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Karamoja (Ik people)

Remote Karamoja highlands — home of the Ik, Karamojong and vast open landscapes.

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Country

🇺🇬 Uganda

Region

North-east Uganda

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

2.670, 34.000

About Karamoja (Ik people)

Karamoja is Uganda's wildest, least-visited region. The Ik people live on Mt Morungole and remain one of Africa's smallest ethnic groups, alongside the pastoralist Karamojong.

Highlights

  • Ik cultural experience on Mt Morungole
  • Karamojong manyattas
  • Kidepo Valley access
  • Timu forest
Live forecast · Karamoja (Ik people)
27°C Light drizzle · 6 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 28° 19° 💧 2.2mm
  2. 🌧 28° 18° 💧 6.8mm
  3. 🌦 29° 18° 💧 0.8mm
  4. 🌧 29° 18° 💧 2.5mm
  5. 🌦 29° 18° 💧 1.6mm
  6. 🌦 30° 18° 💧 0.6mm
  7. ☁ 31° 18°
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Karamoja (Ik people)

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Euphorbia ingens
2025-01-02 · Uganda
Euphorbia ingens
2025-01-02 · Uganda
Euphorbia ingens
2025-01-02 · Uganda
Euphorbia tirucalli
2025-01-02 · Uganda
Euphorbia tirucalli
2025-01-02 · Uganda
Vitellaria paradoxa
2025-01-14 · Uganda
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

Year-round

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