Sibangani Mosojane from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks said that to enter Moremi Game Reserve, citizens pay as little as P10, while residents pay P30 and non-residents are required to pay P120.
"Camping fees are P5, P20 and P30 respectively," he said. The use of the wilderness camp ranges from P50, P100 and P200, depending in which category one falls in.
Mosojane said that the cost of filming for a citizen is P1,000, for a resident it costs P2,000 and for non-residents P50,000.
Motor vehicles with Botswana registration cost P10 while those with a foreign one will be charged P50.
Mosojane said that there has been an increase in returns from the Reserve. He said over P6 million was accrued in 2004 and in 2005, P7,868,716.50 was accrued from both local and international tourists.
The Moremi Game Reserve, which is situated in Batawana tribal land covers 4,871 square kilometres, and was established in 1963.
He said the Batawana tribe formed the Fauna Conservation Society of Ngamiland to run and oversee the Reserve.
However, he said that due to mismanagement coupled with the lack of scientific knowledge in running the reserve, it was handed over to government in 1979. Mosojane said the Moremi Game Reserve was extended in 1976, when Chiefs Island was included and a further extension was made in 1992, when 20 percent of the Okavango Delta became part of the Reserve.
