Nairobi National Park Fees 2026

Nairobi National Park Fees

Nairobi National Park fees for 2026 are fees that are collected and managed by the Kenya Wildlife Services; the park fees are under the direct control of the Kenyan government. Nairobi National Park fees are valid for 24 hours and paid per person.

During your visit to Nairobi National Park, the park fees can be prepaid in the bank before going to the park, there is also the alternative option, which is paying at the park gates using a credit card, the regulations and the rules say that no cash is allowed at any park gates; hence, the tourists must pay in advance or use their credit cards while paying, when paying using your credit card, the surcharge is imposed on your card.

All the guests that fly into the park pay their park entry fees at the clearance point at the airstrip before your driver guide picks you up and transfers you to your lodge.

Nairobi National Park fees allow the tourists to do all the activities in the park except privately arranged activities in the park. the tourists during their visit in the park, can do game driving with the help of the driver guide, the park entry fees also include the VAT already.

In the Nairobi National Park, the park gates are always open from 6 am in the morning and close at 7 pm daily, so no guests are allowed to enter the park or exit it past time.

Nairobi National Park fees are categorized into three categories: the Foreigners, East African or residents. These different categories pay their different amounts in regard to the park fees; the above categories are charged according to their age hence the age is grouped as paying from the children to adults, thus paying different fees.

The differences are always highlighted in the Nairobi National Park fee structures.

All the foreigners pay entry fees in USA dollars, while the East Africans and Kenyans pay in Kenyan shillings. Another category of the Nairobi National Park fees are the car or vehicle fees for trucks, delivery vans and the aircrafts, for more details, you can check the Kenya Wildlife Services tariff plan for the year 2026. most of the times the government makes some changes through the rare but the fact remains the tariff is set for a year in case of any changes to be made.

The Nairobi national Park fees are annual, and his government revises them in case of any changes; they produce another tariff for a new year.

Non-Residents/Foreigners. (USD)

Adults       43$

Child         $26

Student    26 $

Residents. (KSH)

Adults     430 Ksh.

Child       215 Ksh.

Citizen. (KSH)

Adults    430 Ksh.

Child       215 Ksh.

Other Nairobi National Park fees charged (KSH).

Vehicles charge per vehicle per day.

Vehicles with less than 6 seats          300 Ksh.

Vehicles from 6 to 12 seats       1030 Ksh

Vehicles from 13 to 24 seats    2585 Kshs

Vehicles from 25 to 44 seats     4050 Kshs

Vehicles from 45 and above       5000 Ksh

Aircraft per single landing (KSH).

Aircraft with less than 3 seats      300 Ksh

3 to 6 seats                                        500 Ksh

7 to 14 seats                                      1,000 Ksh

15 to 20 seats                                     2,155 Ksh

21 seats and above                            3015 Ksh.

Trucks and delivery vehicles per day (Ksh)

1 to 3 tonnes            515 Ksh

4 to 7 tonnes            2,155 Ksh

Above 7 tonnes        3015 Kshs.

Annual Passes.

Adult annual pass                                 43100 Ksh

Child annual pass                                  10340 ksh

Corporate annual pass                          103,440 ksh

Tour drive personalized annual pass Ksh

Special Services                                                                                                       

Event security per section of rangers: 75000 Ksh

Vehicle recovery inside the park           7500 Ksh.

The park fees expire in every 24 hours including the vehicle fees, then for air craft they are counted in every landing, the annual passes are for one year only and gives  you access to all national parks of Kenya that are under the management of the Kenya Wildlife Services, the Nairobi national park fees allow you to explore all the park activities during your visit to the park like the game drives, bird watching, in case you choose any private arrangement activity you have to pay some of the extra fee according to the activity and the organizers to provide that activity.

Failure to comply with the park authority in paying the park fees leads to serious penalties and charges for the travelers.