Park entrance fees for Queen Elizabeth national park in 2024
Park entrance fees for Queen Elizabeth national park in 2024 : Park entrance fees are charged to different tourists during their tours in Queen Elizabeth national park located in south western Uganda.
The park fees for visiting Queen Elizabeth national park are charged to individuals above the age of 5 years to engage in different activities around the park and also explore its different attractions during the year.
The validity of the park entrance fees for Queen Elizabeth national park is 24 hours from the time of entry into the national park. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) sets the charges for the different national parks in Uganda including Queen Elizabeth national park.
Park entrance fees paid by foreign nonresidents visiting Queen Elizabeth national park is 40 USD for adults and 20 USD for children.
Foreign residents visiting Queen Elizabeth national park in 2024 are charged park entrance fee of 30 USD per person for adults and children are charged a fee of 10 USD.
East Africans visiting Queen Elizabeth national park are charged park entrance fee of 20,000 UGX for adults while children pay a fee of 5,000 UGX during safaris.
Cash payments for the park entrance fees to Queen Elizabeth national park in 2024 are not allowed during tours in Uganda. It is important to keep receipts for the payments made for park fees to the national park since they are presented at the point of entry into Queen Elizabeth national park.
Vehicle entry fees for Queen Elizabeth national park
Tourists visiting Queen Elizabeth national park in 2024 are also charged for vehicles entering the national park for safari. The vehicle entrance fee is charged depending on the type of vehicle used for visiting the national park.
Vehicle entrance fee is valid for 24hours after entering Queen Elizabeth national park and the fees are as follows;
Uganda registered tour company vehicles are charged vehicle entrance fee of 30,000 Uganda shillings for 4 wheel drives during tours in Queen Elizabeth national park.
Saloon cars entering Queen Elizabeth national park are charged park entrance fee of 20,000 Uganda shillings for Ugandan registered vehicles.
Vehicle entrance fees for over landers and buses which are Ugandan registered entering Queen Elizabeth national park is 100,000 Uganda shillings and 200,000 Uganda shillings respectively.
Fees for activities around Queen Elizabeth national park
Other activities which take place in Queen Elizabeth national park such as boat safaris, community tours, and bird watching among others are charged independent fees from the park fees for visiting the destination.
- Fees for boat rides in Queen Elizabeth national park
Boat rides are offered during tours around Queen Elizabeth national park and are carried out along the Kazinga channel which is formed where Lake George and Lake Edward meet.
Different wildlife species can be seen during these boat rides on Kazinga channel which brings tourists closer to the wildlife species such as elephants, buffalos, hippos and also Nile crocodiles. Other wildlife species found in Queen Elizabeth national park include tree climbing lions, antelopes, leopards among others.
The boat tours in Queen Elizabeth national park are offered by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) as well as some of the lodges and the locals also offer boat safaris on the Kazinga channel. The UWA boat sets off at scheduled times in the morning and in the afternoon and it costs 30 USD per person.
The duration of the boat rides on Kazinga channel is about 2 hours and the capacities of individual who take part in this activity varies depending on the boat used.
- Fees for community tours around Queen Elizabeth national park
Community tours are also carried out around Queen Elizabeth national park and this activity involves interacting with different tribes in the neighboring villages.
This activity costs about 30 USD per person and during the community experience, tourists visit the homesteads, learn how to prepare the local food, enjoy traditional dances with the locals and also get to know more about the culture and way of life of the locals.
- Fees for bird watching around Queen Elizabeth national park
Bird watching is another activity which is carried out around Queen Elizabeth national park and the fee paid for engaging in this experience is 25 USD per person.
Some of the bird species found around Queen Elizabeth national park include Papyrus Gonolek, Black -headed Gonolek, Gray crowned cranes, Great Blue Turaco, Long-Crested Eagles, Hornbills, Cormorants among others.
- Fees for nature walks in Queen Elizabeth national park
Nature walks around Queen Elizabeth national park costs 25 USD per person for foreign nonresidents, 20 USD for foreign residents and 20,000 Uganda shillings for East Africans and it brings tourists closer to the natural surroundings of the destination.
During this activity, tourist can also encounter wildlife species around the savannah plains in Queen Elizabeth national park.
- Fees for chimpanzee tracking in Queen Elizabeth national park
Another activity which tourists take part in during their safaris around Queen Elizabeth national park is chimpanzee tracking which costs 100 USD per person.
Chimpanzee tracking is done around the Kyambura gorge and takes place in the morning and also in the afternoon. Other destinations around Queen Elizabeth national park where chimpanzees can be seen include the Kalinzu forest and the Maramagambo forest.
- Fees for lion tracking in Queen Elizabeth national park
Lion tracking is another activity which is done during tours around Queen Elizabeth national park and this thrilling experience involves watching the lions in the national park up close.
The activity is also very educative as tourists get to observe and know more about the lions of Queen Elizabeth national park. During the lion tracking experience, tourists get to follow the lions in the savannah plains.
The cost of lion tracking in Queen Elizabeth national park is 100 USD per person for foreign non residents while East Africans pay a fee of 100,000 Uganda shillings to engage in the activity during a safari in Uganda.
Other additional costs for visiting Queen Elizabeth national park apart from activity fees and park entrance fees include transport costs and accommodation costs.
