UK lifts travel restrictions on Queen Elizabeth National Park

UK Lifts Warning Against Travel to Queen Elizabeth, Semuliki National Parks

London — The United Kingdom has updated its foreign travel advice for Uganda, lifting its warning against all but essential travel to two major tourist destinations in the country’s west. In its latest update issued on 2 December 2025, and still current as of 6 December 2025, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) announced that it no longer advises against travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the area immediately south-wes…

UK lifts travel restrictions on Queen Elizabeth National Park

After more than two years, United Kingdom has lifted travel restrictions for Queen Elizabeth National Park, South-West of Kasese town and Semuliki National Park which were placed due to deadly attacks on tourists in Western Uganda. The move has been welcomed by Uganda’s tourism sector. In an update recently, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) says that it no longer advises travel rules on visit to the parks. The news has …