The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has announced that savannah parks will now be open for tourism but primate parks will remain closed to the public until further notice.
Tourism activities will be undertaken in a manner that follows the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and President.
There will be mandatory temperature screening using non-contact infra-red thermometers at key tourism gates of the different protected areas.
There will also be mandatory hand-washing and sanitising at the entrances of all UWA premises and protected areas.
For the use of vehicles and boats in cars, government guidelines of carrying half the capacity in order to apply social distancing shall be followed. This will also apply to concessionaire delivery vehicles.
However, events such as destination weddings shall not be permitted while saloon car vehicles shall not be permitted to carry out game drive activities in the protected areas.
Visitors to the parks will also be encouraged to carry their own hand sanitizers and face masks
