Apoka Safari Lodge is built around a picturesque rocky outcrop overlooking the Narus Valley in the southwestern sector of Kidepo Valley National Park – Uganda’s most remote park. Kidepo presents an amazing wildlife experience with pristine wilderness in  abundance:  Lions, leopards, cheetahs (Kidepo is the only park in Uganda with cheetahs),elephants, giraffes, zebras, ostriches, and possibly Africa’s largest herds of buffalos…as well as rarities such as the tantalus monkey.

The vast golden green plains are punctuated with craggy, rocky outcrops, revealing an even bigger sky at night. Under this canopy of impossibly bright stars, this is where we are reminded that the Earth is round.  Apoka Safari Lodge, relaxed and comfortable, is the only full-service lodge in the national park.  Rooms have canvas walls and thatched roofs, and feature massive outdoor rock tubs for day-time cooling soaks or night-time bubble baths. The main lodge sits up on stilts and offers incredible far-reaching views over the plains – and the wildlife that wanders past. The main star of Apoka (beyond the outrageously beautiful scenery) is the large swimming pool, carved out of the rock face that makes you want to leap in, arms in the air, shouting ‘Yahooooo!’.