Fees for Queen Elizabeth Park activities and entry

Queen Elizabeth National Park Fees for entry and activities charged to visitors aid in wildlife conservation and the welfare of the communities around the park. Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in western Uganda between Bwindi Gorillas Park and Kibale Chimpanzee Forest Park. It is the second largest park in Uganda after Murchison Falls National Park. Queen Elizabeth National Park holds bragging rights for a place with; the highest bird species list in East Africa, highest population of tree climbing lions in Africa, most extravagant scenery, highest mammal species list than any other park in Uganda and the most visited park in the country.

The fees structure below for Queen Elizabeth National Park activities and entrance was stipulated by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and takes into consideration the tourist’s nationality (resident status) and age, the type of vehicle, boat or aircraft used in the park, the kind of activity and the length of stay at the park. Other fees come inform of penalties charged for failure to comply with existing park rules and regulations.

Queen Elizabeth National Park Fees For Entry Per day

	Foreign Non-resident (US dollars)	Foreign resident (US dollars)	East African Citizen (UGX)
Adult	40	30	20,000
Child 5-15 years	20	10	5000

Note:

Children fees apply to persons between the age of 5 and 15. Those below 5 years are exempt.
Resident status is determined by presentation of a valid passport, resident permit or a national identification document for East African citizens.
East African citizens are those from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo and South Sudan.
A day’s entry permit is valid for 24 hours from the time of entrance. Any extra time spent in the park shall be charged as an extra day.
Entrance fees are independent of park activities like Chimpanzee tracking at Kyambura Gorge, Lion tracking, nature walks, birding, boat launch safari on Kazinga Channel and crater lakes drive. Check the table below for the fees for the different park activities.

Queen Elizabeth National Park Fees for Activities

Activity	Foreign Non-Resident	Foreign Resident	East African Citizen
Guided day game drive per vehicle	20	15	20,000
Night game drive in own vehicle	30 per person	20 per person	50,000 per person
Lion tracking	100	80	100,000
Birding	30	25	30,000
Day nature walk	15	10	10,000
Night nature walk	40	20	15,000
Cycling in the park	30	20	20,000
Kyambura Gorge Chimpanzee tracking	50	40	30,000
Mongoose tracking	30	25	30,000
Hippo census	100	80	100,000

Note: All night game drives must be guided.

Vehicle entry fees to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Vehicle type	Foreign registered	Uganda registered
	US dollars	Ug Shillings
Saloon cars	40	20,000
Tour company vehicles & 4-wheel drive	150	30,000
Minibuses & omni-buses	50	30,000
Buses & lorries	200	200,000
Overlanders	150	100,000
School buses		50,000

Annual entrance passes for visitors to Queen Elizabeth Park

	Foreign Resident	East African citizen
	US dollars	UG shillings
Individual	350	350,000
Couple	600	500,000
Family with maximum 4 children	800	600,000
Annual corporate pass	1500
Safari guide		200,000
Taxi driver		150,000
Tour company driver		Free

Note:

These apply to only foreign residents in Uganda and East African citizens. A foreign resident’s work permit however must be valid for 1 year to qualify for an annual pass.
The above fees are uniform to all protected areas in Uganda.
The annual pass does not apply to activities like Gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee trekking, mountaineering, and they don’t cover the vehicle entry fees to the park.

Fines and penalties in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Offence	Penalty
Driving off the tracks	$150 Per person in the vehicle to be incurred by the driver.
Over speeding	UGX 100,000 per incident
Animal accident fee – road kill	$500
Littering in the park	UGX100,000per incident
Hooting in the park	UGX100,000per incident
Sitting on top of the vehicle	$100 per incident