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Take the Next StepsPian Upe Wildlife Reserve lies east of Kidepo, stretching toward the Kenyan border. Vast, lightly visited, and semi-arid, it is one of Uganda’s least-known conservation areas—and one of its most revealing.
Pian Upe is not a destination you add for highlights. It is a place you include for space, solitude, and context.
Pian Upe is defined by:
There are no crowds, no convoy game drives, and very little infrastructure. The experience feels exploratory rather than curated—closer to northern Kenya than to mainstream Uganda.
Wildlife in Pian Upe is widely dispersed, but the species mix is distinctive.
Common sightings include:
Cheetah are present here as well, though sightings are less consistent than in Kidepo. When encountered, they are often completely undisturbed.
This is a reserve for travelers who understand that low density can still be high value.
Pian Upe sits within the broader Karamoja region, home to pastoralist communities whose lives are shaped by mobility, livestock, and landscape.
When included thoughtfully, cultural interactions here provide:
This adds meaning rather than distraction.
We include Pian Upe very selectively.
It works best when:
Pian Upe is best understood as a complement to Kidepo, not a substitute.
Ideal for:
Less ideal for:
Pian Upe is about what is absent as much as what is present.
It rewards travelers who appreciate silence, distance, and the feeling of being somewhere very few people ever go.
Mammals
Primates
Birdlife (arid and open-country specialists)
Reptiles
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