Revised Entry Fees for UWEC Entebbe Zoo
Revised Entry Fees for UWEC Entebbe Zoo as modified earlier this year. The changes will take effect on July 1st, 2024 for all Tourists.
The increase, in the words of UWEC Executive Director Dr. James Musinguzi, will enable them to better serve the zoo’s patrons while also drawing additional Tourists to the facility.
“The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) will be adjusting its entry fees to enhance Tourist experience and support animal welfare efforts, effective July 1st, 2024,” stated Dr. Musinguzi.
He also mentioned that the centre had not raised its fees in the previous ten years,
However, the price of the supplies required to take care of the zoo’s animals has been rising.
All East African adults will be required to pay Shs20,000 for admittance, up from Shs10,000.
While East African children (3–14 years old) would pay Shs10,000, up from Shs5,000, under the new fees that go into effect on July 1st, 2024.
In addition, Booked School groups (Monday through Sunday) will pay Shs8,000 from Shs4,000 per student;
On Thursday and Friday, however, the costs will be Shs8,000 from Shs 5,000.
The prices for postsecondary education are going up, from Shs 6000 to Shs 8000.
While the rates for accompanying school teachers remained at Shs 10,000.
The price for school groups without reservations is going up to SHS 10,000.
However, the non-resident adult and non-resident kid costs (ages 3 to 14) remained the same at $15 and $10 per person, respectively.
On the other hand, the resident adult and child fees remained at $5.
However, the executive director of UWEC also mentioned that the costs for additional services.
These are “Behind the Scenes Experience,” up-close chimpanzee viewing, day-long keeper, and special VIP experience, have not altered.
Revised Entry Fees for UWEC Entebbe Zoo by UWA
In addition to being a fun and educational place to see and learn about Uganda’s wildlife and the ecosystems in which they live, UWEC—formerly known as Entebbe Zoo—was founded in the 1950s and is now home to orphaned, confiscated, and injured wildlife.
It was recently merged with Uganda Wildlife Authority.
UWEC is a facility that combines pleasure with wildlife education; it is neither a traditional zoo nor a safari park.
Vervet monkeys roaming freely and a family troop of DeBraza monkeys in the hillside forest of the centre can be found at UWEC.
You may observe more than 120 different bird species, including the renowned African fish eagle.
The Great Blue Turaco, Hammerkops, Giant Kingfishers, and even the tiniest sunbirds are also present.
Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m, the recreation centre was extended early last year following lengthy negotiations.
More so, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s orders for the Ministry of Tourism to take over management of Entebbe Botanical Gardens.
Taking over from National Agricultural Research Organisation, UWEC is governed by the mother ministry, Wildlife and Antiquities.
However, President Museveni, speaking through the Prime Minister, declared during the handover that the role of botanical research will continue in addition to the roles of tourism, wildlife rescue, treating sick and injured animals, wildlife quarantine services, and contributing to species recovery.
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World Travel News, Gorilla Trekking Uganda and Gorilla Trekking Rwanda
