Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp is one of the few places in Uganda that offer a real African wilderness thrill and is found around/near Kidepo Valley National Park overlooking the stunning Narus River Valley. It is the ideal place to unwind after discovering what Uganda’s remotest and rarest explored Wilderness Area offers. This Camp’s name “Nga’Moru” means “a place of rocks” in the local Karamojong dialect and describes the high rocky ground where the accommodation facility is found.
Few accommodation facilities around/or in Uganda’s National Parks offer the kind of wilderness experience and thrill that Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp offers and by staying here, be prepared to get immersed in the beauty of Mother Nature.
Nga’Moru rooms and amenities
This midrange accommodation facility is marked by 3 elegant and spacious thatched Caravan tents and 2 Stone Bandas. Each one of these rooms features an en-suite bathroom with hot/cold water and a private verandah that overlooks the spectacular Narus River Valley, while light/heating is provided by solar energy. The rooms are also spacious with a vast sitting area for relaxing, a mosquito-draped bed with clean African fabric linen, storage space made of local raw materials for your clothing and bags
Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp facilities and services
Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp has a nice and spacious restaurant where guests enjoy delicious meals (from breakfast, and lunch to dinner) while relaxing and interacting with other Camp guests. Guests here are also provided with laundry services, free and secured parking space, and Campfires for warmth during cold evenings or relaxing while sharing safari stories with other guests.
Activities and attractions to enjoy while staying at Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp
While staying at Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp, guests can sight lots of wildlife species while relaxing in the comfort of the Lodge and expect to see Defassa waterbucks, zebras, Rothschild giraffes, Cape buffaloes, Ostriches, impalas and bushbucks among others. At the end of the day after exploring Kidepo Valley National Park, guests can sit on Camp Chairs and relax around the fireplace while staring into the sky while listening to the sounds of chirping birds, yelping jackals, roaring lions, and laughing hyenas, and interacting with other camp guests.
Birding Tours
While birding is done inside Kidepo Valley National Park, for Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp, the birding adventure begins right at the comfort of the accommodation facility with views of the Ostriches, Greater kestrel, and many others are expected.
Game Drives
Kidepo Valley National Park is one of the best game-viewing safari destinations in Africa and for Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp guests, expect an early breakfast before venturing into the wild to see lesser kudu, zebras, Klipspringer, Rothschild giraffes, common elands, lions, spotted hyenas, leopards, impalas, jackals, and many others.
Guided bush walks
During your stay at Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp, you can undertake guided nature walks around your Camp or inside Kidepo Valley National Park to see different wildlife species especially zebras, elephants, buffaloes, reedbucks, lesser kudus, and others.
Community walks
Guided walks around Karamojong communities can be undertaken by Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp guests and these make it possible to learn about their stunning culture that revolves around cattle rearing. Be marveled by their traditional dressing, huts and homesteads (Manyattas), local dishes and crafts.