Serengeti National Park Entrance Fees

Serengeti National Park Entrance Fees: Park entrance fees are charges that tourists are required to pay in order to get access to Serengeti national park. Park entrance fees are set by the government of Tanzania through TANAPA (Tanzania National Parks Authority) and NCAA (Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority).

Serengeti national park entrance fees can be paid through your tour operator or at the park entrance gate by credit card not cash, you can make prepayments at the bank from Arusha and then go with the serial number that you will submit to the park authorities. You can pay for a smart card at any CRDB branch in either US dollars or Tanzanian shillings.

Serengeti national park is the oldest and one of the most popular national parks located in the northern part of Tanzania. The park is known for harboring different attractions such as abundant wildlife species including the big five mammals which are the elephants, lions, leopards, black rhinos, and buffaloes, other animals like waterbucks, bushbucks, cheetahs, gazelle, zebras, giraffes, different bird species, Moru kopjes among others. Serengeti national park is famously known for the great wildebeest migration where over one million wildebeests, thousands of gazelle, zebras and other antelopes annually cross from Serengeti plains through the Grumeti River to the Masai Mara in Kenya in search of fresh pasture. The national park also offers interesting activities such as game drives where you will be able to view different animals grazing in the open plains and predators hunting, bird watching where you will be able to view bird species such as migratory, endemic, near-endemic, and water birds, hot air balloon safari where you will have aerial views of the park and animals, cultural tours where you will get an opportunity to interact with the local people in the neighboring communities.

Park entrance permits in Serengeti national park are charged based on per person per day which implies that they are valid for 24 hours, vary depending on the visitor’s residence, age. Visitors are however required to provide proof of identity is at the gate, once the fee is paid is non-refundable and the fee doesn’t include various activities in the national park.

Park entrance fees (charged per person)

Non East African adults $60
Non East African children (aged between 5 and 15 years of age) $20
Non East African children (aged below 5 years) free
East African adults $30
East African children( aged between 5 and 15 years) $10
East African children (aged below 5 years) free

Serengeti park motor vehicle permit fees (charged per vehicle per day)

Tare weight up to 2000kgs for foreign-registered vehicles $40
Tare weight up to 2000kgs for East African citizens and Tanzania private vehicles Tshs 20,000
Tare weight between 2001- 3000kgs for Foreign registered vehicles $150
Tare weight between 2001-3000kgs for east African citizens and Tanzania private vehicles Tshs 35,000
Tare weight between 3001-7000kgs for Foreign registered vehicles $200
Tare weight between 3001-7000kgs for Tanzania and East Africa citizen private vehicles Tshs 60,000
Tare weight above 7001 -10000kgs for Foreign registered vehicles $300
Tare weight above 7001-10000kgs for East African citizen and Tanzania private vehicles Tshs 150,000

Open vehicles will be charged 50% extra of the normal vehicle fee

Walking safaris (charged per person)

Shorter walks (1 to 4 hours) for adults $20
Shorter walks (1 to 4 hours) for children of 12 to 15 years $10
Longer walks of above 4 hour for adults $25
Longer walks of above 4 hours for children of 12 to 15 years $15

Camp fees (charged per person per night)

Public campsites

Adults (16 years and older) $30
Children (5 to 15 years) $5
Children (below 5 years of age) free

Special and seasonal campsites

Adults (16 years or older)$50
Children (5 to 15 years of age)$10
Children (below 5 years of age) free

Landing fees for foreign aircrafts

Up to 4 seater private $50
Up to 4o seater commercial $120
5 to 12 seater private aircraft $120
5 to 12 seater commercial aircraft $170
Over 13 seater private aircraft $170
Over 13 seater commercial aircraft $320

Landing fees for local aircrafts

Up to 4 seater private aircraft Tshs 10,000
Up to 4 seater commercial aircraft Tshs 15,000
5 to 12 seater private aircraft Tshs15,000
5 to 12 seater commercial aircraft Tshs 20,000
13 to 20 seater private aircraft Tshs 20,000
13 to 20 seater commercial aircraft Tshs 35,000
Over 20 seater private aircraft Tshs 50,000
Over 20 seater commercial aircraft Tshs 60,000

Serengeti national park filming fee to each person per day $300, the price covers entrance fee, camping and filming to all nationalities.

Guide or ranger service fees per group $20 this applies to tourists who want to engage in guided nature walks and visitors who want to hire a park guide during the game drive.