RÉSERVES NATURELLES DE BOKORA ET DE MATHENIKO
Located between Kotido and Moroto, these two reserves are relatively unknown. The Uganda Wildlife Authority has an office near the track between Kotido and Moroto and its rangers can accompany you for a nature walk (US$ 30), a bird watching (US$ 30) or a game drive (US$ 20). The entrance to the savannah with acacia trees and temporary swamps that make up these reserves costs US$ 10. Grant's gazelles, ewes, Ugandan guinea pigs, ostriches, baboons, leopards (very rare and exclusively in the Matheniko reserve)... these two reserves have some wildlife assets, but don't expect to see lions, cheetahs (these two felids haven't been spotted for a long time...), elephants and others. Finally, it is perhaps the avifauna observed céans (about 100 species recorded) that is worth the detour: apart from vultures, hornbills, kingfishers and weavers, you might come across the endemic apalis of Karamoja and white-bellied touracos. At the moment, there is no infrastructure allowing visitors to spend the night in or near the reserves, but a camp could be set up in Turutoko in the coming years. In the rainy season, the trail leading to the entrance to the reserves can be tricky. In any case, you will need a powerful 4x4 in case of game drive (if you enlist a UWA guide, departures are at 7 and 17h). For more information, please refer to the UWA team in Mbale.
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