Uganda park fees and permits

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.

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 Uganda 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.

• UWA current tariff landing page. Current UWA page labels the linked schedule July 2024–December 2026. The current official page labels the linked schedule July 2024–December 2026. The downloaded PDF cover and filename retain June 2026.
• UWA conservation tariff. July 2024–December 2026 according to the current UWA page; PDF cover retains June 2026. Entrance fees are on PDF page 5, general notes on page 4, primate permits on page 9 and mountain activities on page 10. Read with the current landing page extension to December 2026.
• UWA low-season permits and tariff changes: letter dated 26 February 2026. Letter dated 26 February 2026; low-season rates immediate; revised main tariffs from 1 January 2027. Both scanned pages were rendered and visually checked. Low-season rates take immediate effect; revised main tariffs start on 1 January 2027.