Choose your park or protected area
Sources checked 20 October 2026. Each reference explains its own publication period, categories and conditions. The adult references below do not apply to every visitor and are not complete journey prices.
| Park or protected area | Adult entry or principal permit |
|---|---|
| Simien Mountains National Park | ETB 90 · Foreign tourist · Per person; entrance only · Daily basis; the park does not state a rolling 24-hour entitlement · Current application unconfirmed |
| Bale Mountains National Park | ETB 90 · Foreign tourist · Per person; entrance only · Per 24 hours · Current application unconfirmed |
Choose the correct visitor category
Nationality, residence and age are distinct. Use the managing authority’s actual definitions and required evidence. A holiday visa or another country’s resident permit does not automatically establish eligibility for the local resident rate.
Student concessions and activity minimum ages are separate from child admission. Where no child amount or age rule is published, obtain confirmation; do not substitute zero or borrow a neighbouring park’s rule.
Separate entry from the rest
- Entry or conservation: match the visitor category and chargeable period.
- Vehicles and boats: check registration, capacity, route and unit.
- Overnight stays: confirm camping, concession, conservancy and accommodation charges separately.
- Activity permits: check minimum ages, booking conditions and whether ordinary entry or a guide is already included.
- Taxes and payment charges: use the source’s stated treatment; do not infer a tax percentage from the difference between two amounts.
What do safari park fees include? explains the lines in a quotation. Gorilla and chimpanzee permit costs explains the activity distinction.
Count the applicable charging units
A calendar day, a daytime ticket, a rolling 24-hour period and a cumulative overnight tariff are different units. Use the exact authority rule; do not multiply a base amount where the manager instead publishes a two-night or three-night total.
Staying inside or outside a park explains the questions to ask when comparing accommodation. Family park fees covers age bands and activity eligibility.
Connect the fees to your journey
Explore Ethiopia and read what shapes a safari budget. Ask Nobu for dated, itemised authority and permit inclusions for the exact route and travellers.
Sources and publication periods
Last checked: 20 October 2026. Published references are not a live ticket quotation. Use the stated dates, visitor categories and charging units; confirm the final payable charges for your route.
- Simien Mountains National Park: park fees. No tariff effective date or expiry stated. Undated published ETB reference. Retrieval in October 2026 and the copyright year do not establish current application. Daily basis is stated on the separate services page; no rolling 24-hour entitlement is inferred.
- EWCA: Simien Mountains National Park. Official visitor guidance; no tariff effective date stated. Lists a licensed scout as required and links to the park manager. Its entry-permit paragraph repeats seasonal text and is not a payment instruction.
- Simien Mountains National Park: other service fees. No effective date stated; tariff images use March 2025 upload paths. Park scouts and local guides are mandatory. The page says prices exclude turnover tax but gives no tax rate. Group service prices are distinct from entrance.
- FCDO Ethiopia regional travel advice. Travel advice at the time of checking; recheck before planning. The Amhara section advises against all travel to the region. This is travel advice, not a park tariff or access confirmation.
- Bale Mountains National Park: park fees. No tariff effective date or expiry stated. Undated ETB reference published by the EWCA-linked park/FZS website. Current application is unconfirmed; no 2026 effective date is inferred.
- EWCA: Bale Mountains National Park. Official visitor guidance; no tariff effective date stated. Confirms permits at Dinsho headquarters, arrival registration and recommended guides for trekking.
