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How we write this

Every figure on this site is traced to a primary source.

Safari information online contradicts itself constantly — the same Serengeti entry fee is quoted as $70, $83 and $30 across page-one results. We go to the published TANAPA and NCAA tariffs, the gazetted KWS legal notices and the peer-reviewed ecology, and we show our working. Where two official sources disagree with each other, we say so instead of quietly picking one.

Fees, dated and sourced

Tariff tables carry the date they were checked, the authority that set them, and both net and VAT-inclusive figures — because the two authorities publish on opposite bases.

Seasons as probability

The herds follow rain, not a calendar. We write timing in the language of likelihood, and tell you how many nights to budget rather than selling you a date.

Only camps that exist

Every property listed is verified against at least two independent public sources. Where no published rate exists, we leave the price out rather than invent one.

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Drones and Photography Rules in Safari Parks: What Authorities Publish

What SANParks, TANAPA, KCAA, KWS, UCAA, UWA, RCAA, RDB, CAAB and Namibia's authorities publish on drones, flash, gorilla distance and f...

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Camps, 4x4 Rules, Borders and Fees

What SANParks says about Kgalagadi's camps, 4x4 needs, Mata Mata and Botswana crossings, access, malaria and climate, with dates and wh...

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Safari Flight Baggage Limits and Soft Bags: What Operators Publish

Each safari airline's own published baggage limit and soft-bag rule, with excess, weighing and camera-gear notes, as read on 2 November...

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Uganda National Park Entry Fees: Savanna Parks and Kibale

What UWA's published tariff charges in Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, Kidepo, Lake Mburo, Kibale and Rwenzori, its period, and where...

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Kenya National Park Fees: The Current Published Tariff

What the KWS tariff (Legal Notice 160 of 2025) and Narok County's Mara rates say, who pays which band, and what is known about the High...

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Botswana, Zambia or Zimbabwe for a First Safari: What the Official Sources Say

Entry, KAZA UniVisa, parks, fees and self-drive in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, from park authorities and governments, with gaps stat...

The honest version

Nobody can sell you a river crossing on a date.

A five-year study on the Mara River recorded crossings on 52 ± 16 days a year, spread across twelve crossing sites. That is the real base rate — which is why we tell you to budget three to four nights in one place instead of quoting you a date.

Where to stay

Camps and lodges we can verify

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The safari research you actually need.

Every figure on this site is traced to a primary source.

Fees, dated and sourced

Seasons as probability

Only camps that exist

Start here

Drones and Photography Rules in Safari Parks: What Authorities Publish

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Camps, 4x4 Rules, Borders and Fees

Safari Flight Baggage Limits and Soft Bags: What Operators Publish

Uganda National Park Entry Fees: Savanna Parks and Kibale

Kenya National Park Fees: The Current Published Tariff

Botswana, Zambia or Zimbabwe for a First Safari: What the Official Sources Say

Nobody can sell you a river crossing on a date.

Camps and lodges we can verify

Xugana Island Lodge

Wolwedans Boulders Camp

Wolwedans Desert Lodge

Wolwedans Dune Camp

Zulu Nyala Game Lodge

Zuri Zanzibar