While karuma bridge remains closed for repairs, travelers to West Nile and Northern Uganda will be exempted from entry fees to the Murchison Falls National Park.
On Thursday Uganda Wildlife Authority issued a statement saying there will be no fees for vehicles transiting through Tangi-Bugungu gates via Bulisa Town Council for a period of three months up to December 31, 2024.
However, the authority reserved the Kichnumbabanyobo gate for National Park tourists. It says whoever uses the Kichumbanyobo gate will have to pay the fees.
Through Luwero-Nakasonga and Rwekunye, motorists are also advised to use the Masindi Port ferry and other ferries, operating between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. To enable them to exit by 7:00 pm, visitors will only be allowed in the park no later than 6:00 pm.
While in the park, drivers are advised to keep a speed limit of 40 km per hour hence speed beyond that will require a fine of one hundred thousand shillings. While accidental animal kill attracts a fine of five hundred dollars. Littering any form of rubbish in the park attracts a one hundred-thousand-shilling penalty per incident while hooting in the park attracts the same amount of money.
Traffic through Karuma was diverted to Gulu/West Nile using the Luweero—Kafu—Masindi—Paraa (Murchison Falls National Park) to connect to Pakwach or Gulu via Olwiyo and vice versa. while motorists traveling to Lira can also use the Iganga—Nakalama —Tirinyi—Pallisa—Kumi—Soroti—Lira road, they were also advised to use the Rwenkunye—Apac route via Masindi Port Ferry.
Despite the fact that some motorists have been calling on the government to lift the transit fees to allow them to travel through the newly constructed road from Masindi to Packwach. To transit through the park, each car was required to pay twenty thousand shillings.
