Uganda wildlife
Kidepo is located in the Karamoja sub-region, meaning the land of the nomadic Karamajong people. These are among Uganda’s indigenous people, however, for years faced the challenge of being among the marginalized group. These were worrier who depended their levies on rooting cattle, and claimed to own all the long horned cattle in Uganda. The claim at a time makes the region insecure to travel to. However campaign to disarm these people initiated harmony enabling daily activities.
Now there are organized communities which are available for visiting around the park. This is done by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) organizing cultural tours to surrounding communities. Cultural tours at Kidepo can extend to the northern part of Kidepo to find the special IK group of people. The IK people these are the smallest tribe in Uganda who speak Spanish like language and have continued to style in their own beats staying behind the scene of modern civilization.
Besides being back ward they cringed on their traditional beliefs like rejected the rest of the foreign religions in Uganda and insisted on their own Akuj GOD whom they believe gives them all the cattle they own. Visiting communities around Kidepo valley national park like Lurukul cultural community around the park participate in the cultural entertaining undertakings, reach inside their almost empty houses, and also learn their culture through the narrations told at the scene.
Kara Tunga in moroto organizes in-depth cultural tours to the Karamoja communities. With the company organizes culinary tours tasting various foods and beers of the region. As well camping is possible with Karatunga into the community manyattas.
