Park Rules you must note before you visit any National Park on your Uganda safari-Uganda Safari News
Each of these parks has different attractions that are unique to the park. A traveler can do a Uganda wildlife safari/ short Uganda wildlife safari, a Uganda birding safari, an adventure safari, an adrenaline adventure, nature walks, boat cruise safaris, horse back riding safaris, Uganda gorilla safaris, Uganda chimpanzee trekking safaris, Uganda golden monkey trekking safaris, Uganda cultural tours and many more.
However, there are a number of set rules that govern all National Parks in Uganda that are followed and they include the following;
The Uganda Tourism Board in conjunction with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) set rules and Regulations to govern all the National Parks in Uganda.
- No one is allowed to make Campfires except under the guidance of rangers. Camp fires in any National Park are only allowed at the officially designed camp site places. If not guided, fire can gut wild animals, birds and their habitats. unauthorized fire setting can also scare away animals.
- During your Uganda wildlife safari game drives in the park, you’re not allowed to off track. Off tracking should only be done under the guidance of rangers because unauthorized off tracking attracts a fine. All Uganda Safari guides are strictly advised to drive through only the legalized routes in order to protect bushes, forest where the animals stay as well as the animals and birds and birds themselves.
- Don’t drive in the park between 7:30pm and 6:30 am
- You are supposed to avoid motor horn sounds while in the park. These sounds scare animals and birds and may end up becoming harmful. The horn sounds may also affect people with heart diseases found in the park.
- Driving through the park at night is not allowed unless guided by the rangers. Night game in parks like Semuliki National Park Uganda are paid for and strictly guided by the rangers. This is done to avoid knocking nocturnal which move at night in the park. Also note that, the vehicle doing night game drives should be able to give maximum light.
- Do not enter the park with pet animals like Dogs, snakes, birds among others. This is done to minimize the spread of diseases from one animal to another.
- Avoid carrying firearms to the park. These can destruct the security in the park. You may be looked at as a threat to the wildlife and other visitors in the park.
- Avoid destroying vegetation by plucking leaves, flowers or uprooting plants, as well as setting fire in the park. Learn that, the parks are natural habitats for wildlife which should be conserved for future generation. The destroying of wild life habitat can force them to migrate to another location hence losing them.
- Drive a speed of about 40km per hour (25mph) to avoid accidents in the park. Knocking animals or birds will attract fines and you will pay for each knocked animal.
- Carry all your documents and present them for verification at any entry point before doing any activity inside the park like boat trips, fishing trips and many more. You must present your receipts, Identity Cards, passports, and or driver’s license for inspection.
- Do not visit the gorillas if you have a cold or other infectious illness.
- Human waste should be buried 30cm (12") deep
- Maximum number of visitors is eight people per gorilla group
- Maintain a 7m (21ft) distance from the gorilla
- Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted on the tour
- If you must sneeze or cough cover your face and turn away from the gorillas, as they can catch coughs and colds from humans
- Visits are limited to one hour per gorilla group per day
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