Entry Fees for Tanzania National Parks

What is Entrance Fee

This is the amount paid in terms of money by tourists or visitors before entering the park or areas of conservation for tourism activities like game drives, bird watching and any other activity conducted within the park.

Tanzania National Park Authority manages Serengeti National Park entrance fees while Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority manages the Ngorongoro entrance fees, excludes crater services.

Concession fees are the fees paid by hotels, lodges, and permanent camps found within the park to the Tanzania National Park Authority. This fee is normally charged to the people who overnight in particular camps, lodges, and hotels. Since 2017, the fees are paid at the gate instead of the lodges, hotels, and camps pay directly to the areas of conservation. Though some still paying to the conservation areas.

Entry Fees Payments

The entry fee payments can be paid using various payment modes such as credit cards (MasterCard and Visa), or special payment cards designed by TANAPA depending on the park you visiting.

Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Fee – This is the fee for wildlife-controlled areas outside the parks. It has to be prepaid or prearranged in advance. It ranges between $12-$30 per person per day and $6 per vehicle per day. WMA areas are areas like Engaresero, Ndarakwai, Lake Natron and Loliondo, Longido, Monduli, Simanjiro, Rombo (Lake Chala), Meatu(Mwiba & Maswa Game Reserve), and several other areas which are still allocated.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area Entrance fees

When visiting the Ngorongoro conservation area you'll need to pay the transit fee at the gate of the Ngorongoro conservation area even if you are not going to do a game drive in the area. The transit fee is valid within 24 hours only and when you exceed the 24 hours you will have to pay again for a transit route.

For instance, as you travel from Arusha to Serengeti, the transit fee is paid as you are passing through the Ngorongoro conservation area. Unless you fly transit fee won't be paid.

Entrance fees at Ngorongoro National Park is about $71.8 per person within 24 hours for a single entry and it excludes crater services. For children between 5 years to 16 years, the parking fee is about $20 for a single entry and the camping fee is also $10 per night. The crater fee is about $295 per vehicle and not per person, and it is only paid if you want to descend to the crater.

Note:

• Meals for bush lunch must be precooked at the camp or lodge and taken to the crater ready for serving. Permission is at the discretion of the conservator.
• A permit is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Permit once issued is valid for 24hours only for one entry
• Tariffs are subjected to changes without notice

Fines and Penalties

• Other offenses will be determined according to the type of offense committed.
• Overspeeding for all types of vehicles is charged Tshs 50,000/=

The Photograph fee is about $100 per person per day which includes entry fees and excludes crater fees and the Permit For serving hot meals in the crater (Bush Lunch), At the discretion of the conservator, permit for serving hot meals in the crater may be issued where you pay about $10 before the provision of the service.

Serengeti National Park Entrance fees

The Serengeti national park entrance fees at is about $71.8 per person within 24hours for a single entry. Concession fees at Serengeti National Park are about $59 per person per night. Serengeti National Park fees for children of 5-16 years is about $20 for a single entry and camping fees are about $10 per night.

Tanzania National Park’s Rules & Regulations

• Do not smoke.
• Do not litter.
• Do not cause fire or light in the park.
• Domestic pets are strictly forbidden in the park.
• Do not drive too close to animals.
• It is recommended to hire a TANAPA guide before descending the crater.
• Keep to the authorized tracks only.
• Never feed animals, it will upset their diet hence dependence on people.
• Do not remove anything of biological interest in the park or crater such as eggs or trophies by either cutting or picking.
• Do not make any kind of noise in the park to avoid disturbances to animals.
• It is not allowed to use drones in any park.
• Driving hours in the park are from 6 am to 6 pm.
• Always animals have the right of way.
• Speed kilometer is 50km/h in the parks and 25km/h in the Ngorongoro crater.
• Camping is allowed in designated areas only.
• Picnicking is allowed only in designated areas.