The Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve headquarters is situated along the Mbale-Moroto road which covers about 90 kilometers if you are from Mbale and 11 kilometers north of the wildlife reserve’s Northern boundary.
Once you are at this point, you can be in position to ascertain the entry point to the game reserves’ headquarters as soon as you cross Chepsukunya Trading Centre which takes you nearly 2 hours’ drive.
Pian Upe’s Headquarters at MoruaJore is located approximately 8 ½ hours by road from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, and about 2 ½ hours from the exquisite Sipi Falls, in Kapchorwa district, on the edges of Mount. Elgon; the Game Reserve is about 90km from Mbale Town along a bumpy road. From Pian Upe you can also drive for about 5 hours towards Kidepo Valley National Park, forming the perfect break for a safari to “Africa’s true Wilderness” – Kidepo.
The reserve can be accessed from the south through Chepsikunya Trading Centre, as one drives from Kampala through Mbale Town, or through Namalu Trading Centre to the north, for visitors traveling from Moroto. The closest operational airstrip is at Amudat.