Akagera National Park Rules To Observe

The park rules are put in place to reduce any risks and allow a safe and amazing stay for tourists in the park.

Tsetse Fly Traps In Akagera National Park Rwanda

Are you wondering why Akagera national park in eastern Rwanda have Tsetse fly traps? There are over 100 tsetse fly traps that have been installed in Akagera national park since 2013 along the densely vegetated roads with big numbers of tsetse flies. The flags are made of dark blue and back color that attracts the tsetse flies as well as the smell of the cow urine placed in the bottle at every flag.

Tsetse fly flag traps are infused with insecticides which kill tsetse flies when they land on the flag. There are 50 tsetse fly traps that are located in different parts of the park, the tsetse fly traps catch tsetse flies and the samples can be collected to give an idea of the quantity, the different species and the type each flag is attracting. These flags are monitored and changed on a daily basis to keep them as effective as they must be. This long term project has proven to be of benefit because repeated visitors report a great reduction of tsetse flies. To protect tsetse fly bites, visitors are advised to move with insect repellents and put on light colored clothes.

Akagera National Park Rules To Observe

Akagera national park rules are put in place to reduce any risks and allow a safe and amazing stay for tourists in the park. Its better you read the park rules, understand and put them in use.

Tourists to Akagera national park must stay in their safari vehicles unless in a market picnic place or designated campsite. You are not allowed to move past the vicinity of the campsite, and not far from your vehicle when you are campsites and picnics that are unfenced. Wild animals still access these areas.

All the roads in the park are accessible by al vehicles but in the wet seasons some roads are closed because of the mud. You should consult your driver guide or ask at the park headquarters of which tracks to use before your game drive safari inside Akagera national park about which goods are good for your vehicle at that moment.

You are advised to stick to the speed limit designed in the national park rules. Most of the roads in the park are single dirt roads. You’re not allowed to drive faster than 40km / h on all roads to avoid accidents with wildlife as well as other vehicles.

Akagera national park is open to day visitors from the morning at 6 am up to evening at 6 pm. Day visitors must be signing out of the park by 6 pm. If you are not yet out of the park by 6 pm, the park management will call your phone and if they cannot get you they will start the search and rescue operation. When they find you, you will be responsible for all costs incurred whether they used vehicle or helicopter to look for you.

Another Akagera national park rules is not to drive off the road. Keep driving in the designated roads only. This is done to avoid people from getting lost, making their own roads and causing the damage to vegetation. It’s rare for designated roads to become inaccessible but still if they are don’t use roads that are not mapped.

All tourists to Akagera national park are advised to be observant of the park rules and regulations set by the park management. Visitors are also encouraged to visit other gazetted areas in Rwanda including Gishwati Mukura national park for primate watching, Nyungwe forest national park for chimpanzee trekking, colobus monkey trekking and canopy walk or you can visit volcanoes national park a home of mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.

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