Bwindi Impenetrable National Park entrance fees
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Entrance fees
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park entrance fees are among the charges tourists on Uganda safaris to this park should expect to incur. Interestingly, the park entrance fees or activities fees are always covered on gorilla safaris or gorilla habituation experience tour packages.
Bwindi Impenetrable N/Park like other parks in Uganda is regulated by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). This is a government organ that is mandated to conserve all the national parks, wildlife reserves, and other protected areas in Uganda. It sets fees for activities or park entrances to Uganda’s National Park, for instance, gorilla permit rates, chimpanzees, and others.
Breakdown of entrance fees to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Guests visiting Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a tour require valid identification documents confirming their resident status.
- Entrance fees to Bwindi are quoted in USD (United States Dollars) or UGX Uganda Shillings.
- Conservation tariffs are bound to change with no prior notice
- Children are considered to be between 5 and 15 years
Bwindi National Park entrance fees plus other charges are levied according to visitor categories which are foreign non-residents, foreign residents, and East African citizens. The foreign nonresident adults pay USD40, foreign residents 30 USD, and East African citizens pay an entrance fee of shs 20,000. Children -foreign nonresidents are charged USD20, foreign residents USD10, and shs.5000 as entrance fee to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Ugandan pupils and students (groups) pay Uganda shs 3000. Tertiary institutions or universities are charged shs. 5000 as entrance fees to Bwindi National Park.
If you are visiting Bwindi for gorilla trekking, a valid is essential, and obtaining one is possible through a reliable ground tour operator. Foreign nonresidents with plans to visit a gorilla family in Bwindi can obtain a gorilla permit at USD700. Foreign residents intending to explore Bwindi’s gorilla group pay USD600 and shs.250,000 for the East African citizens.
Visitors intending to spend more time with mountain gorillas in wild can also secure valid gorilla habituation permits through their tour operator or UWA reservation team and the cost varies depending on the visitor category. Foreign nonresidents with plans to travel to Bwindi National Park for gorilla habituation is charged USD1500, foreign residents USD 600 for foreign residents while East African citizens are charged shs. 750,000.
On a gorilla safari, the entrance fee to Bwindi is covered in the cost of the gorilla trekking permits. Additionally, the cost of the permits includes the park guide services and your one-hour experience during a face-to-face encounter with the endangered mountain gorilla families.
Batwa trail rates cost USD 40 foreign nonresidents and foreign residents while shs. 40,000 for East African citizens.s
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was created in 1991 and has its borders stretch covering 331sq.km. It is a designated UNESCO Heritage Site, located in Southwestern Uganda about 8 to 9 hours’ drive from the heart of Kampala.
Bwindi supports a variety of animal species in its compact 331sq.km tropical rainforest protected area. These include l’hoest monkeys, mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, forest elephants, birds like Chapin’s flycatchers, Shelley’s crimson-wing, Grauer’s swamp warblers, African green broadbill, as well as colorful butterflies.
Other top activities to do while on a tour in Bwindi National Park include nature walks, birding, biking or cycling organized by Ride 4 a Woman and a cultural tour in the Batwa community. Bwindi National Park is comprised of 4 regions; Ruhija, Buhoma, Nkuringo and Rushaga where guided gorilla treks are carried out.
Where to stay while visiting Bwindi National Park
- Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
- Chameleon Hill Lodge Bwindi
- Buhoma Lodge
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
- Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
- Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge
- Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
- Karungi Camp
- Mahogany Springs Lodge
- Ruhija Gorilla Safari Lodge
- Broadbill Forest Camp
- Bakiga Lodge, etc.
