Order No. 01-01/23, signed on February 2, 2026, aims to improve the visitor accounting system as well as simplify the process of collecting and accounting for fees for access to reserves and national parks. This will also help enhance the transparency of financial revenues, unify the application of legislation, and improve the management of particularly protected natural areas.
The adoption of the document is based on the law "On Particularly Protected Natural Areas," as well as the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated February 17, 2023, No. 80, which regulates the procedure for visiting, organizing, and creating excursion routes and tourist trails in such areas. Furthermore, the Guide is mandatory for application in all protected natural areas of Kyrgyzstan.
Managers of reserves and national parks must implement this Guide in practice, organize the accounting of incoming visitors and the collection of fees in accordance with the new requirements, and monitor the completeness and accuracy of revenue accounting.
The Department for Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Natural Areas at the Ministry is tasked with providing advisory support and monitoring the application of the Guide, as well as making proposals for its updating if necessary.
The order comes into effect 7 days after its official publication.
Guide for Visitor Accounting and Fee Collection for Access to Particularly Protected Natural Areas of the Kyrgyz Republic
Chapter 1. Introduction
1. This Guide for Visitor Accounting and Fee Collection for Access to Protected Natural Areas of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Guide) has been developed to establish a unified procedure for registering visitors, accounting for their entry and exit, as well as collecting and accounting for fees for access to protected natural areas (PPNAs).
2. The Guide applies to the administrations of state nature reserves and parks, as well as other PPNAs under the control of the authorized state body for environmental protection.
3. The Guide applies to all individuals and legal entities visiting PPNAs, except for those exempt from payment in accordance with the legislation of Kyrgyzstan.
Chapter 2. Legal Basis
4. This Guide has been developed in accordance with: - The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Particularly Protected Natural Areas"; - The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Approval of the Procedure for Visiting, Organizing, and Arranging Excursion Ecological Routes, Tourist Trails, and Parking Areas in Particularly Protected Natural Areas of the Kyrgyz Republic"; - Other regulatory acts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Chapter 3. Goals and Objectives of Visitor Accounting and Fee Collection
5. The main goals of visitor accounting and fee collection are: - Ensuring transparency and justification of fees for access to PPNAs; - Forming additional funding sources for the protection and maintenance of PPNAs; - Regulating recreational load and preventing negative impacts on natural complexes.
6. The tasks of accounting include: - Registering all visitors and vehicles entering PPNAs; - Monitoring compliance with established visiting rules; - Maintaining accurate accounting of financial revenues.
Chapter 4. Procedure for Visitor Accounting
7. The accounting of the entry and exit of visitors is carried out at checkpoints (CPs) or in other specially designated places.
8. Upon entering a PPN, the visitor is obliged to: - Provide an identity document (if necessary); - State the purpose of the visit and the expected duration of stay; - Pay the established fee for access, unless otherwise provided by law.
9. Information about visitors must be registered in a logbook or electronic system. Upon exit, a corresponding note about the time and date is recorded.
Chapter 5. Fee Collection for Access to PPNAs
10. The fee for access to PPNAs is established according to approved tariffs and is charged for: - Entry (access) of individuals; - Entry of vehicles; - Additional services (excursion services, use of infrastructure, etc.).
11. The fee amount is established in the prescribed manner and communicated to visitors through official information boards and/or internet resources.
12. Fee collection is carried out: - In cash using cash register equipment (if available); - By non-cash means (terminal, transfer, QR code). Visitors are issued: - A receipt/check; - Or an electronic payment confirmation.
Chapter 6. Benefits and Fee Exemptions
13. In accordance with paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Procedure for Visiting, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated February 17, 2023, No. 80, the following categories of citizens are exempt from payment or receive benefits: - Participants and veterans of the Great Patriotic War; - Workers of the rear; - Persons with disabilities of groups I and II; - Recipients of services from social institutions for the elderly and persons with disabilities; - Children under 7 years old; - Researchers visiting PPNAs for studies; - Servicemen on active duty; - Emergency Ministry employees visiting PPNAs to prevent emergencies; - Law enforcement representatives performing official duties; - Experts conducting studies of cultural objects; - Employees of environmental organizations under cooperation agreements. A 50% discount applies to the fee for: - Students of general education schools and students of vocational and higher educational institutions.
14. Documents confirming the right to benefits include: - Passport, birth certificate, pension certificate, student ID, and other identification confirming status.
15. The list of benefit categories is published on information boards and/or internet resources.
Chapter 7. Accounting and Reporting on Revenues
16. All revenues must be accounted for.
17. The administrations of PPNAs maintain the following documents according to the forms specified in the appendix to the Guide: - Logbook of issued receipts/checks (Form 1); - Daily revenue report (Form 2); - Consolidated monthly report (Form 3).
18. Incoming funds are credited to a special account opened in accordance with budget legislation.
19. The responsibility for the accuracy of accounting and the safety of funds lies with the head of the PPNA and authorized employees.
20. Periodic reports on revenues and the use of funds are submitted to the authorized environmental protection body within the established deadlines.
21. Control over the attendance of PPNAs and revenues is carried out by: - Internal audits of the PPNA administration; - The authorized state body; - Financial and control services.
Chapter 8. Control and Responsibility
22. Control over compliance with the Guide is carried out by the management of the PPNA and the authorized environmental protection body.
23. Individuals who violate the accounting and fee collection procedures are held accountable in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
24. Violations in the field of environmental protection entail liability in accordance with environmental, administrative, and criminal legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. Damage to natural objects and property of PPNAs is subject to compensation in accordance with the current legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
