Park/ Conservancy Fee- This is the most important part of all in the tour, it is used to protect the heritage we have, without it, and all will be lost.
Do feel free to shoot both flora and fauna BUT only with your CAMERAS
Do feel free to ask any questions that you may have regarding the flora and fauna to your guide who will be more than glad to part with all the information he/she has regarding the subject matter or any other matter that you will need attended to.
Do enjoy your trip
Don’t Step out of your vehicle while in the park/reserves unless otherwise advised by your guide in a safe area.
Don’t pick/ collect any item from the park, everything including bones, animal droppings, hides and horns in the reserve as they contribute directly or indirectly to ecosystem / conservation of the reserve/park.
Don’t litter the reserve/park as these items can be dangerous / harmful to the animals or the environment. A refuse bag is provided in your van for such items and purposes.
Don’t feed or provide food to the animals, this will disturb their way of searching for food and create dependency on humans for food. Don’t forget that they are WILD animals and can be dangerous to feed them even if they look tame / harmless /friendly
Don’t shout or try to scare the animals with noise or any loud sounds in order to attract them to you, the animal is the King around here and disturbance may cost him/her a meal or become a meal. There is also the risk of scarring them and they may charge in defense.
Don’t remove your head or any part of your body from the windows of your vehicle as danger may be around in form of wildlife in the park/reserve.
Don’t crowd the animal/s, if more than five vehicles are around the animal/s, it is advisable to proceed and you will get another opportunity to view them. A good distance from the animals is always advisable.
Don’t throw cigarette butts whether live or not, live cigarette butts may cause or start a fire. Please use used bottles or cans for this purposes and it will be taken care of at the lodge/camp
Driving off the official allowed track is prohibited; the guide will find a suitable route to get you as close as permissible to view the animals. Please refrain from enticing, encouraging or in any form whatsoever make the guide to off road or harass or in any way break reserve rules.
Please note: Every society / communities all around the world have certain ways and manner that they follow, We Africans respect and follow our cultures, customs and beliefs that may be different from yours or others. It is these cultures that distinguish us from the rest and through them, we establish our individual identities. Please take time to learn and understand them so as to avoid any misunderstanding as cultural ideologies may clash.
