Entrance fee for various National Parks and Reserves in Uganda

Below is the entrance fee for National Parks and reserves in Uganda 2024/2025

PARK ENTRANCE FEES

STATUS			FNR	FR	EAC
US$			US$	US$	UGX
CATEGORY A PLUS
Murchison Falls		Adults	45	35	25,000
		Children	25	15	10,000
CATEGORY A		Adults	40	30	20,000
		Children	20	10	5,000
•	Kidepo Valley	Ugandan			3,000
		Pupils and/
•	Queen Elizabeth
		or Students
•	Bwindi Impenetrable	(Groups)
•	Mgahinga Gorilla
		Tertiary			5,000
•	Kibale
		Institutions/
•	Lake Mburo
		Universities
		Uganda Wild-			2,000
		life Clubs
CATEGORY B		Adults	35	25	15,000
		Children	5	5	2,500
•	Mt. Rwenzori	Ugandan	NA	NA	1,500
•	Semuliki	Pupils and/
•	Mt. Elgon	or Students
•	Toro Semuliki	(Groups)

• Katonga
• Pian-Upe

CATEGORY C

Adults

10

5

2,500

All other Reserves

Including: -Ajai, Bokora,

Bugungu, East Madi,

Kabwoya, Karuma, Kigezi,

Kyambura, Matheniko

CATEGORY D

Kapkwai sector (MEMP)	FREE

ANNUAL PARK ENTRANCE PASSES

CATEGORY	FR	EAC
	US$	UGX
Individual	350	350,000
Couple	600	500,000
Family (Maximum 4 Children)	800	600,000
Annual Corporate pass (10 pax)	1,500	2,500,000
Safari Guide		200,000
Taxi Driver		150,000
Tour Company Driver		Free

• Applies to all protected areas for foreign residents in Uganda and East African citizens only, vehicle entrance paid separately

• Not valid for package activities (Gorilla and Chimp tracking, Mountain-eering, Hiking etc)

• Foreign residents require a work permit valid for one year to qualify for an annual pass.

• Safari Guide; is an individual who guides guests through nature whether by vehicle, canoe, boat, horseback or on foot, explaining some of the remarkable secrets hidden within the natural environment.

• Tour Company Driver; is an individual from a recognised Ugandan tour company who drives tourists to the park

VEHICLE, BOAT, AIRCRAFT: ENTRY AND LANDING FEES

					CLASSIFICATION	FOREIGN	UGANDAN
					US$		REGISTERED
						US$	UGX
					Saloon Cars	40	20,000
					Minibuses, Omni-buses	50	30,000
					Pick-ups	50	30,000
					Tour Company vehicles and	150	30,000
					4-wheel drive
					Over Landers	150	100,000
					Buses and Lorries	200	200,000
					Construction equipment	350	500,000
					School Buses	–	50,000
					Delivery Vehicle per entry	–	20,000
					Boats up to 15 seater	100	250,000
					Launches over 15 seaters	200	350,000
Launches	MFIFT boats up to15	50	50,000
	seater
	MFIFT launches over	100	150,000
	15 seater
Parking fees for boats per day			10,000

• Vehicle and boat entry fees are charged per 24 hours, except for concessionaire visitor vehicles who will pay once per trip in the park.

• Vehicle entrance to MFNP to be charged an addition of USD10 for foreign registered vehicles and Ugx 10,000 for UG registered vehicles

• Rescue vehicles to be charged the same rate as other vehicles according to the vehicle classification

• The following vehicles are prohibited in the PAs unless delivering a service within the parks and reserves or under express approval by the Executive Director; Motorcycles, trailers, vehicles with inflammable goods, livestock, produce, poles, timber, sand, and market merchandise

• Construction equipment includes graders, excavators, bulldozers, bowsers, heavy trucks, roll loaders, etc

AIRCRAFTS LANDING FEES (PER LANDING)

Classification	FR	EAC
	US$	UGX
Gliders, Microlights	10	20,000
Up to 3 seater	20	40,000
4-6 seater	30	60,000
7-14 seater	40	80,000
15-20 seater	50	100,000
21 seats and above	60	120,000
Helicopter	125	250,000
Parking fees per day		10,000

• Landing fees excludes entry fees payable by passengers.
• Pilots enroute do not pay entry fees, if they spend less than 2 hours in the park

LAUNCH CRUISE/CANOES/MOTORBOATS

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
MFNP	30	25	30,000
QENP	30	25	30,000
school group per group	NA	NA	450,000

School group per person	NA	NA	15,000
LMNP (Big and small Boat)	30	25	30,000
TSWR View of Shoebill by Boat	100	80	100,000
TSWR Ntoroko Boat Hire	100	80	100,000

• Launch cruise takes a maximum of 45 people in MFNP and 40 people in

QENP

• Trips take approximately 2 hours.

• Minimum boat charge is $120 for FNR and FR, and UGX 120,000/= for EAC for a minimum of 4 persons

• TSWR Viewing of Shoebill Fee by Boat is for 3 Persons, beyond which an extra cost of $20 for FNR and FR, 20,000/= for EAC will be charged per person.

SELF GAME DRIVES (PRIVATE)

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Day self-game drive per vehicle	10	10	10,000

GUIDED GAME DRIVES (PRIVATE)

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Day per vehicle	20	15	20,000
Night per person	30	20	50,000

• Only pre-registered vehicles will undertake night game drives.

• Use of UWA guides is mandatory for night game drive.

UWA GAME DRIVE VEHICLE (WHERE AVAILABLE)

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US	US$	UGX
Day – Per Person	30	25	30,000
Night – Per Person	40	35	40,000

• Minimum charge for game drive vehicle is an equivalent of 3 persons.

UWA GAME DRIVE TRUCK / EXECUTIVE BUSES (WHERE AVAILABLE)

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
When used for Lion Experiential Track-	140	115	116,000
ing (includes tracking fee)
Hire of truck for Game Drive (minimum	30	30	30,000
charge 300,000 or 300 USD)
General hire of truck per day includes			800,000
driver, excludes fuel
General hire of executive buses per day			800,000
includes driver, excludes fuel

GUIDED NATURE WALK & BIRD WATCHING

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Birding	30	25	20,000
Day Nature Walk in BINP, MGNP, KNP,	30	15	10,000
MENP, SNP, RMNP
Day Nature Walk (MFNP, QENP,	15	10	10,000
LMNP, KVNP, Kapkwai sector and all
Reserves)
Night Nature Walk	40	20	15,000
Gorge Walk, Mgahinga	30	15	15,000
Students Guided Walk (per 6 people)			10,000
Guided long walk – Rushaga to Nyab-	50	40	50,000
aremura
Long Walk – Buhoma to Nkuringo	50	40	50,000
Top of Falls Walk	15	10	10,000
Viewing Top of the Falls	10	10	10,000
Viewing Top of the Falls for Tertiary	N/A	N/A	5,000
Institutions/ Universities
Viewing Top of the Falls for Secondary	N/A	N/A	2,000
Students
Viewing Top of the Falls for Wildlife			FREE
Clubs & Pupils
Guided Short Nature Walks for Chil-	5	5	10,000
dren in KCA and BMCA
Painting & art work in KCA and BMCA	10	5	20,000
Children scouts adventurous activities	10	10	20,000
in KCA and BMCA

• Fees are per person

Rates exclude entrance fees and other activity fees

GORILLA TRACKING IN BINP AND MGNP

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Gorilla Permit	700	600	250,000
Gorilla Habituation experience	1,500	1,000	750,000

• Rates include, guide fee, park entrance fees for the day and community development contribution

• Each gorilla permit holder is entitled to a day’s free entrance into MENP and TSWR (this won’t cover the activity fees in these PAs)

CHIMPANZEE TRACKING

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Kibale National Park	200	150	150,000
Kyambura Gorge-QENP	50	40	30,000

• Rates include guide fee, exclude entrance fees except for Kibale

• Chimp tracking fees also include nature walk

CHIMPANZEE HABITUATION EXPERIENCE AT KNP

STATUS

Full day

FNR	FR	EAC
US$	US$	UGX
250	200	200,000

• Rates include guide fee and park entrance fees for 6 hours

GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING IN MGNP

STATUS

Tracking

FNR	FR	EAC
US$	US$	UGX
60	50	40,000

Habituation experience

100

80

100,000

EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM QENP

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Mongoose	30	25	30,000
Hippo Census	100	80	100,000
Lion (Predator) tracking	100	80	100,000

MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Mgahinga Volcanoe Climbing	80	70	50,000
Mgahinga Platform view	10	10	10,000
Kidepo Lonyili Summit Hike	50	40	50,000
Mt. Elgon Hiking*	50	40	50,000
Mt. Elgon Rock Climbing	65	60	55,000
Mt. Elgon Mountain Biking	100	80	50,000
Mt. Elgon Bushiyi Trail Excursion	150	120	150,000
Rwenzori Mountains Hike	50	40	50,000
Bukurungu Trail RMNP	50	40	50,000
Kazingo Trail RMNP	50	40	50,000
Sebwe/Bughalista Falls	50	40	50,000
Kinyampanika ChimpTrail	50	40	50,000

• Fee is per day except for Bushiyi Trail.

• Fees include entrance fees except for Platform viewing in MGNP

• *Excludes tent and porter fees below

• Porter UGX 40,000

• Cook UGX 30,000

BATWA TRAIL EXPERIENCE

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Mgahinga	80	70	50,000
Semuliki*	10	10	10,000
Bwindi	40	40	40,000

• Includes entrance fees except for Semuliki*

WHITE WATER RAFTING AT MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

STATUS	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Rafting fee	50	50	50,000

SPORT FISHING PERMIT

	1 DAY	4 DAYS
	US$	US$
Murchison Falls National Park	50	150
Lake Mburo National Park	15	25
Annual fishing permit (MFNP)		300

• Permit excludes park entrance fees.

ACCOMODATION

LMNP CALL – 0392 711 346	TYPE	UGX
Bandas-Rwonyo	Single	35,000
	Double	40,000
	Family Banda	60,000
Guesthouses – Rwonyo	Per room (Double)	130,000 per
		room
	Extra person in room	65,000 per
		person
Tents	Single	35,000
	Double	60,000
Dormitory	Adults	25,000
	Students(within a group)	5,000
	Children	10,000
QENP CALL: 0200 905 446	TYPE	UGX
Dormitory	Adults	25,000
	Students(within a group)	5,000
	Children	10,000
MFNP CALL: 0392 881 348	TYPE	UGX
Dormitory	Adults	25,000
	Students(within a group)	5,000
	Children	10,000
SNP BUMAGA CALL – 0393	TYPE	UGX
216 163
Dormitory	Adults	25,000
	Students(within a group)	5,000
	Children	10,000
MGNP CALL – 0393 228 567	TYPE	FEES
Mt Muhabura Bandas	Foreign Residents	20 USD
	Foreign Non Residents	20 USD
	East African Citizens	25,000 UGX

• Rwonyo guesthouse rate includes breakfast
• Students include primary and secondary school students
• Rates are exclusive of local tax/levy

For accommodation, please call us for more clarification

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CAMP SITES

Category A – Wilderness Camping: Maximum 16 persons	US$ 40
Category B – Private-advance booking: Maximum 20 persons	US$ 30
including non-paying workers
Category C – Public:  with pit latrine/firewood/rubbish pit/	20,000
water/fireplace/thatched shelter with security inclusive (UGX)
Students (UGX)	3,000
•Prior booking is required
•The above charges are per person per night
•Rates exclusive of local tax/levy

COMMERCIAL FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY

FOR ALL FILMING ACTIVITIES

• All filming fees to be charged at 40% of activity

• Filming fees with a drone will be charged at 50% of the activity.

FINES AND PENALTIES

OFFENCE	PENALTY
Off-tracking driving fine	$ 150 (per Person in the Vehicle,
	to be incurred by the driver)
Over Speeding	UGX 100,000 per incident
Animal Accident fee (Road kill)	$ 500
Fine for Late Reschedule (Gorilla &	25% of the Permit Fee
Chimps)
Fine for Tracking in a different location	50% of the Permit Fee
(Gorilla)
Littering in the Park	UGX 100,000 per incident
Hooting in the Park	UGX 100,000 per incident
Sitting on Top of the Vehicle	$ 100 per incident
Default on Tariffs	$ 150

RESEARCH FEES STRUCTURE

CATEGORY	LTR	FNSR	FSR	FRA/V	UNSR	UPHDS	UMSCS
	(USD)	(USD)	(USD)	(USD)	(UGX)	(UGX)
Application	100	100	100	100	50,000	20,000	20,000
Monthly	250	250	250	150	100,000	50,000
Research

Report/	300	300	300	–	200,000	100,000
security
deposit

Note: Application fees and Research fees are non-refundable

OTHER CATEGORIES

• Uganda Research Assistants are free

• Foreign research assistants /Volunteers shall also be charged park entrance up to 10 days at a discount of 50%.

• Foreign students on field short courses with valid Identity cards shall be charged park entrance up to 10 days at a discount of 50%.

RESEARCHER’S ACCOMMODATION

• Camping: UGX 200,000 per month for a group of up to ten individuals.

• Extra persons will be charged UGX 70,000 per month.

• Protected Areas with Vacant Staff Houses will be rented at UGX 200,000 per room per Person per month for East African Researchers and US$ 150 per room per month by Non-East African Researchers.

• Water and electricity will be paid separately

Ranger Guide Fees: See “Guides for Game Drives”.

SPECIMEN COLLECTION

Whole Specimen (fauna)

•	Application fee	$ 100 each time a researcher applies for
		an export permit
•	Smaller mammals	$ 30 per animal
•	Reptiles	$ 30 per reptile
•	Fish	$ 2 per fish
•	Insects	$ 0.5 Per insect
•	Amphibians	$ 1 per individual

Derivatives e.g., dung, skin samples, blood samples, plant samples) Permit application fee of US$ 100 each time a researcher applies for an export permit

Specimen collection fee of US$ 100 per Kg or less Liquid samples;

1. Blood Serum Per Sample of 10 mls & below = US$ 100
2. Other Liquids per sample of 100mls & below = US $ 100

The following will be implemented as per UWA Monitoring and research policy

Researchers’ Visitors

Visitors to Research Station

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FEES SUMMARY

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	45	35	25,000
Game Drive (Day)	30	25	30,000
Game Drive (Night) per person	40	35	40,000
Launch trip to bottom of falls	30	25	30,000
Hiking to Top of Falls	15	10	10,000
Viewing Top of the Falls	10	10	10,000
Viewing Top of the Falls for Tertiary	N/A	N/A	5,000
Institutions/ Universities
Viewing Top of the Falls for Second-	N/A	N/A	20,000
ary Students
Viewing Top of the Falls for Wildlife			FREE
Clubs & Pupils
Sport fishing per day	50	50	50
White Water Rafting	50	50	50,000
Bird Watching	30	25	20,000
QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	40	30	20,000
Game Drive (Day)	30	25	30,000
Launch trip	30	25	30,000
Nature Walk	15	10	10,000
Mongoose	30	25	30,000
Hippo Census	100	80	100,000
Lion Tracking	100	80	100,000
Chimp tracking (Kyambura Gorge)	50	40	30,000
BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX

Gorilla Tracking	700	600	250,000
Gorilla Habituation	1,500	1,000	750,000
Nature Walk	30	15	10,000
Guided long walk – Rushaga to	50	40	50,000
Nyabaremura
Long Walk – Buhoma to Nkuringo	50	40	50,000
Batwa Forest Experience	40	40	40,000

MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Gorilla Tracking	700	600	250,000
Gorge Walk	30	15	15,000
Volcano climbing	80	70	50,000
Golden monkey tracking	60	50	40,000
Golden Monkey Habituation Expe-	100	80	100,000
rience
Mgahinga Platform Viewing Expe-	10	10	10,000
rience
Guided Short Nature Walks for	5	5	10,000
Children
Painting & art work	10	10	20,000
Children scouts adventurous	10	10	20,000
activities
KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	40	30	20,000
Game Drive (Day)	20	15	20,000
Game Drive (Night) per person	30	20	50,000
Bird Watching	30	25	20,000
Kidepo Lonyili Summit Hike	50	40	50,000

Pick up Fees;

• Airstrip – 50,000 UGX
• Karenga – 100,000 UGX

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MT. ELGON NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	35	25	15,000
Mt. Elgon Hiking*	50	40	50,000
Mt. Elgon Rock Climbing	65	60	55,000
Mt. Elgon Mountain Biking	100	80	50,000
Mt. Elgon Bushiyi Trail Excursion	150	120	150,000
RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	35	25	15,000
Rwenzori Mountain Hike	50	40	50,000
Bukurungu Trail RMNP	50	40	50,000
Kazingo Trail RMNP	50	40	50,000
SEBWE / BUGHALISTA falls	50	40	50,000
Kinyampanika ChimpTrail	50	40	50,000

Other Mountain climbing services Provided by Rwenzori

• Rwenzori Trekking services

• Rwenzori Mountaineering services

LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
		FNR	FR	EAC
		US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance		40	30	20,000
Game Drive (Day)		20	15	20,000
Game Drive (Night) per person		30	15	50,000
Nature Walk		15	10	10,000
Boat Rides		30	25	30,000
Cycling		30	25	30,000

SEMULIKI NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	35	25	15,000
Nature Walk	30	15	10,000
Batwa Experience	10	10	10,000
View shoebill by Boat	100	80	100,000
Ntoroko Boat Hire	100	80	100,000
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	40	30	20,000
Chimp Tracking	200	150	150,000
Chimpanzee Habituation Full day	250	200	200,000
Guided Short Nature Walks for	5	5	10,000
Children
Painting & art work	10	10	20,000
Children scouts adventurous	10	10	20,000
activities

• 20% discount on entrance fees for a group of more than 20 people on a given day.

ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY
	FNR	FR	EAC
	US$	US$	UGX
Park entrance	20	20	10,000
Rhino Tracking	30	20	20,000
Nature walk	20	20	20,000
Bird Watching	20	20	20,000
shoebill	25	20	20,000