UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (UWA)
The cheapest legitimate way to sleep inside Kidepo: UWA's own campsites on the Narus game circuits. Kakine's binocular viewpoint takes in the Napore-Nyungea range, the Morungule mountains and Mount Lomej in one sweep. Facilities are basic but real, with shelter, water, pit latrines and firewood at the public sites. Bring everything else, and book through UWA reservations.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Sleep inside the park for a fraction of lodge prices
- Kakine's viewpoint sweeps three mountain ranges in one view
- Wilderness sites include shelter, water, firewood and a ranger guide
- Category B sites from just $30 per person
- Reachable by road via Gulu or Karamoja
Cons
- Bring everything beyond shelter, water and firewood
- Foreigner rate at public sites quoted only in shillings
- Category B sites need advance booking
- Capacity capped at 16 to 20 guests per site
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Kidepo Valley National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryCharged per 24 hours rather than per night.
- $40per person, per day
- VehicleA Ugandan-registered 4x4, the usual hire car, at UGX 30,000; bring a foreign-registered one and it is $150.
- $8per vehicle, once for the trip
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $248 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
UWA's tariff charges vehicles per 24 hours, except for concessionaire visitor vehicles, who pay once per trip. Staying at a lodge inside the park puts you in that second group, so the vehicle is counted once above rather than three times.
Entry is sold in 24-hour blocks that begin when you pass the gate, not calendar days. Time your exit before your arrival hour and two nights means two days of fees, not three.
The full fee schedule for Kidepo Valley National ParkRates at UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire
From UGX 40,000 pp. Public (Category C) sites UGX 40,000 per person per night; wilderness Category A sites $40 and advance-booking Category B sites $30 per person. The foreigner rate at the public sites is only quoted in shillings, so confirm when booking.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates gathered July 2026 from operators' own published rate cards where they exist. Kidepo is unusual: nine of the eleven properties we found publish no prices at all, and several widely-listed lodges could not be verified as operating. Where we show no price, none is published; always confirm directly. Buffalo Base Guesthouse and Campsite in Karenga village was on this list until July 2026. A contact on the ground reports it closed at the start of the year. We could not reach the property to confirm, so it is off the list rather than sending anyone eight kilometres to a locked gate. NAMONI Lodge, Zebra Safari Lodge and Katurum Kidepo Lodge were added on 28 July 2026 after a reader pointed out we had missed them. All three are Ugandan owned. NAMONI's entry comes from the lodge's own 2026-27 brochure. The other two publish nothing themselves, so their entries come from booking platforms, which we say plainly because it is a weaker source than we normally use.
Questions about UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire
How much do the UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire cost?
Public Category C sites cost UGX 40,000 per person per night. Wilderness Category A sites cost $40 and advance-booking Category B sites cost $30 per person. The foreigner rate at public sites is quoted only in shillings, so confirm the dollar equivalent when you book, and remember park entry fees are separate.
How do you book the UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire?
Book through UWA reservations before you travel, since Category B sites require advance booking and capacity is capped at 16 to 20 guests depending on the site. Category A wilderness sites include shelter, water, firewood and a ranger guide; bring everything else, including food and a tent.
Can you self-drive to the UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire?
Yes. Both sites lie on the Narus Valley game circuits inside the park, reached by road once you are at Apoka, with driving routes in via Gulu, around ten hours, or through Karamoja. UWA itself recommends a scheduled or charter flight as the easier option.
Are the UWA campsites: Kakine and Nagusokopire good for families?
UWA's park entrance tariff does define a child, aged 5 to 15, at about half the adult gate fee, with under-5s free, but that is an entry-fee rule rather than a campsite child policy. These are basic sites with shelter, water and firewood at the wilderness option but no other facilities, so they suit a family comfortable camping self-sufficiently rather than one wanting rooms or a restaurant.