Masai Mara Park entry fees

Masai Mara Park entry fees differ from Kenyan residents/East Africans and the non-residents. In order to promote domestic and regional tourism the government of Kenya through Kenya Wildlife Services offers different discounted park fees to the residents. Masai Mara national reserve unlike other protected areas of Kenya which are directly managed by the government under Kenya wildlife Services. Masai Mara national reserve is a community based managed reserve. Its managed by the Maasai locals under the Narok council and Trans-Mara county Council. The famous Masai Mara national reserve is a home of the natural wonder that is wildebeest migration. The small reserve hosts animals larger than its normal size with millions of the migratory wildebeests and Zebras that come annually from July to October from Serengeti national park.

Masai Mara Park entry fees are prepaid at the bank and only the serial number taken to the park gates. The park fees expire after every 24 hours and they are paid per person. The fees may differed between the adults and the children below 15 years of age. There are also cashless payment machines at the various park gates as they donot accept any cash. You can pay Masai Mara Park entry fees using your credit card with surcharged included. The Masai Mara Park entry fees is also based on the location of your accommodation. If you stay inside the reserve you pay less 10$ while those staying outside the reserve pay full amount. If the guest is staying outside the reserve you pay 80usd while those that stay inside the reserve pay 70usd . For children staying outside the reserve they  pay 45usd valid for 24 hours while those staying inside pay 40usd valid for 24 hours.

Students are given special rates and these rates are only applicable to students of 25 years of age and must be sponsored by the learning institution. They must also produce the student identity cards as a proof of being a student in that institution.  The institutions must apply as early as at least two weeks in order to obtain the permission of student rates.

Child rates are applicable to persons from 3 to 11 years of age. Persons below 3 years of age donot pay the Masai Mara park fees in brief they access the park free of charge.

The Masai Mara Park entry fees are paid in two currencies those are: US Dollars and Kenya shillings only. When using flight to the park, the entry fees are paid on the airstrip as they are clearing you before your driver guide picks you up. Then nonresidents pay in US dollars while East Africans and Kenyans pay in Kenyan shillings.  The East African residents are those citizens from East African member countries those are Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi and South Sudan. They must provide the national identity card as a proof of their citizenship to any of the member countries.

Masai Mara Park entry fees Applicable 2020 ~2021

Other Masai mara park fees are the truck fees and safari cars entry fees. These are different from individual park entry fees

Vehicle entry fees

Ranger fees are not compulsory but they are good to know incase you want to hire the service of a game ranger during your Masai Mara safari.