Kenya National Park Conservation Fees 2022 – 2024

Kenya National Park Conservation Fees 2022 – 2024 : Kenya as one of the leading Kenya wildlife safari destination in the world comprises of many protected areas recorded to over 40 including national parks, reserves, conservancies and sanctuaries. These protected areas are a home to abundance of flora and fauna.

Protected areas in Kenya include Amboseli national park, Lake Nakuru national park, Tsavo East and Tsavo West national park, Samburu game reserve among others.

Kenya wildlife Services the authority administering most of the Kenya protected areas has released a new fees effective from June 2022 and valid to 2024.

Kenya National Park Conservation Fees 2022 - 2024
Kenya National Park Conservation Fees 2022 – 2024
Daily park fees

 

  HIGH SEASON

JULY – FEBRUARY

LOW SEASON

MARCH – JUNE

 
Citizens/ Residents Non- Resident  

Citizens/ Residents

Non- Resident  
Adult (Kshs) Child/ student (Kshs) Adult

(US$)

Child/ student(US$) Adult (Kshs) Child/ student (Kshs) Adult (Kshs) Child/ student (Kshs)  
PREMIUM PARKS  
Amboseli & Nakuru 800 215 70 20 600 215 40 20
URBAN SAFARI  
Nairobi national park 500 215 60

 

20 400 215 40 20
Wilderness parks  
Tsavo East &Tsavo West Kora, Meru &Aberdare 500 215

 

60

 

20

 

300 215 35 20
Marine Parks  
Kasite Mpunguti

Malindi, Watamu, Mombasa & Kiunga

200

 

125

 

15

 

10

 

150 125 10 10
Sanctuaries  
Nairobi orphanage, Kisumu

Impala, Nairobi safari walk

250 125 25 15 200 125 20 15
Scenic/special interest (A)  
Hells Gate, Elgon, Ol-Donyo Sabuk

Mt.Longonot

300 215 30 20 250 215 20 20
Scenic/special interest (B)

All other parks and reserve

 

300

 

125

 

25

 

15

200 125 20 15

 

CAMPING FEES Citizens/ residents Non-residents
Adult (Kshs) Child/Student (Kshs) Adult (Kshs) Child/Student (Kshs)
Special camps
Premium parks

(Amboseli & Lake Nakuru)

 

500

 

250

 

50

 

25

All other parks 250 200 35 20
Public camps
Premium parks

(Amboseli & Lake Nakuru)

 

250

 

200

 

30

 

25

All other parks 200 150 20 15
Reservation Fees (Non-refundable)                                                                                                7,500 Kshs
Cancellation Fees                                                                                                                                7,500 Kshs

CONFERENCES

For lodges inside KWS parks

ADULT

CITIZENS/RESIDENTS

ADULT

NON-RESIDENTS

(Discount ) park entry fees (Discount) on park entry fees
100 participates and more 30% 30%
50-99 participants 20% 20%
30-49 participants 10% 10%
20-29 participants 5% 5%

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING Citizens/residents Non-residents
Adult (Kshs) Child/student (Kshs) Adult (US$) Child/student (US$)
Mt. Kenya (Day trip) 430  215 52 26
Mt. Kenya (3 Day Package) 1,290  645 156 78
Mt. Kenya (4 Day Package) 1,720 860 208 104
Mt. Kenya (5 Day Package) 2,150 1,075 260 130
Mt. Kenya (6 Day Package) 2,580 1,290 312 156

Other charges

Vehicle Fees Per day Kshs
Less than 6 seats 300
6 to 12 seats 1,030
13 to 24 seats 2,585
25 to 44 seats 4,050
45 seats and above 5,000
Trucks & delivery vehicles
1 to 3 tonnes 515
4 to 7 tonnes 2,155
Above 7 tonnes 3,015
Boats
Fees per day 300
Annual passes for private

(non-commercial boats)

5,170
Annual passes for commercial tourists vessels stationed or operating in the park  

15,080

Aircrafts (single landing Fees)
Aircrafts with less than 3 seats 300
3 to 6 seats 500
7 to 14 seats 1000
15 to 20 seats 2,155
21 seats and above 3,015
Helicopter landing on Mt. Kenya national park (US$)  
Vehicles stationed in the park (per year)
PSVs<6 seats & commercial vehicles < 2 tonnes 10,000
PSVs<6 to 12 seats & commercial vehicles 2 to 5 tonnes 10,000
PSVs<6 to 13 seats & commercial Tour vehicles not stationed in the park 60,000
PSVs<13 seats & commercial vehicles >5tonnes 100,000

Annual passes Kshs
Adult annual pass 43,100
Child annual pass 10,340
Corporate annual pass 103,440
Personalized tour driver annual pass 4,000
Marine parks annual pass 10,340

Special services Kshs
Event security per section of rangers 75,000
Vehicle recovery inside the park 7,500
Motor cycle Fees  
Motorcycle (not more than 250 cc) to Hell’s Gate, Mt Kenya, Aberdare, Longonot, Elgon, Ol Donyo Sabuk and Sibiloi 400

Special activities Kshs
Night game drive (per person per trip) 2,155
Lake boating (per person per trip) 1,290
Security/guided tours(per guide up to 4 hours) 1,720
Security/guided tours (per guide over 4 hours) 3,015
River rafting (per person) 1,720
Horse riding (excluding rider) – KWS horses 2,585
Private horses (per day) 1,030
Fishing (per line per day) 515
Fishing in Mt. Kenya (per line per day) 1,550
Bicycle hire (per day) 500
Cycling (per day) 215
Walking safaris (per person per day) 1,500

 USEFUL POINTS TO NOTE

Entry Fees

Entry fees are charged to each and every tourist of Kenya national parks, reserves and conservancies, these fees are valid for 24 hours, Kenya National Park Conservation Fees 2022 – 2024.

Resident rates/ fees

Tourists categorized as residents are visitors who have citizenship in Kenya and East African Community Countries including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. All resident visitors are required to present their valid national IDS or passports from their respective countries.

Kenya National Park Conservation Fees 2022 - 2024
Wildlife in Amboseli

Student rates/fees

Student fees are paid by students on a Kenya safari /trip which is sponsored by a recognised education institution and tourists are visiting for study and research purposes.  Students have to be aged between 3 to 18 years.  To qualify for student fees, the institution is required to inform Kenya Wildlife Authorities in a period of 2 weeks prior to your visit.

Non-resident rates/fees

Non – resident fees are applicable international visitors who are foreigners of Kenya and have no working permits, non- foreign residents are required to present their valid passports.

Mode of payment

Payment for park fees in Kenya’s national parks, conservancies and sanctuaries, payments are made in cashless form using Mpesa, Visa Cards, MasterCard and direct deposits to KWS Bank accounts.

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