
BeiSafari prices in Masai Mara, Kenya
Masai Mara safari cost, line by line
A Masai Mara safari cost for three days and two nights starts with park fees: USD 400 to 600 per non-resident adult from July to December and USD 200 to 300 from January to June, for 2 or 3 ticket days. A group trip by road listed from USD 178 with fees excluded comes to USD 578 to 778 in August. The line that moves most is the bed: at four sample camps on Booking.com, two nights for two adults ran from USD 130 to USD 4,072 for 10 to 12 August 2027.
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Check a quote line by line: the park fees for your month, the trip as listed, the flight if you fly in, the bed if you book it yourself, and any extras. Most cheap road trips leave the park fees out, so the fee line can be larger than the trip itself. A fly-in trip adds the flight, and the camp you pick decides the rest. Masai Mara, Kenya, is not a national park: it is the Maasai Mara National Reserve, run on the Narok side by Narok County and in the Mara Triangle by the Mara Conservancy, with the same non-resident fee on both sides. The entrance fee page counts tickets for your exact dates.
PesaThe cost stack
Three trips, every line stacked
One listed trip per style, built up from its lines for one adult. Pick your month: the fee lines switch between the two seasons on the rate card, and the totals follow.
Three days, two nights, one non-resident adult
Trip prices per person as listed on 12 November 2026. Park fees from the rate card of the Mara Conservancy and Narok County.
Park fees for the stay: USD 200 to 300 in February, USD 400 to 600 in August.
| Line | Group by road | Lodge by road | Fly-in |
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| Trip as listed | USD 178 park fees excluded | USD 724 park fees included | USD 1,996 park fees excluded |
| Park fees, August | USD 400 to 600added on top | in the listed price | USD 400 to 600added on top |
| Flight | None: by road from Nairobi | None: by road from Nairobi | Part of the trip: a fly-in package |
| Bed and meals | Miti Mingi Eco Camp or similar, in the trip | Mara Sopa Lodge or similar, in the trip | Mid-range tented camp or lodge, in the trip |
| Balloon, optional | USD 430 flight in JanuaryUSD 430 flight in FebruaryUSD 430 flight in MarchUSD 400 flight in AprilUSD 400 flight in MayUSD 430 flight in JuneUSD 490 flight in JulyUSD 490 flight in AugustUSD 490 flight in SeptemberUSD 490 flight in OctoberUSD 430 flight in NovemberUSD 430 flight from 1 to 15 December, USD 490 from 16 to 31 December, plus a landing fee of USD 80 per person per landing and a levy of USD 20 | ||
| Total, August | USD 578 to 778 | USD 724 | USD 2,396 to 2,596 |
| Entry to Kenya | Standard eTA USD 30 per traveler, and the Kenyan inbound health insurance, up to USD 44 per person; the Kenya eTA page checks your passport | ||
| Whole trip with entry, August | USD 652 to 852 | USD 798 | USD 2,470 to 2,670 |
A park ticket is valid 6:00 to 18:00 on its day, so two nights need 2 or 3 ticket days: three if you take a game drive on the morning you leave. Totals with two figures run from two ticket days to three.
Read the bars from left to right. In the group trip the blue part, the listed price, is the smaller part from July to December: the red park fees outweigh it. In the lodge trip the fees sit inside the listed price, so the bar is one color, and from July to December its price falls inside the range of the group trip's total once that trip's fees are added. In the fly-in trip the flight and the bed are part of the listed price and the fees come on top.
The table's last row adds the entry costs every visitor pays: the Standard eTA at USD 30 per traveler and the Kenyan inbound health insurance at up to USD 44 per person (Kenya eTA). Every line is per adult: for two adults, double it. Not in any bar: the international flight, nights in Nairobi, tips and drinks. They depend on where you come from and how you travel; the Kenya itineraries add Nairobi and other parks, and the Masai Mara itineraries plan three to seven days in the Mara alone.
MalipoPark fees
Park fees: the line every trip pays
The fee is the same whether you sleep inside or outside the reserve, and the same on the Narok side and in the Mara Triangle. Only the month changes it.
USD 100Per adult per day, 1 January to 30 June
USD 200Per adult per day, 1 July to 31 December
These are the 2026 rates on the co-branded rate card of the Mara Conservancy and Narok County Government, per non-resident adult per day. The totals for 2027 dates on this page use the same card; check it again before you book. A child of 9 to 17 pays USD 50 per day all year. A ticket is valid from 6:00 to 18:00 on its day, whatever time you enter. It does not carry over the night, and the ticket portal says overnight guests check out by 10:00, with a fresh full-day ticket for a morning game drive on the checkout day.
So two nights mean 2 or 3 ticket days: USD 400 to 600 per adult in August, USD 200 to 300 in February. Skip the last morning drive and you pay the lower end. A stay that crosses 30 June or 31 December pays each day at its own rate; the ticket calculator does that sum for your dates, and the best time to visit weighs the lower season against what each month brings.

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Bed-night royalty
Narok County charges 15% of the gross tariff or USD 40, whichever is higher, on each night in the reserve (Finance Act 2023). It is part of the camp's rate, not a bill at the gate.
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Self-drive vehicle
A vehicle with fewer than six seats pays KES 1,000 (about USD 8) per vehicle per day on the Narok side (Finance Act 2023, 2023/24 rate). On a tour it is in the price.
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How to pay
The Mara Triangle takes card or M-Pesa only, no cash; the Narok side takes cash in USD or KES, and card. KES at KES 129.96 per US dollar, Central Bank of Kenya, 12 November 2026.
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Conservancy fees
Camps in the conservancies outside the reserve charge their own fee, collected through the camp: Mara North and Naboisho publish no amount (Mara North, Naboisho). The conservancies page compares them.
GariThe trip line
The listed trip: read what it leaves out
Listed prices per person, cheapest first, as listed on 12 November 2026, with what each listing says about park fees. The two total columns add the fees where a listing leaves them out, for two or three ticket days.
| Trip | Length | Listed from | Park fees | Total, February | Total, August |
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| Group joining safari TourRadar | Three days, two nights | USD 178 | park fees excluded | USD 378 to 478 | USD 578 to 778 |
| Day trip to the reserve and a Maasai village GetYourGuide | One day | USD 190 | park fees excluded | USD 290 | USD 390 |
| Group safari in a four-wheel-drive jeep GetYourGuide | Three days, two nights | USD 199 | park fees excluded | USD 399 to 499 | USD 599 to 799 |
| Budget safari from Nairobi GetYourGuide | Two days, one night | USD 230 | park fees excluded | USD 330 to 430 | USD 430 to 630 |
| Shared safari, lodge stay Viator | Three days, two nights | USD 724 | park fees included | USD 724 | USD 724 |
| Joining safari at Sopa Lodge GetYourGuide | Three days, two nights | USD 1,195 | park fees excluded | USD 1,395 to 1,495 | USD 1,595 to 1,795 |
| Private safari, lodge stay Viator | Three days, two nights | USD 1,255 | park fees included | USD 1,255 | USD 1,255 |
| Safari at Sopa Lodge TourRadar | Three days, two nights | USD 1,790 | park fees included | USD 1,790 | USD 1,790 |
| Safari with flights and a camp stay GetYourGuide | Three days, two nights | USD 1,800 | park fees not stated | USD 1,800 to 2,100 | USD 1,800 to 2,400 |
| Fly-in private safari GetYourGuide | Three days, two nights | USD 1,996 | park fees excluded | USD 2,196 to 2,296 | USD 2,396 to 2,596 |
| Air safari GetYourGuide | Three days, two nights | USD 2,200 | park fees included | USD 2,200 | USD 2,200 |
Compare totals, not listed prices. Among 59 three-day group trips by road listed from Nairobi, the cheapest listed price is USD 178, park fees excluded. Add the fees for each listing as it states them and the cheapest group trip in August comes to USD 385, from a listing that includes the park fees in its price.
Many listings print their own fee amounts, and some print the wrong season, so take the fee from the rate card rather than from the listing. The budget finder applies that rule to every listed trip of one to seven days and shows which fit your budget. Ask the seller whether the fee covers two ticket days or three, and whether a fee-included price follows the July rate change.
What the trip line usually holds, by the listings' own descriptions: the road transfer from Nairobi, the vehicle and driver-guide, the camp or lodge and its meals, and the game drives. The safari page weighs group, private and fly-in trips on time in the reserve; Nairobi to the Masai Mara has the road and the drive times.

SaaThe flight line
Flying in: the fare line
Scheduled flights from Nairobi's Wilson Airport serve the Mara airstrips. One way per adult:
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Safarilink booking engine, taxes in, 11 January and 12 August 2027, read 12 November 2026
USD 298
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AirKenya, Y STANDARD booking engine, taxes in, 12 August 2027, read 12 November 2026
USD 308
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AirKenya, SPECIAL booking engine, taxes in, 11 January 2027, read 12 November 2026
USD 221
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Safarilink, published 2026 timetable fare, taxes excluded
USD 260
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Governors Aviation 2026 recommended selling rate
USD 250
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Mombasa Air Safari 2026 fare plus fuel surcharge
USD 200 plus USD 20 fuel
Budget with the booking-engine fares, taxes in: Safarilink showed USD 298 one way to Keekorok for both 11 January and 12 August 2027 (January, August). AirKenya showed a SPECIAL fare of USD 221 for 11 January 2027 and only USD 308 for 12 August 2027 (January, August). All were read on 12 November 2026; a return trip is two such fares.
The published fares below them leave the taxes out. Safarilink's 2026 timetable lists USD 260 one way and USD 425 return, taxes excluded (timetable, taxes). Its low seasons run 1 April to 15 June and 1 November to 15 December. Governors Aviation recommends USD 420 return from 1 January to 30 June 2026 and USD 434 from 1 July to 31 October (rates). Mombasa Air Safari lists USD 370 plus USD 40 fuel return (schedule).
Fly-in packages fold the flight into the trip line. The flights page has the timetables, airstrips and baggage limits.

KambiThe bed line
The bed: the line that moves most
Booking.com totals for two adults, two nights, taxes and fees included, read 12 November 2026. The dot on the left of each pair is 14 to 16 February 2027, the dot on the right 10 to 12 August 2027.
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Kambu Mara Camp Sekenani, no board shown
February USD 130 August USD 130
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Fig Tree Camp Talek, all meals
February USD 741 August USD 1,600
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Olkinyei Mara Tented Camp Talek, all meals
February USD 820 August USD 938
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Mara Intrepids Tented Camp Masai Mara, all meals
February USD 2,120 August USD 4,072
The same two nights cost from USD 130 to USD 4,072 for two in August, across four camps. The cheap end shows no board on Booking.com, so meals and game drives come on top; the camps from Fig Tree up list all meals. Prices at the cheap end held between February and August; at the top end they nearly doubled. Each figure is a total for two adults and two nights, so one adult's share of one night is a quarter of it. The three trips in the stack above already include their bed; this line is for a camp you book yourself. The months page sets the lower season against rain and wildlife.
A Booking.com search for the Masai Mara returned 131 properties for the February dates and 108 properties for August. Most camp listings say nothing about park fees. Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp, an all-inclusive listing, states that game drives and reserve park fees are not included. Budget for the fee line on top of any camp unless it says otherwise.

The Kenya Wildlife Service gives its own estimate of a typical safari at USD 70 to 400 per person per night, covering park fees, meals, lodging and game drives (KWS FAQ). In the Mara the park fee alone is USD 200 per day from July to December, above the lower end of that estimate. Where to stay sorts the areas, the camps and the lodges and hotels list properties with their prices.

Photo: Ninara / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
AsubuhiA balloon morning
The balloon is the one extra that can cost as much as two park days.
ZiaraExtras you choose
Extras you add yourself
Optional lines, each from the body or operator that sets it. None of them is in the stack's totals.
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USD 490
Balloon flight
Per adult from July to October 2026 at Governors' Balloon Safaris, and USD 490 from 16 to 31 December. It is USD 430 from January to March, USD 430 in June and USD 430 in November and 1 to 15 December, and USD 400 in April and May. A child under 15 or a guide pays USD 275 in every month (2026 rack rates).
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USD 80
Landing fee, plus a levy
Every passenger pays the landing fee on top: USD 80 per person per landing on the Narok side (USD 35 per child per landing), USD 80 per adult per landing in the Mara Triangle. The operator adds a community development levy of USD 20 per non-resident per flight.
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No park ticket for the flight alone
Governors' Balloon Safaris says guests staying outside the reserve who only fly and leave after breakfast need no park ticket; a game drive after the flight needs one. On a stay inside the reserve the flight falls on a ticket day you already pay. The balloon page has times and launch sites.
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USD 150
A conservancy fee
Enonkishu Conservancy publishes this per non-resident adult and USD 85 per child 2 to 12, VAT included, without saying per day or per night (fee page). Elsewhere your camp quotes the fee.
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USD 5
Community donations
Per guest per night, given by partner camps of Olare Motorogi Conservancy to The Maa Trust, as the conservancy stated on a page dated 14 May 2018 (Benefits and outreach). It is part of the camp rate.
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Not priced here
Tips, drinks and hotel nights in Nairobi depend on your choices; ask your operator. The eTA and the health insurance are in the stack's last row, and the Kenya eTA page says which you need; safety in the Masai Mara has the travel advice with its dates.
MaswaliCost questions
Cost questions
For the fee schedules themselves, see the Mara Conservancy's conservation fees and Narok County's Finance Act 2023. The budget finder lists every trip that fits a budget.
How much is a three-day safari in the Masai Mara?
Park fees for three days and two nights are USD 400 to 600 per non-resident adult from July to December and USD 200 to 300 from January to June. Group trips by road list from USD 178 per person, usually with fees excluded, so the cheapest comes to about USD 385 in August once fees are counted. Fly-in trips list from USD 1,800. The safari page compares the three ways.
What is the entry fee for the Masai Mara?
A non-resident adult pays USD 100 per day from 1 January to 30 June and USD 200 per day from 1 July to 31 December, on the Narok side and in the Mara Triangle alike, whether you stay inside or outside. The ticket is valid 6:00 to 18:00 on its day. The entrance fee page has every rate.
Do Masai Mara safari prices include park fees?
Often not. Of 59 three-day group trips by road listed on 12 November 2026, 34 exclude park fees, 13 include them and 12 do not say. Camp listings on Booking.com rarely mention them. Add USD 400 to 600 per adult for a stay from July to December unless the listing says the fees are in. The itineraries count fees for longer stays.
Is the Serengeti or the Masai Mara cheaper?
Compare the lines one by one. The Masai Mara fee is USD 200 per adult per day from July to December; the Serengeti in Tanzania charges its own fees, set by Tanzania National Parks, plus its own flights and camp rates. Masai Mara vs Serengeti sets the two fee schedules side by side.
Why is the Masai Mara so expensive?
Four lines add up. The park fee is USD 200 per adult per day from July to December. Narok County adds a bed-night royalty of 15% of the gross tariff or USD 40, whichever is higher, inside the camp rate. A scheduled flight costs about USD 298 each way. And at four sample camps the bed ran from USD 130 to USD 4,072 for two nights for two in August 2027.
Sources
- Governors' Balloon Safaris (Mara, reserve side, launch at Little Governors' Camp): the operator's 2026 rack rate sheet (dated 25 March 2025) gives the hot air balloon flight for January to March 2026 as USD 430 per adult; all passengers pay the applicable landing fee and community development fee as an extra, and medical evacuation cover is added for clients without AMREF cover. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris (Mara, reserve side, launch at Little Governors' Camp): the operator's 2026 rack rate sheet (dated 25 March 2025) gives the hot air balloon flight for April and May 2026 as USD 400 per adult; all passengers pay the applicable landing fee and community development fee as an extra, and medical evacuation cover is added for clients without AMREF cover. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris (Mara, reserve side, launch at Little Governors' Camp): the operator states the hot air balloon flight rack rate for June 2026 is USD 430 per adult, excluding park fees, county landing fee, community levy and medical evacuation cover. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris (Mara, reserve side, launch at Little Governors' Camp): the operator's 2026 rack rate sheet (dated 25 March 2025) gives the hot air balloon flight for July to October 2026 as USD 490 per adult; all passengers pay the applicable landing fee and community development fee as an extra, and medical evacuation cover is added for clients without AMREF cover. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris (Mara, reserve side, launch at Little Governors' Camp): the operator states the hot air balloon flight rack rate for November and 1-15 December 2026 is USD 430 per adult, excluding park fees, county landing fee, community levy and medical evacuation cover. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris (Mara, reserve side, launch at Little Governors' Camp): the operator states the hot air balloon flight rack rate for 16-31 December 2026 is USD 490 per adult, excluding park fees, county landing fee, community levy and medical evacuation cover. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris: the operator states the 2026 child/guide balloon rate is USD 275 in every month; the child rate applies under 15 years. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Governors' Balloon Safaris: the operator lists a Community Development Levy of USD 20 per non-resident adult and USD 20 per non-resident child per flight in 2026, payable on top of the flight. Governors Balloon Safaris Ltd: Rack Rates 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026 (rates worksheet dated 25 March 2025), 2025-03-25.
- Enonkishu Conservancy's online fee page charges a non-resident adult USD 150 and a non-resident child aged 2 to 12 USD 85 per person (period per day or night not stated), VAT included; children under 2 are free. Enonkishu Conservancy: fee payment page on DPO Pay My Bills.
- Olare Motorogi Conservancy's page (dated 14 May 2018) states partner camps donate US$5 per guest per night to The Maa Trust, on top of the monthly rental payments. Olare Motorogi Conservancy: Benefits & Outreach, 2018-05-14.
- On the official eTA website (Directorate of Immigration Services), the Standard eTA, which allows entry into Kenya once, costs per traveler (normal processing). Directorate of Immigration Services (Kenya): eTA website, Kenya ETA Eligibility.
- Safarilink's booking engine, read on 12 Nov 2026, offered a one-way adult fare of USD 298 (rack fare USD 268 plus USD 30 tax, fare 'PLUS') from Nairobi Wilson to Mara Keekorok airstrip on 11 January 2027, on flights 005 (7:15-8:15, non-stop), 001 (10:00-11:00 via Naivasha Loldia) and 003 (14:15-15:15). Safarilink Aviation: online booking engine, flight results WIL-KEU 2027-01-11, 2026-11-12.
- AirKenya's booking engine, read on 12 Nov 2026, offered one-way adult fares from Nairobi Wilson to Mara Keekorok on 11 January 2027 of USD 221 in class 'SPECIAL' (rack USD 171 plus USD 50 tax) and USD 308 in 'Y STANDARD' (rack USD 258 plus USD 50 tax) on flight 851 (7:30-8:10); flight 853 (10:30-11:10) from USD 308. AirKenya: online booking engine, flight results WIL-KEU 2027-01-11, 2026-11-12.
- AirKenya's booking engine, read on 12 Nov 2026, offered only 'Y STANDARD' at USD 308 one way (rack USD 258 plus USD 50 tax) between Nairobi Wilson and Mara Keekorok on 12 August 2027 in both directions (flights 851, 853, 951 out; 852, 854, 952 back); no SPECIAL fare was shown. AirKenya: online booking engine, flight results WIL-KEU and KEU-WIL 2027-08-12, 2026-11-12.
- Safarilink's published one-way (single) fare Nairobi Wilson to Masai Mara (or Masai Mara to Wilson) is USD 260 per adult in both low and high season 2026, exclusive of taxes. Safarilink: Timetable and Fares 2026, 1st Edition (valid up to 31 December 2026).
- Safarilink's published return fare Nairobi Wilson to Masai Mara is USD 425 per adult in both low and high season 2026, exclusive of taxes. Safarilink: Timetable and Fares 2026, 1st Edition (valid up to 31 December 2026).
- Governors Aviation recommended selling rate Nairobi Wilson to all Masai Mara airstrips, return, 1 January to 30 June 2026: USD 420 per adult, USD 294 per child (2 to 15 years). Governors Aviation: Recommended Selling Rates, validity 01-Jan-2026 to 31-Dec-2026, 2026-02-27.
- Governors Aviation recommended selling rate Nairobi Wilson to all Masai Mara airstrips, return, 1 July to 31 October 2026: USD 434 per adult, USD 304 per child (2 to 15 years). Governors Aviation: Recommended Selling Rates, validity 01-Jan-2026 to 31-Dec-2026, 2026-02-27.
- The Kenyan Inbound Travel Health Insurance premium is up to USD 44 per person, including statutory levies and stamp duty, the same across all participating insurers, with no separate administration charge. eCitizen (Government of Kenya): Kenya Inbound Travel Health Insurance, FAQ, 2026-07-30.
- Booking.com listing 'Kambu Mara Camp' (Sekenani, as Booking states the area; board basis shown: none shown; 251 reviews, score 9.4), read 12 November 2026: total USD 130 for 2 adults, 2 nights, 10 to 12 August 2027, taxes and fees included. Booking.com: Kambu Mara Camp, 2026-11-12.
- Booking.com listing 'Mara Intrepids Tented Camp' (Masai Mara, as Booking states the area; board basis shown: All meals; 219 reviews, score 9.4), read 12 November 2026: total USD 4072 for 2 adults, 2 nights, 10 to 12 August 2027, taxes and fees included; a members-only price of USD 3665 is shown after sign-in. Booking.com: Mara Intrepids Tented Camp, 2026-11-12.
- Booking.com search for 'Masai Mara / Maasai Mara' (resolves to Maasai Mara National Reserve), 2 adults, 1 room, 2 nights, USD display, read 12 November 2026: 131 properties for 14 to 16 February 2027 and 108 properties for 10 to 12 August 2027. Booking.com: search Masai Mara / Maasai Mara, 2026-11-12.
- The Mara Conservancy / KAPS ticket rate card, co-branded with Narok County Government, charges a non-resident adult the same park fee whether accommodated inside or outside the park: USD 200 per person per day from July to December. Mara Conservancy / KAPS: Park Fees Itemization rate card (Nature Paas ticket portal).
- The same co-branded rate card charges a non-resident adult USD 100 per person per day from January to June, whether accommodated inside or outside the park; non-resident children aged 9 to 17 and students in organized groups pay USD 50 per person per day in both blocks. Mara Conservancy / KAPS: Park Fees Itemization rate card (Nature Paas ticket portal).
- Masai Mara safaris by budget. GetYourGuide, Viator and TourRadar listings of Masai Mara safaris, listed price per person read 12 November 2026; park fees from the Mara Conservancy and Narok County Government rate card
- Masai Mara park fees. Mara Conservancy and Narok County Government rate card, non-resident adult per day; ticket valid 6:00 to 18:00
- Park, camping, vehicle and balloon fees. Narok County 2025/26 Park Fees & Charges and Narok County Finance Act 2023 (reserve, Narok side); Mara Conservancy conservation fees (Mara Triangle); Kenya Wildlife Service Conservation Fees 2025 (Nairobi, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru); Enonkishu Conservancy fee page
- Exchange rate. Central Bank of Kenya, daily indicative exchange rate posted 12 November 2026 (average of major market participants' buying and selling rates at the open of trade)