Ahead of the 2020 festive holiday season, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced a reduction in entrance fees for savannah national parks, ape and primate tracking permits and activity fees to encourage visitors tour the wildlife conservation areas. Uganda Gorilla trekking permits and chimpanzee tracking permits among other promotional tariffs reduced for the period 01 December 2020 till 01 March 2021.
The reduction on Uganda gorilla tracking permits and other Uganda national park and activity fees were introduced in order to encourage the recovery of the East African country’s tourism industry, which was largely shuttered by COVID-19
News from the state-run conservation and tourism agency indicates they have extended the tourism promotion price discount until the month of June 2021.
Uganda Wildlife Authority said in a statement published on their website “Our visitors are at the heart of UWA conservation efforts and we are glad to be able to reward them for their continued support throughout the years and more especially through this period of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
PROMOTION ON UGANDA WILDLIFE PARK ENTRANCE FEES
The following discounts have been offered on Uganda wildlife parks with effect from 1st December 2020 to 30th June 2021
50% discount on the Uganda national park entrance fee for
- Lake Mburo National Park,
- Queen Elizabeth National Park,
- Kidepo Valley National Park,
- Murchison Falls National Park,
- Semuliki National Park,
- Toro Semuliki Wildlife Reserve,
- Katonga Wildlife Reserve,
- Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve and
- Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve.
UGANDA BIRDWATCHING EXPERIENCES FEES
50% discount on birding watching fees in the following popular bird watching destinations in Uganda:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park- Kibale Forest National Park
- Mgahinga National Park
- Mount Elgon National Park,
- Semliki National Park,
- Rwenzori Mountains National Park
TOURISM PROMOTION PRICES FOR UGANDA GORILLA TREKKING AND CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN UGANDA AS FOLLOWS:
- East African Community citizen gorilla tracking permits reduced from UGX 250,000 to UGX 150,000
- Foreign Resident gorilla tracking permits reduced from USD 600 to USD 300
- Foreign Non Resident visitors gorilla tracking permits reduced from USD 700 to USD 400
- East African Community resident chimpanzee tracking permits reduced from UGX 150,000 to UGX 100,000
- Foreign Resident visitors chimpanzee tracking permits reduced from USD 150 to USD 100
- Foreign Non-Resident visitors chimpanzee tracking permits reduced from USD 200 to USD 150
PRICES DURATION AND TERMS
According to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the tourism promotion on the Uganda gorilla trekking and chimpanzee tracking will only apply to new purchases between 1st December 2020 and 30th June 2021 and the tourism promotion will not apply to reschedules of already deposited on permits or purchases using credit letters.
No reschedules will be allowed for these promotional permits beyond the promotional period, therefore all the promotional permits have to be used within the promotional period.
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) further reminds visitors to continue to adhere to the COVID-19 healthy and safety guidelines protocols during this period. For safe reopening of Uganda’s Wildlife heritage, the staff and visitors to protected areas and tourism business in Uganda protected areas, Uganda Wildlife Authority set up COVID-19 healthy and safety guidelines or COVID-19 SOPs which can be downloaded from the UWA website
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