Tsavo East National Park fees
Tsavo East National Park Entry fees
Tsavo East National Park fees: Tsavo East national park which is called the Theatre of the Wild is the home of the famous red dusty Elephants that like spraying themselves with the wallowing midnight blue waters of the Galana River with its Palm-shade. The Galana river is one of the best scenic photographic destinations in Africa with unique images. Tsavo East national park hosts the world’s longest plateau, which is called the Yatta plateau.
Tsavo East is popular for the African big five those are Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffaloes and Rhinos. Other big game at the park include: Lesser Kudu, Gerenuk, hippos, Waterbucks, Wildebeest, Giraffes, Zebras, cheetahs, Eland and many more.
Tsavo East national park like its counterpart Tsavo west national park was established on 1st April 1948. It’s the largest national park in Kenya, covering a total land area of 13,747 square kilometers. It’s located in the famous semi-arid area of the Taru Desert.
The park is located in Taita-Taveta County near Voi town, which was the former province of the Coast. The park is cut away from Tsavo West national park by the highway called A109 Road alongside the railway line that connects the interior of Kenya with the coast. The park was named after the famous Tsavo River, which is a key drainage to the park flowing from West to East of the park.
How to get to Tsavo East National park
You can easily access the park from the coast in Mombasa or from Nairobi. The accessibility is facilitated by a good road network as well as the flights. You can also access it through the North of Mombasa, which covers 250 kilometers.
When in Mombasa through Voi, it is only 96 kilometers; if you are in Malindi, no need to worry, it’s only 153 kilometers taking the Western road C103 and entering the park via Sala Gate. Alternatively, you can also get a flight from Nairobi Wilson airport or Mombasa that takes you to any of the Airstrips at the park like Voi, Sala, Aruba, Ithumba, Satao, Mopeo and others. There are daily departures as well as chartered flights that operate daily.
Tsavo East national park Fees
Tsavo East National park fees are all collected and managed by Kenya Wildlife Services. The park fees are all under the direct control of the Kenyan government under the arm of Kenya Wildlife Services. Tsavo East National park fees are valid for 24 hours and paid per person. The park fees can be prepaid in the bank before going to the park. Alternatively, you can also pay at the park gates using your credit card. The strictness is that no cash is allowed at any of the park gates; hence, guests must pay in advance or use their credit card for paying. When paying using your credit card, the surcharge is imposed on your card. All guests who fly in to the park pay their park entry fees at the clearance point at the airstrip before your driver guide picks you up and transfers you to the lodge.
The Tsavo East park fees allow the guests to do all the activities at the park except privately arranged activities. You will do all the day game drives with the help of your driver guide. The park entry fees also include the VAT already. The park gates are always open from 6am in the morning and close at 7 pm daily. No guests are allowed to enter or exit the park past the time.
Tsavo East National park fees are categorized into three categories: Foreigners, Foreign Residents and East African residents. The above categories pay different amounts in regard to Tsavo East National park fees. Amidst the above categories are also charges according to their age; hence, children pay different fees from adults. These differences are highlighted in the table of Tsavo East National park fees structure.
All foreigners pay park entry fees in USA Dollars while East Africans and Kenyans pay in Kenyan shillings. Another category of Tsavo East National park fees is the car or vehicle fees for trucks, delivery vans and aircraft. Sometimes you can check more details in the Kenya Wildlife Services tariff plan for the year 2020.
Most times the government makes some changes, though rare but the fact remains the tariff is set for a year incase of any changes need to be made. Tsavo East National park fees are annual, and the government revises incase of any changes, they produce another tariff for a new year.
Tsavo East park fees
NON-RESIDENTS (USD)
Adults $52
Children $35
Students 35$
FOREIGN RESIDENTS (KSH)
Adults 1,030 ksh
Children 515 ksh
CITIZENS /EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS (KSH)
Adults 515 ksh
Children 215 ksh
ANNUAL PASSES
Adults 43,100 ksh
Child 10,340 ksh
Corporates 103,440ksh
Tour drivers 6,000 ksh
Other Tsavo national park fees charges (KSH)
Vehicles charge per Vehicle per day
Vehicles from 5-seater and below 300Ksh
Vehicles from 6 to 12 seats 1,030 Ksh
Vehicles from 13 to 24 seats 2,535 Ksh
Vehicles from 25 to 44 seats 4,050 Ksh
Vehicles from 44 seats and above 5000Ksh
Aircrafts per single landing (ksh)
Aircrafts less than 3 seats 300 ksh
3 to 6 seats 500 ksh
7 to 14 seats 1000 Ksh
15 to 20 seats 2,155 ksh
21 and above seats 3,015 ksh
TRUCKS AND DELIVERY VEHICLES PER DAY (KSH)
1 to 3 Tonnes 515 ksh
4 to 7 tonnes 2,155 ksh
Above 7 tonnes 3,015 ksh
Please note that Tsavo east National park fees are valid for 24 hours and paid per person. They exclude all private activities done in the park but include all activities that are managed by the park authority. You can reduce the cost by paying annual fees where discounts are given. The annual passes are valid for one year and guests can visit any national park under the management of Kenya Wildlife Services. If you need any privately arranged activity at the park, then you pay an extra fee directly to the organizers of that activity. Trying to sneak to the park without paying Tsavo East national park fees is an offense that is punishable.
