Masai Mara Park Fees Increase
Masai Mara Park Fees Increase : Masai Mara National Reserve is undeniably one of the most well-known parks in Africa and most famous reserve in the world when it comes to safaris, Masai Mara National Reserve dominated endless plains of wide-open grassland is home to the original safari and is the epicenter of tourism industry in Kenya.
Masai Mara National Reserve is located in the Southwest of Kenya, spanning 1,510 square kilometers the reserve is home to an abundance of game including the season wildebeest migration which is the most incredible and largest migration of land wildlife on earth. Over a million wildebeests cross the plains, valleys and rivers in search for fresh pasture as well as water.
Masai Mara National Reserve’s landscape is largely open grasslands with season rivers cutting through and covering 1,5q0 square kilometers, the reserve occupies a small section of the greater Serengeti – Mara Ecosystem. At the southernmost border of the reserve lies Tanzania as well as Serengeti National Park, the North, West and Eastern are bordered by Maasai Communities who live pastoralists.
Masai Mara Natioal Reserve is set inside the Great Rift Valley, the park is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The western border of the reserve ends at the Esoit Escarpment which is the western side of the Great Rift Valley, aside from the rolling grasslands there are forested river banks, acacia woodlands, swamps and thickets.
The Narok County Government which manages the iconic Masai Mara National Reserve has announced an increase in the Masai Mara Park Entry Fees, these new park fees will be applicable to all travelers visiting Masai Mara National Reserve for a Kenya wildlife safari from 1st January 2014 onwards.
For Kenyans residing in the Narok Country, they will get a relief as they will pay less than anyone else per day and their children below the age of 10 will enjoy free entry.
Note: all the new rates follow different seasons of travel
Rates for Non-Residents from 1st January 2024
1st January – 30th June 2024 (inclusive) for non-residents
USD 100 per day, per adult
USD 50 per day, per child (9-17 years; 8 years and below are free)
1st July – 31st December 2024 (inclusive) for non-residents
USD 200 per day, per adult
USD 50 per day, per child (9-17 years; 8 years and below are free)
Rates for residents from 1st January 2024
1st January – 30th June 2024 (inclusive) for residents:
Ksh.3000 per day, per adult
Ksh.1000 per day, per child/student (9-17 years; 8 years and below are free)
Ksh.2000 per day, per adult Narok resident
Ksh.500 per day per child Narok resident (10-17 years; 9 years and below are fee)
Ksh.4500 per adult East African Resident
Ksh.2000 per day per child/student East African Resident (10-17 years; 9 years and below are fee)
1st July – 31st December 2024 (inclusive) for residents:
Ksh.3000 per day, per adult
Ksh.1000 per day, per child/student (9-17 years; 8 years and below are free)
Ksh.2000 per day, per adult Narok resident
Ksh.500 per day per child Narok resident (10-17 years; 9 years and below are fee)
Ksh.4500 per adult East African Resident
Ksh.2000 per day per child/student East African Resident (10-17 years; 9 years and below are fee).
While the increase in the Masai Mara Entry fees is substantial, we anticipate the expected increase in revenue to the reserve from the changes could significantly improve the safari experience for travelers in Masai Mara National Reserve in form of increased ranger patrols, anti-poaching efforts and better maintained roads among others conservation initiatives.
These fees are effective from January 1st 2024 and also the implementation of a 12-hour rule (6 am – 6 pm) is with immediate effect and applies to any guests departing the Masai Mara National Reserve after 11 am where an additional (full day) park fee will be charged. Those departing on the morning flight schedule are not affected.
Guests undertaking any activity such as a Hot air balloon safari within the Mara Triangle or Mara conservancy on the morning of departure are required to pay a full day park fee on that day.
Please note that, these changes are effected by the Narok County Government not Focus East Africa Tours. However, we are ready to answer any questions or queries you might have.
