Murchison Falls National Park fees for 2024 : There is always something to learn about when it comes to the pearl of Africa and with its numerous safari destinations there is quite exciting ventures to explore and engage in while you are in Uganda.

One of the most famous destinations in Uganda to have a thrilling adventure from is the great Murchison falls national park, the national park gives you great views of many animals and a once in a life time opportunity to witness the world’s strongest waterfalls – the Murchison Falls.

Murchison falls is made up thousands thrilling flora and fauna to marvel at as you get to know more about Uganda sighting lots of these will surely allow you to accept that Murchison falls should be your first choice of adventure destination.

Some of the fauna to sight while at the Murchison falls national are so eye catching and these include Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard aside the animals the national park also provides a number of activities that you can do which also include a wonderful opportunity to stop by the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and see the rhinos – thus ticking off a member of the African Big Five which is the only one not found in Murchison Falls National Park.

And for that case below are the Murchison falls national park fees of all those activities that you should know about.

Below are Murchison Falls National Park entry and activities fees for the year 2022 (effective July 2022)

Tourist entry fees (per person)

Entry fee USD UGX
International visitor (Foreign Non Resident) – Adults 45
International visitor Children 5 – 15 years 25
Foreign Resident 35
Foreign Residents children 5 – 15 years 15
East African citizens 25,000
East African citizens children 5 – 15 years 10,000

Children below 5 years do not pay entry fees

Park entry fees are valid for 24 hours from the time of entering the park. For example, if you check into the park at 11am, your entry expires 11am the following day, beyond that is another day that requires payment.

It does not matter whether your accommodation is outside the park, once you have checked into the park and exit your entry is still valid and can get back in any time in the day for activities (park gates close at 7pm).

Car entry fees

Type of car Foreign Ugandan Registered
USD UGX
Saloon cars 40 20,000
Minibuse, Omni-buses 50 30,000
Pick-ups 50 30,000
Tour Company vehicles & 4-wheel drive 150 100,000
Buses & Lorries 200 30,000
School buses 50,000

Activities and prices

Activity `FNR FR EAC
USD USD UGX
Day self-game drive per private car (with no park guide) 10 10 10,000
Day guided game drive per private car (with a park guide) 20 15 20,000
Night guided game drive per person (using park guides is mandatory for night drives) 30 20 50,000
Hiring park game drive car for Day game drive – per person 30 25 30,000
Hiring park game drive car for Night game drive – per person 40 35 40,000
Boat cruise to the bottom of the falls 30 25 30,000
Top of the falls walk – per person 15 10 10,000
Viewing top of the falls – per person 10 10 10,000
Viewing top of the falls for tertiary institutions/universities –  per person n/a n/a 5,000
Viewing top of the falls for secondary students –  per person n/a n/a 2,000
Day nature walk – per person 15 10 10,000
Sport fishing permit  – 1 day 50 50 $50
Annual fishing permit 300
Birdwatching 30 25 20,000

Accommodation run by the park (Uganda Wildlife Authority)

Dormitory UGX
Adults 25,000
Students (within a group) 5,000
Children 10,000

 

Murchison Falls National Park fees for 2024
Murchison Falls N.P safari

Fines and Penalties

Offence Penalty
Off-tracking driving fine $150 (per person in the vehicle, to be incurred by the driver)
Over speeding (speed limit is 40km/hr) UGX 100,000 per incident
Animal accident fee (road kill) $500
Littering in the park UGX 100,000 per incident
Hooting in the park UGX 100,000 per incident
Sitting on top of the vehicle $100 per incident