2024 Park entrance fees to Kibale forest national park
2024 park entrance fees to Kibale forest national park; Kibale forest national park is one of the most visited national parks in Uganda located in western region in Kabarole district. The national park is famously known for harbouring the endangered chimpanzees, other primates like red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, blue monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, mammals like forest elephants, buffaloes, bush pigs, over 375 bird species among others.
Park entrance fees to kibale forest national park is the amount of money that is set by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) a government body in charge of tourism to all tourists in order to access Kibale forest national park and engage in various park activities. Park entrance fees to Kibale forest national park can either be paid via credit card or using MTN or Airtel mobile money at the park gate. Alternatively, park entrance fees can be paid at Uganda Wildlife Authority park headquarters in Kampala where you will be given a receipt that you will present at the park gate. 2024 Park entrance fees to Kibale forest national park is one of the common questions asked by tourists and this article will guide you on the park entrance fees and activity fees for tourists planning a Uganda safari to Kibale Forest National Park.
A day’s park 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. All visitors will be required to present valid identification documents to confirm resident status. Children are persons ages between 5-15 years and persons below 5 years are exempt. Entrance fees are independent of package activities such as chimpanzee trekking, chimpanzee habituation experience, bird watching among others.
Park entrance fees to Kibale forest national park
Adults
Foreign non residents are charged 40 USD per person, 30 USD per person for foreign residents and 20,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Children
Foreign non residents are charged 20 USD per child, 10 USD per child for foreign residents and 5,000 UGX per child for East African citizens.
Bird watching
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.
Day guided nature walk
Foreign non residents are charged 30 USD per person, 15 USD per person for foreign residents and 10,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Night nature walk
Foreign non residents are charged 40 USD per person, 20 USD per person for foreign residents and 15,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Guided short nature walk for children
Foreign non residents are charged 5 USD per child, 5 USD per child for foreign residents and 10,000 USD per child for East African citizens.
Children scouts adventurous activities
Foreign non residents are charged 10 USD per child, 10 USD per child for foreign residents and 20,000 USD per child for East African citizens.
Painting and art work
Foreign non residents are charged 10 USD per child, 10 USD per child for foreign residents and 20,000 USD per child for East African citizens.
Bird watching and guided nature walk fees exclude park entrance fees and other activity fees.
Chimpanzee trekking permit
A chimpanzee trekking permit for Foreign non residents costs 200 USD per person, 150 USD per person for foreign residents and 150,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Chimpanzee habituation permit
A chimpanzee habituation permit for foreign residents costs 250 USD per person, 200 USD per person for foreign residents and 200,000 UGX per person for East African citizens. Chimpanzee trekking and habituation rates include guide fee, nature walk and park entrance fees.
Kibale forest national park offers a number of activities that tourists can engage in during the safari including chimpanzee trekking where you will spend one hour with the chimpanzees, chimpanzee habituation experience where you will spend four hours with the chimpanzees, bird watching where you will be able to view different bird species, guided nature walk where you will get up-close and personal with different wildlife species, cultural tour where you will interact with the local people in the neighboring communities, bush craft activities for children below the age of 12 years who cannot engage in chimpanzee trekking among others.
For more information, you can reach out to us at Achieve Global Safaris or visit our website to book an affordable safari package in Kibale forest national park.
