Rules of surviving a Uganda walking safari – Walking tours in the pearl of Africa
Rules of surviving a Uganda walking safari – Uganda is a walking safari destination, having being a home to four Savannah national parks and all of them having some African big wildlife like lions, elephants, buffalo, and leopards this is always a dream for travelers planning a lifetime adventure in Uganda should not miss this activity while in kidepo valley national park, Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth national park and lake Mburo national park respectively.The following are rules that can make you survive a walking safari in Uganda
1.walk in a single file.
This means all the clients involved in a walking safari will line in one single line behind the lead guide, this is to avoid scattering in a vertical line which can scare the wildlife.
- Don’t shot your riffle anyhow without an extreme danger. This is usually a rule to be followed by the guide shooting an AK47 riffle can cause panic among the clients and increase aggressiveness in the animals like buffalos, elephants and rhinos
- Silence and low voices are golden while in the bush walk. While walking it is very important to keep voices low or even keep quiet, this will help to listen to any noises from the neighbouring bushes.
- Listening and obeying is very important in terrifying moments. While viewing animals it’s extremely important to listen to instructions from the lead guide as he knows the animal behaviors or he might have noticed a strange behavior change.
- Never take a decision to run away from the group. Running away is equivalent to committing suicide, it’s very important to stick together behind the lead guide, it might sometimes be hard to take the instructions but it’s the way to survive.
- Wear proper gear before the walk. Ensure that you wear your best walking shoes with good grip and also nature friendly camouflaging colors in order to blend well with nature without scaring the animals one should avoid bright colors such as red, orange, striking yellow and others a nice gray kaki clothing’s are advised.
Equipment and gear needed for walking safaris.
In order to have extremely successful walking safari clients need to ensure that they have the following with them before the walking safari starts as the sunrise comes up light bag pack, drinking water, sun screen, hut, lather man, energy bars, good walking boots and a rain jacket.
Best time for walking safaris in toro semliki wildlife reserve.
The Dry season is the best time for a trip to Toro-Semuliki Wildlife Reserve. The two Dry seasons are from December to February and from June to July. During the Wet season months (March to May and August to November) the roads become almost impassable and game viewing drives are very limited.