2022 Murchison falls national park entrance fees
2022 Murchison falls national park entrance fees
2022 Murchison falls national park entrance fees; Park entrance fees are the charges paid at the gate by every individual in order to access Murchison falls national park and engage in different activities. Park entrance fees are regulated by Uganda Wildlife Authority a government body in charge of tourism and operations conducted in Murchison falls national park.
2022 Murchison falls national park entrance fees are independent of packages such as chimpanzee trekking, nature walks, boat cruise, bird watching and all visitors are required to present valid identification documents to confirm resident status. Children are persons aged between 5 to 15 years and persons below 5 years are exempt. A day’s entrance ticket is valid for twenty four hours from time of entrance and extra time spent in the park after 24 hours will be charged as an extra day. Murchison falls national park harbors interesting activities which you can engage in during the safari including game drives, boat cruise, bird watching, chimpanzee trekking, nature walks or hiking among others.
2022 Murchison falls national park entrance fees
Adults
Foreign non resident adults pay 40 USD per person, 30 USD per person for foreign residents and 20,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Children
Foreign non resident children pay 20 USD per person, 10 USD per person for foreign residents and 5,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Ugandan pupils or students in a group pay 3,000 UGX per person
Tertiary institutions/ universities pay 5,000 UGX per person
Uganda wildlife clubs pay 2,000 UGX per person
Annual park entrance passes
Travelers who intent to visit the park multiple times throughout the year have an option of paying annual entrance fees for Murchison falls national park in 2022. Annual park entrance passes are however applicable to East African citizens and foreign residents with a work permit valid for one year.
Individual
Foreign resident individuals pay 350 USD per person and East African citizen individuals pay 150,000 UGX per person.
Couple
Foreign residents pay 500 USD per person and 200,000 UGX per person for East African citizens
Family (maximum of 4 children)
Foreign resident family pay 700 USD and 300,000 UGX for East African citizens.
Annual corporate pass
Foreign residents pay 1,500 USD and 2,500,000 UGX for East African citizens
A safari guide and taxi driver pays 100,000 UGX while a tour company driver is not charged.
Vehicle, boat entry and landing fees
Motor cycles
Foreign non residents pay 30 USD, foreign residents pay 5 USD and East African citizens pay 10,000 UGX
Saloon cars
Foreign non residents pay 40 USD, foreign residents pay 10 USD and East African citizens pay 20,000 UGX
Minibuses, omni buses
Foreign non residents pay 50 USD, foreign residents pay 15 USD and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX
Pick-ups
Foreign non residents pay 50 USD, foreign residents pay 15 USD and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX
Tour company vehicles and 4 wheel drive
Foreign non residents pay 150 USD, foreign residents pay 15 USD and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX
Over landers
Foreign non residents pay 150 USD, foreign residents pay 50 USD and East African citizens pay 100,000 UGX
Buses and Lorries
Foreign non residents pay 150 USD, foreign residents pay 75 USD and East African citizens pay 150,000 UGX
School buses
Foreign residents pay 25 USD and East African citizens pay 50,000 UGX
Delivery vehicle
Foreign resident delivery vehicle pays 10 USD per entry and 20,000 UGX per entry for East African citizens.
Boats up to 15 seater
Foreign non residents pay 50 USD, foreign residents pay 25 USD and East African citizens pay 50,000 UGX
Launches over 15 seater
Foreign non residents pay 100 USD, foreign residents pay 75 USD and East African citizens pay 150,000 UGX
Parking fees for boats is 10,000 UGX per day and vehicles entry fees are charged per entry.
Aircraft landing fees
Glinders, microlights
Foreign non residents pay 10 USD, foreign residents pay 10 USD and East African citizens pay 20,000 UGX
Up to 3 seater
Foreign non residents pay 20 USD, foreign residents pay 20 USD and East African citizens pay 40,000 UGX
4 to 6 seater
Foreign non residents pay 30 USD, foreign residents pay 30 USD and East African citizens pay 60,000 UGX
7 to 14 seater
Foreign non residents pay 40 USD, foreign residents pay 40 USD and East African citizens pay 80,000 UGX
15 to 20 seater
Foreign non residents pay 50 USD, foreign residents pay 50 USD and East African citizens pay 100,000 UGX
21 seats and above
Foreign non residents pay 60 USD, foreign residents pay 60 USD and East African citizens pay 120,000 UGX
Helicopters
Foreign non residents pay 100 USD per landing, foreign residents pay 125 USD per landing and East African citizens pay 250,000 UGX per landing.
Landing fees exclude entry fees payable by passengers and pilots’ en-route do not pay entry fees if they spend less than 2 hours in the park.
Ferry crossing at Murchison falls national park
Light vehicles of 2 tonnes and less pay 20,000 UGX
Medium vehicles of 2 to 5 tonnes pay 40,000 UGX
Heavy vehicles of 5 to 10 tonnes pay 80,000 UGX
Very heavy vehicles of 10 to 20 tonnes pay 150,000 UGX
Motor cycles pay 5,000 UGX
Passengers pay 5,000 UGX
Vehicle drivers and school bus with students are not charged.
Prices are for scheduled crossing, one way for transit vehicles and valid till 7:00pm on the first day of use for those residents in the park.
Vehicles in excess of 20 tons require special approval.
Launch cruise/ motorboats
Foreign non residents pay 30 USD per person, foreign residents pay 30 USD per person and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX per person.
School groups pay 10,000 UGX per person
School groups pay 350,000 UGX per group.
Launch cruise in Murchison falls national park takes a maximum of 45 people and trips take approximately 2 hours. Minimum boat charge of 4 foreign residents’ pay120 USD and 120,000 UGX for 4 Ugandan citizens.
Private guided game drives
Day game drives
Foreign non residents pay 20 USD per vehicle, foreign residents pay 20 USD per vehicle and Ugandan citizens pay 20,000 UGX per vehicle
Night game drives
Foreign non residents pay 30 USD per person, foreign residents pay 30 USD per person and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX per person.
During the guided game drives only pre-registered vehicles will undertake night game drives and use of UWA guides is mandatory for night game drive.
Game drive vehicle using UWA vehicles
Day game drives
Foreign non residents pay 30 USD per person, foreign residents pay 30 USD per person and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX per person.
Night game drives
Foreign non residents pay 40 USD per person, foreign residents pay 40 USD per person and East African citizens pay 40,000 USD per person.
Minimum charge for a game drive vehicle is an equivalent of 3 persons and UWA executive buses are charged UGX 800,000 per day and the fee includes the driver and excludes fuel.
Guided nature walk and bird watching
Birding
Foreign non residents pay 30 USD per person, foreign residents pay 30 USD per person and East African citizens pay 10,000 UGX per person.
Day nature walk in Murchison falls national park
Foreign non residents pay 15 USD per person, foreign residents pay 15 USD per person and East African citizens pay 10,000 UGX per person.
Night nature walk
Foreign non residents pay 40 USD per person, foreign residents pay 20 USD per person and East African citizens pay 1,000 UGX per person.
Top of the falls walk
Foreign non residents pay 15 USD per person, foreign residents pay 10 USD per person and East African citizens pay 10,000 UGX per person.
Sport fishing permit in Murchison falls national park
Foreign non residents pay 50 USD per person for 1 day sport fishing permit, 150 USD per person for 4 days and 300 USD annual fishing permit.
For more information about 2022 Murchison falls national park entrance fees, you can contact us at Achieve Global safaris.
