Official fees · 9 countries
What safaris cost in fees.
Lodges and tours vary too much to quote. Park fees, permits and visas do not. Here is what each country charges, per person.
Daily park fees compared
- Kenya: Masai Mara, high season US$200
- Kenya: Masai Mara, low season US$100
- Kenya: Amboseli National Park US$90
- Kenya: Lake Nakuru National Park US$90
- Tanzania: Serengeti National Park US$82.60
- Kenya: Tsavo East or West US$80
- Kenya: Nairobi National Park US$80
- Tanzania: Ngorongoro Conservation Area US$70.80
- Tanzania: Kilimanjaro conservation fee US$70
- Tanzania: Tarangire or Lake Manyara US$59
- South Africa: Kruger National Park, from 1 Nov 2026 R692 ≈ US$42
- Botswana: Makgadikgadi, Nxai Pan, Central Kalahari BWP 500 ≈ US$37
Gorilla permits are per trek, not per day: US$1,500 in Rwanda, US$800 in Uganda (US$1,000 from 1 January 2027).
By country
- TanzaniaTanzania charges some of the highest park fees in Africa, per person per 24 hours, so the number of park days drives the total more than anything else..
- KenyaThe Masai Mara doubles its fee in high season, when the migration arrives.
- RwandaThe gorilla permit is the trip.
- UgandaUganda is the cheaper gorilla country, but the permit rises by a quarter from 1 January 2027, based on the trekking date..
- BotswanaBotswana park fees are modest; the cost is in the remote lodges and light aircraft.
- NamibiaNamibia almost doubled its premium park fees in 2026 but remains cheap by safari standards.
- South AfricaSANParks raised international conservation fees by about 15% on 1 November 2026.
- ZambiaZambia is visa-free for EU, UK and US citizens and keeps park fees low, which makes walking safaris in South Luangwa good value..
- ZimbabweZimbabwe raised Victoria Falls entry fees in February 2026.