Tips to know before travelling to Uganda for a safari.
It is not good to just
travel to a country without any knowledge about it, it's exciting and
frustrating especially when you think of Uganda because little is known about
it as a safe safari destination, Uganda is gifted by nature with a diversity of
wildlife, birds, verdant flora and friendly people that is why it is called the
Pearl of Africa.
Below are tips you need to know before undertaking a Safari to Uganda.
The government in 2016 authorized that all visitors entering Uganda have to be with yellow
fever vaccine card and the proof has to be presented at the Ugandan entry and
exit points. Therefore if it is your first time to travel to Uganda make sure
to first get a vaccination of yellow fever from the country of your country a
week before taking on your trip.
Antimalarial medications are highly
recommended and mosquito repellents are advised to be packed for malaria prone
areas in Uganda.
As per the Ugandan law,
one has to get an entry visa before making any plans to Uganda.This can be
purchased from any Ugandan embassy abroad or upon arrival at the Entebbe
international airport, at a cost of 50$ per person and 100$ for a single
tourist visa that covers countries, including Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya. There's
also a simplified option of online visa application, where one can apply, buy
and acquire visa online.
If your trip is scheduled
in February, June, August, December be ready to experience hot and dry weather
with temperatures ranging from 16-27 degrees Celsius. Bring sun grasses and
light clothes during this season. The remaining months like March, may,
September and November are the wet season periods, so if your trip falls in
these months kindly carry a rain jackets, tough boots and warm clothing. Before
traveling to Uganda make sure to check which weather to expect.
Make sure to plan your
trip ahead in order to avoid last minute interruptions.
A planned ahead trip
moves smooth because it enables your tour organizer to book the tracking
permits and reserve all accommodation facilities.
In Uganda, most banks
accept visa debit cards, though few banks allow master cards, however carry
some extra cash but in case you want to withdraw ask your local tour organizers
to show you which bank accepts the master card and other cards for that
matter.
For foreign cash
exchanges, Uganda has a number of Forex bureaus that can exchange for you at a
good rate. However before exchanging first check the standard rate online.
Please note dollar notes below $100 are exchanged at lower rates meaning carry
notes more to $100 and also carry notes issued in 2006 and later.
Uganda is an English
speaking country but still you can learn to speak some native Ugandan words
like thanking and greeting people because Uganda is characterized with more
than 50 tribes and they feel appreciated if identified in their local language.
However some of the most spoken languages include Luganda in central,
Runyakitara in the west and most people can speak Kiswahili.
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