Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023

Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023;  Park entrance fees are the fares paid by all travelers above the age of five years in order to access Murchison falls national park and engage in different activities. Park entrance fees  in Murchison falls national park are set by Uganda wildlife Authority, a government body that manages all protected areas in Uganda.  Murchison falls National Park is the largest national park located in northwestern part of Uganda. The national park covers a total area of 3,840 square kilometers and it’s a home of abundant wildlife species including buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, Defassa waterbucks, bushbucks, Jackson’s hartebeest, Uganda kobs, oribi, bushbucks, hippos, Nile crocodiles, giraffes, hyenas, warthogs, primates like chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons and variety of bird species.

Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023

Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park are independent of package activities like bird watching, chimpanzee trekking among others. All visitors will be required to present a valid identification card to confirm resident status and Covid-19 vaccination card. A day’s entrance ticket is valid for twenty four hours from the time of entrance and extra time spent in the park after 24 hours will be charged as an extra day. Children are persons aged between 5 to 15 years and persons below 5 years are exempt.

Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023
Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023

Park entrance fees

Adults

Foreign non residents will be charged 45 USD per person, 35 USD per person for foreign residents and 25,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Children

Foreign non resident children will be charged 25 USD, 15 USD per child for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per child for East African citizens.

Ugandan pupils or students in groups are charged 3,000 UGX per person

Tertiary institutions/ university students are charged 5,000 UGX per person

Annual park entrance passes

Annual park entrance passes apply to all protected areas for only foreign residents in Uganda and East African citizens, vehicle entrance are paid separately. Foreign residents require a work permit valid for one year to qualify for an annual pass.

Individual

Foreign residents are charged 350 USD and 350,000 UGX for East African citizens

Couple

Foreign resident couples are charged 600 USD and 500,000 UGX for East African citizens

Family with a maximum of 4 children

Foreign resident family is charged 800 USD and 600,000 UGX for East African citizen family

Annual corporate pass of 10 pax

Foreign residents are charged 1,500 USD and 2,500,000 UGX foe East African citizens

Safari guide are individuals who guide guest through nature by either vehicle, boat or on foot explaining some of the remarkable secrets hidden within the park and they are charged 200,000 UGX per person annual entrance pass.

Taxi drivers are charged 150,000 UGX per person and tour company drivers from a recognized Ugandan tour company enter freely.

Vehicle and boat entry and landing fees

Vehicle and boat entry fees are charged 24 hours except for concessionaire visitor vehicles who pay once per trip in the park. Vehicle entrance to Murchison falls national park will be charged an addition of 10 USD for foreign registered vehicles and 10,000 UGX for Uganda registered vehicles.

Rescue vehicles will be charged the same rate as other vehicles according to the vehicle classification and motorcycles, trailers, vehicles with inflammable goods, livestock, produce, poles, timber, sand and market merchandise are prohibited in the national park unless they are delivering a service within the park.

Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023
Game drives in Murchison falls national park

Saloon cars

Foreign resident saloon cars are charged 40 USD per entry and 20, 000 UGX for East African citizens

Minibuses, omni-buses

Foreign resident minibuses are charged 50 USD per entry and 30,000 UGX for East African citizens

Pick-ups

Foreign resident pick-ups are charged 50 USD per entry and 30,000 UGX for East African citizens

Tour company vehicles and 4-wheel drive

Foreign resident tour company vehicles are charged 150 USD per entry and 30,000 UGX for East African citizens

Over landers

Foreign resident over landers are charged 150 USD per entry and 100,000 UGX for East African citizens

Buses and Lorries

Foreign resident Lorries are charged 200 USD per entry and 200,000 UGX for East African citizens

Construction equipment

Foreign resident construction equipment vehicle is charged 350 USD per entry and 500,000 UGX for East African citizens.

Uganda school buses are charged 50,000 UGX per entry

Foreign resident boats of up to 15 seater is charged 100 USD per day and 250,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident launches of over 15 seater is charged 200 USD and 350,000 UGX for East African citizens.

Murchison falls invitational fishing tournament boats up to 15 seater is charged 50 USD per day for foreign residents and 50,000 UGX for East African citizens.

Murchison falls invitational fishing tournament launch of over 15 seater is charged 100 USD for foreign non residents and 150,000 UGX for East African citizens

Aircraft landing fees

Aircraft are charged parking fees of 10,000 UGX per day and the landing fees exclude entry fees payable by passenger. Pilot en-route do not pay entry fees if they spend less than 2 hours in the park.

Foreign resident Glinders or microlights is charged 10 USD per landing and 20,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident aircraft of up to 3 seater is charged 20 USD per landing and 40,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident aircraft of 4 to 6 seater is charged 30 USD per landing and 60,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident aircraft of 7 to 14 seater is charged 40 USD per landing and 80,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident aircraft of 15 to 20 seater is charged 50 USD per landing and 100,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident aircraft of 21 seats and above is charged 60 USD per landing and 120,000 UGX for East African citizens

Foreign resident helicopter is charged 125 USD per landing and 150,000 UGX for East African citizens.

Launch cruise or motorboats in Murchison falls national park

Launch cruise in Murchison falls national park takes a maximum number of 45 people and trips take approximately 2 hours.

Foreign non residents are charged 30 USD per person, 25 USD per person for foreign residents and 30,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

School groups are charged 15,000 UGX per person and 450,000 UGX per group.

Self-game drives using a private vehicle

Foreign non residents are charged 10 USD per vehicle, 10 USD per vehicle for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per vehicle for East African citizens.

Guided day game drives using a private vehicle

Foreign non residents are charged 20 USD per vehicle, 15 USD per vehicle for foreign residents and 20,000 UGX per vehicle for East African citizens.

Guided night game drives using a private vehicle

Foreign non residents are charged 30 USD per person, 20 USD per person for foreign residents and 50,000 UGX per person for East African citizens. Only pre-registered vehicles will undertake night game drives and use of UWA guided is mandatory for night game drive.

Day game drives using UWA vehicle

Foreign non residents are charged 30 USD per person, 25 USD per person for foreign residents and 30,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Night game drives using UWA vehicle

Foreign non residents are charged 40 USD per person, 35 USD per person and 40,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Guided nature walk and bird watching

Birding in Murchison falls national park

Foreign non residents are charged 30 USD per person, 25 USD per person for foreign residents and 20,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Park entrance fees to Murchison falls national park for 2022-2023
Birding in Murchison falls

Day nature walk in Murchison falls national park

Foreign non residents are charged 15 USD per person, 10 USD per person for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.

Top of the falls walk

Foreign non residents are charged 15 USD per person, 10 USD per person for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per person for East African citizens

Viewing top of the falls

Foreign non residents are charged 10 USD per person, 10 USD per person for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per person for East African citizens

Viewing top of the falls for tertiary institutions/ universities is 5,000 UGX per person for East African citizens

Viewing top of the falls for secondary students is 2,000 UGX per person for East African citizens

Viewing top of the falls for wildlife clubs and pupils is free

Sport fishing permit in Murchison falls national park

Foreign non residents and foreign residents are charged 50 USD per person for 1 day and 150 USD per person for 4 days.

Annual fishing permit costs 300 USD per person for both foreign non residents and foreign residents.

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