Yes, as Michael and I discovered when we visited the sanctuary. But it’s the
same with Kakadu. As a local I don’t have to pay an entry fee.
Denise
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
PhD candidate
Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia
On 21 May 2014, at 11:54 am, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> It is not so much punishment, Ian. Rather, it is milking the tourist cow for
> all they can. Wait till you see the difference between various costs for
> locals and tourists at attractions such as the Orang Utan "Sanctuary" at
> Sepilok, Sabah.
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>> On 21 May 2014, at 12:12, Ian May <> wrote:
>>
>> You have put a lot of work into this Carl. Thanks very much.
>>
>> From my point of view, its not the cost of entry but the principle of
>> charging a fee for carrying a camera into a nature reserve that makes me
>> want to cringe away from such places. Its as though there is an element of
>> punishment aimed at tourist visitors behind the spawning of such policies.
>>
>> Overall Australia too is awful for bushwhaking the unsuspecting traveler
>> with frightful fees and charges for entering many Parks. As you would know,
>> Uluru is not shy about hitting up the battler but somehow, an entry fee
>> seems more acceptable than a camera charge that just seems so parasitic.
>>
>> But I take your points there are many great birding places in Malaysia where
>> there are no camera fees and that India hits up $12 per camera.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Carl Clifford wrote: porr old
>>> Ian et al,
>>>
>>> It seems that there are a couple of National Parks in M'sia that have
>>> recently started to to charge a fee for cameras. What I have found from my
>>> emailings is as follows.
>>>
>>> Mainland Malaysia
>>> Taman Negara charge MYR 5.00 (approx AUD 2.00), which is valid for one
>>> month.
>>>
>>> All other main birding spots, such as Bukit Fraser, Bukit Larut, Panti,
>>> Belum-Temengor and Genting Highlands, no fee.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sabah
>>> Mount Kinabalu and Poring are supposed to charge camera fees, but it seems
>>> that if you keep your gear out of sight, no one asks. When I was a Mt.
>>> Kinabalu in 2011, I did not even pay the entrance fee, let alone a camera
>>> fee. I was staying across the road and just wandered in. There are no fees
>>> at the Sayap sub-station on the north side of Kinablu.
>>>
>>> Rainforest Discovery Centre and Sepilok Kabili Forest Reserve, Sepilok
>>> No camera fee.
>>>
>>> Danum Valley
>>> There is supposed to be a MYR 10 camera fee, but when I was there in June
>>> last year, no one asked. The staff did admire the images of the Orang I had
>>> taken just outside the room though:-) You are also supposed to only go into
>>> the forest with a ranger, but there was no mention of it at the Field
>>> Centre and no one stopped either of us from wandering where we liked.
>>>
>>> Crocker Range NP
>>> No entry or camera fees
>>>
>>> Sarawak
>>> No camera fees
>>>
>>> Other countries in SE Asia such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam do
>>> not appear to charge camera fees and I have never had to pay any in those
>>> countries. Some NPs in the Phillipines do charge a camera fee, but I have
>>> no personal experience there. One respondent did tell me that in one park,
>>> he was asked to pay a fee for his 'scope, but I think that was just a
>>> "local" fee.
>>>
>>> Even if you avoid those places that charge fees, there are plenty of other
>>> places with good birding in M'sia, so don't just wipe the country just
>>> because some of the main tourist traps want to charge you a small fee,
>>> which is nothing compared to the AUD 12.00 per day per camera, including
>>> mobile phones you will be hit up for in India.
>>>
>>> Hope this clarifies things a bit,
>>>
>>> Carl Clifford
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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