Nyungwe forest National Park fees
Nyungwe forest National Park fees: Nyungwe forest national park is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Rwanda situated in the southwestern region of Rwanda along the border of Rwanda and Burundi, Nyungwe forest national park offers many thrilling safari experience such as chimpanzee trekking, canopy walk, Nyungwe forest bird walk, forest hiking and colobus monkey trekking.
Each and every activity in Nyungwe forest national park is charged a fee, park fees in Nyungwe forest national park are drafted by Rwanda Development Board which is in charge of governing the park. Nyungwe Forest National Park Fees are as follows .
Activity fees
- Chimpanzee trekking with guides
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 90 | 60 | 5,000 | 10 | 60 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours) | ||||
Students and children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 250 | 5 | 30 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours ) | ||
- Guided Nature trails
Adult
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 40 | 30 | 3,000 | 5 | 30 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours) | ||||
Student and children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 1,500 | 5 | 20 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours ) | ||
- Guided birding walk
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 50 | 40 | 5,000 | 10 | 40 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours) | ||||
Note: additional days are charged 50% of the normal price
Students and children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 2,000 | 5 | 20 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours ) | ||
Note: additional days are charged 50% of the normal price
- Guided walk “canopy walk”
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 60 | 50 | 5,000 | 10 | 50 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours) | ||||
Students and Children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 3,000 | 5 | 25 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours ) | ||
- Guided hike “Tropical waterfall”
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 50 | 40 | 5,000 | 10 | 40 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours) | ||||
Students and children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 2,000 | 5 | 20 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours ) | ||
- Congo Nile guided hike
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 100 | 70 | 10,000 | 20 | 70 |
| Duration | 3 Days | ||||
Students and children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 5,000 | 10 | 35 |
| Duration | 3 Days | ||
- other primate treks with guides
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 60 | 40 | 5,000 | 10 | 40 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours) | ||||
Students and Children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 1,500 | 3 | 20 |
| Duration | 1 Day (24 hours ) | ||
- camping
Adults
| Status | Foreign
Non residents (FNR) USD |
Foreign Residents (FR)
USD |
Rwanda Citizens (RC)
RWF |
East Africa Citizens (EAC) | |
| Nationals USD | Foreign residents USD | ||||
| Fees | 30 | 20 | 5,000 | 10 | 20 |
| Duration | Per tent site per night | ||||
Students and children
| Status | Rwandese (FWR) | EAC (USD) | Foreign Residents (USD) |
| Fees | 2,500 | 20 | 15 |
| Duration | Per tent site per night | ||
Filming and professional photography fees
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- Chimpanzee filming is charged US$ 1000 per group per day
- Filming for other attractions is charged US$ 600 per group per day
IMPORTANT POINTS TO KNOW AS YOU ARE PAYING PARK FEES AT NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
- Tourist status/categories
Tourist status is based on while paying for park fees and you get to find out that the prices vary, the categories /status include
Rwandese (RC) – the category/status of Rwandese include Rwanda citizens
Foreign Non-Residents (FNR) – Foreign Non Residents are international visitors/tourists from various countries apart from Rwanda and East Africa Community countries.
East African Citizens (EAC) – are nationals of East African Community countries and East African Community Foreign Residents. Nationals of East African Communities are visitors/tourists from countries that are members to East Africa Community that is Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi). East African Community Foreign Residents are visitors/tourist from East African Community countries with valid immigration documents, passports and working permits.
Foreign residents are required to have 4 months of consecutive minimum residence or work permit status to qualify as Rwandan/East Africa Foreign residence status
Foreign Residents (FR) – Foreign residents are foreigners living in Rwanda and they are in possession of proper and valid documents from immigration and working permits. Students –students are visitors/tourists from Rwanda and East African Community (EAC) countries, students need to present citizenship, residence and student cards as proof.
Children – children are tourists/visitors below the age of 15 years.
Diplomats with a residence Visa for Rwanda is allowed to use Foreign resident prices, the diplomat can use the same rates for their spouses and legally accepted children even if they do not have Rwandese resident Visas.
Tourists with a Rwandese parent or Rwandan spouse are considered as Rwandan citizen provided they are confirmed by Immigration and Emigration Director General confirms it.
- Age limits and group sizes for tourism experience
Age limit
Tourists/visitors must be a minimum age of 15 years of age to participate in chimpanzee tracking, Congo Nile Divide Nile, and birding experience.
Tourists must be a minimum of 12 years of age to participate in other primate trekking
Children of 7 years of age and younger are to participate in guided nature walks and a proof of birth certificate or passport is need.
Groups
For other primate trekking in Nyungwe forest national park, a group with maximum of 10 people is permitted for the trek.
For chimpanzee trekking a maximum of 8 people in each group are permitted per group per day
- Means of payment
Payment for tourist experience permits can be made using
- credit cards such as Visa, Master Card, China Union Pay and other major credit card
- payments by cash is accepted at Nyungwe forest national park
Note: though cash payments are accepted, payments by credit cards are more preferred for ease and speed of the process
- Check-in and permit validation procedure
Verification process
The Verification process at Nyungwe forest national park is done is done prior to the park experience, each and every tourist is expected to check-in at the park office for permit verification which is done by the park staff before tourists depart to the park for the experience.
The verification process requires the tourists/visitor to present his or her original copy of the experience permit which contains a booking reference number which is obtained from IREMBO, RDB sales and Reservation Office or from your tour and travel agent.
Check-in
Tourists must check- in at Nyungwe forest national park‘s Visitor/Information center at exactly 0700 hours for chimpanzee tracking and other activities in the park.
Administration offices in Nyungwe forest National park and operating hours
Administration offices
Administration offices in Nyungwe forest national park include
- Uwinka Visitor Centre
- Kitabi Visitor Reception centre (situated on the east park entrance)
- Gisakura park Headquarters (situated in northwest park entrance)
Operating hours
All these park administration offices operate from 07h00 am to 05h00 pm
