harbours a variety of Wildlife like the Buffalos, elephants, giraffes, zebras, warthogs, lions, and the Jackson Heartbeast.
And for bird viewers, the park has got a record of over 460 species of birds. The Ostrich is among those, kori bustard, red-throated bee-eaters, and Abyssinian ground hornbill.
To add on to your safari, visitors cab be entertained by traditional dances from the Acholi people. And interested visitors can visit the Homesteads of the karamajongs called the manyattas.
Accommodations is provided from tented camps to luxury lodges.