Is Rwenzori Mountains National Park safe to visit

Is Rwenzori Mountains National Park safe to visit: Yes, Rwenzori Mountains National Park is safe. Thousands of tourists visit Rwenzori Mountains National Park every year and no case of insecurity has ever been reported. The armed ranger guides and park wardens within the park make sure that every tourist within the park is safe from the time they enter until they leave the park. These armed ranger guides and park wardens have been well-trained by Uganda Wildlife Authority a government agency managing and controlling all activities within the park.

Tourists will always find Rwenzori Mountains National Park safe all throughout the year. All they have to do is follow those different rules of the national park and do whatever the armed ranger guides or park wardens tell them. Armed range guides have been well-trained on how to handle the tourists while they are within the park.

Armed ranger guides also know how to deal with wildlife that could be dangerous within the park. The only dangerous animals that could be in Rwenzori Mountains National Park are the leopards however these are not anywhere within the park. These are not commonly seen therefore tourists don’t have to worry. There are no lions within Rwenzori Mountains National Park and this makes it safer.

Looking at different activities carried out in Rwenzori National Park, most of them are very safe. The first activity is hiking Mount Rwenzori and it is safe simply because the armed ranger guides brief hikers about the activity and are there to hike with them up to any of the stages of the mountains. The armed ranger guides will take you through hiking trails which are very safe

Bird watching is another activity carried out in Mountain Rwenzori National Park and we would like to assure birders that the park is safe for such as an activity. Bird watching is done using different birding trails that have been constructed in the park and on top of that the activity is done with armed ranger guides who make sure that you are safe from dangerous animals as well as bad places within the park.

Nature walks in Rwenzori Mountains National Park are also safe because it’s done with armed ranger guides. The armed ranger guides take you around the park using any of the walking trails and make sure you are safe from anything that could be dangerous in the park. The rangers will make sure that they bring you back to the starting points or your place of stay in a good state as you went.

After explaining the different activities and how they are safe within the park, it’s from here that we request tourists to follow what the armed ranger guides or park authorities normally have to say. You should stay in the group during different park activities and make sure you have armed ranger guides in all the activities carried out in the park.

Is the accommodation of Rwenzori Mountains National Park safe?

Visitors to Rwenzori Mountains National Park will need where to stay if they are to spend a night or more within the park. For those who will be hiking Rwenzori for some days, there is safe accommodation at different stages of the mountains where tourists stay and get meals. Other accommodation facilities which are around the park are also safe for tourists and a tour operator will always book for your space at places he knows are safe.

Is it safe to have a safari in Rwenzori mountains national park?

Yes, it’s very safe to go on a safari in Rwenzori Mountains National Park at any time of the year. This will help you enjoy different activities organized in the park and also see the different attractions within the park. Tourists are normally advised to book with tour operators in order to have successful safaris in Rwenzori National Park. A tour operator will give you a safari guide who is well-trained to help you on everything you would need for a safari to be successful.

A tour operator provides tourists with safari vehicles to take them to Mountain Rwenzori National Park and in case the car gets issues along the safari they will be available to send another vehicle. If the tourists book a safari car for themselves and it gets problems while still in the field, the service provider might not help immediately but the tour operator will do everything to make sure your vehicle is worked on or get you another one.

Accessing to Rwenzori Mountains National Park safe to visit

The routes to Rwenzori Mountains National Park are very safe like any other routes within the country. Tourists can get to Mountain Rwenzori National Park using road transport or air transport. By road transport tourists from Kampala/Entebbe get to Rwenzori Mountains National Park by going through Mityana, Mubende, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Fort Portal, and then Bundibugyo. Tourists can also drive from Kampala/Entebbe go through Mpigi, Masaka, Lyantonde, Mbarara, Ibanda, Kamwenge, and then Kasese.

Luxury travelers can go to Mountain Rwenzori National Park using air transport. Airline companies such as Bar Aviation Uganda and Aerolink Uganda have flights to Kasese airstrip which is the closest to Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Their flights start from Kajjansi Airstrip and Entebbe International Airport to Kasese Airstrip where tourists use road transport to get to the park