Park fees for Bwindi impenetrable national park

Park fees for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Park fees for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a UNESCO heritage site located in southwestern Uganda. The park lies on the edges of the rift valley, covering an area of 321 square kilometers.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is the oldest and most biological national park in Uganda. The park is well known for being a home to the critically endangered mountain gorillas. Bwindi is a home to the largest population of mountain gorillas in the world and offers an extraordinary mountain gorilla trekking experience that takes the tourist through various habituated gorilla families, which are found in four sectors.

In the Buhoma sector you find the Katwe gorilla family, the Mubare gorilla family, the Habinyanja family and the Rushegura gorilla family. In the Ruhija sector there are the Oruzogo, Bitukura and Kyaguliro family groups. In the Rushaga sector there are the Kahungye, Busingye, Bweza, Nshongi, and Mishaya gorilla families. In the Nkuringo sector there are the Nkuringo and Christmas gorilla families.

Park fees for Bwindi impenetrable national park — Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

For a tourist to access Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, they are obliged to pay a reasonable fee for various activities. The park fees for Bwindi impenetrable national park include

Park entry fees
Activity fees
Annual park payments
Vehicle entrance, aircraft landing and parking fees

Activity charges

Activity	Foreign non-residents (FNR) in US$	Foreign residents (FR)	East African residents in UGX
Mountain gorilla trekking	800	700	300,000
Nature walk	30	15	10,000
Batwa forest experience	40	40	40,000

Individual park entry

Park entry fees are charged according to the status and age of the tourist but for tourists going for mountain gorilla trekking permits, park entry fees are not charged.

Foreign non-residents

Adults pay 40 USD
Children pay 20 USD

Foreign residents pay

Adults pay 30 USD
Children pay 10 USD

East African residents pay

Adults pay 20000 UGX
Children pay 5000 UGX

Pupils pay 3000 UGX

Students pay 5000 UGX

Annual park payments

Annual payments are paid on an annual / yearly basis; these are paid by East African citizens, foreign residents, corporate groups, safari guides, tour operators, family groups and couples. These charges do not apply to foreign non-residents; these charges are as follows:

Category					Price
A tour operator			Foreign resident		50 USD
			East African resident		125000 UGX
Safari guide and taxi drivers					100000 UGX
Corporate		Foreign residents			1500 USD
		East African residents			2.5 MILLION UGX
Family maximum of 4 children				Foreign residents	800 USD
				East African resident	300000 UGX
couple	Foreign residents				500 USD
	East African resident				200000 UGX
Individuals	Foreign residents				350 USD
	East African resident				150000 UGX

Vehicle entrance, aircraft landing and parking fees

Vehicle entrance and aircraft fees are charged according to the status and size of the vehicle.

Foreign motor vehicles are charged 30 USD
East African motor vehicles pay 20000 UGX
Foreign saloon cars are charged 40 USD
East African cars pay 20,000 UGX
Foreign minibuses, pickups and 4WD cars pay 50 USD
East African minibuses, pickups and 4 WD pay 30,000 UGx
Foreign buses and lorries pay 150 USD
East African buses and lorries pay 150000 UGX

Aircraft landing are charged per landing

Foreign Helicopters are charged 100 USD and East African helicopters pay 250000 UGX
A foreign 21-seat aircraft pay 60 USD and East African are charged 120,000
Foreign 15-20 seater pay 50 USD and East African pay 100,000
7-14 seater crafts pay 40 USD for foreign and 80,000 for east African
4-6 seater are charged 30 USD for foreign and 60,000 for East African
1-3 aircraft pay 20 USD for foreign and 40,000 for East African.

The parking fee is 50000 UGx per day; the parking fee for both vehicles and aircraft is charged per entry into the park

Gorilla filming and photography charges

For any tourists visiting Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for filming and photography purposes, pay the following charges.

For Photography

Foreign residents and foreign non-residents pay $150 per day
EAC residents pay 150,000 per day
1st week of photography is charged at the full amount
The 2nd week of photography and on is discounted and charged with a 50% discount.

For gorilla filming

Gorilla filming is charged $4,200 per hour for Foreign residents and non-foreign residents
EAC residents pay UGX 4,200,000.

Note: these prices exclude prices for gorilla trekking permits.

Research fees

Type of researcher	Application Fees in US$	Monthly Research Fees in US$	Report/security deposit Fees in US $
Long-term researchers (LTR)	100	250	300
Foreign Non-Student Research (FNSR)	100	250	300
Foreign Student Research (FSR)	100	150	300
Foreign Research Assistant/Volunteer (FRA/V)	100	150	——
Ugandan Non-Student Researcher (UNSR)	50,000 in UGx	100,000 in UGx	200,000
Ugandan PhD Student (UPhDS)	20,000 in UGx	50,000 in UGx	100,000
Uganda MSC Students (UMSCS)	20,000 in UGx	–	—–
Please note · All visitors are required to present valid identification documents as confirmation for their resident status; East African community residents can present either an East African permit or a valid identification card and international tourists are required to present a valid passport. · Park’s entrance ticket is valid for only 24 hours · If you overstay in the park after 24 hours elapses, you will be fined and charged an extra day · Children charged at the park are of age between 5 and 15 years · Children aged 5 years and below are not charged · Ugandan individuals on research are free (not charged park entrance) · Foreign researchers and volunteers are charged discounted park entrance of 10 days at 50% · Foreign students on short field courses with valid identity cards are also charged 50% on park entry fees for 10 days. · Pilots who do not stay in the park for 2 hours are not liable for any payments.