What one entry ticket buys
For two non-resident adults in July–December, one Mara daytime entry is USD 400. A second separately chargeable daytime entry is another USD 400; two such days total USD 800. Accommodation, vehicle charges and transport are outside this example.
Maasai Mara fees and entry rules links the county and Triangle publications and distinguishes their local conditions. A private conservancy outside the reserve has its own access arrangements.
Start with the access you need
Ask which park or reserve you will enter and on which days. A camp near a boundary, a lodge inside a national park and a camp in a private conservancy can lead to different combinations of charges. The name of the accommodation alone does not answer the question.
Use the official visitor category for each traveller. A family’s total depends on ages and eligibility, while a vehicle fee may be shared across the party. Those are different charging units, not competing prices for the same thing.
Five lines worth recognising
- Park entry or conservation fee: the visitor’s access for the stated period.
- Vehicle entry: a separate line where the authority charges for the vehicle.
- Overnight concession or camping: the land-use or overnight charge, distinct from the bed and meals.
- Activity permit: a specifically booked experience such as a crater descent or guided activity.
- Conservancy charge: access or conservation support under that conservancy’s own arrangement.
Some arrangements bundle several lines. Ask the accommodation or operator to identify the inclusions before adding any charge again. A bundled amount is not automatically a published authority tariff.
A night is not always an entry period
Count the actual entry periods. A daytime pass can end before the next morning; a rolling period can expire during a stay. A late departure or a further game drive may change the calculation. Ask for the applicable gate, overnight and re-entry rules in writing.
The Maasai Mara guide explains the published daytime-ticket rule. The Ngorongoro guide separates visitor entry from vehicle descent charges.
Compare quotations line by line
Keep the dates, traveller ages, parks, number of nights and transport the same. Then ask whether every fee is included, what taxes have been accounted for and whether any payment is still due at the gate. A quotation that omits a required charge is incomplete for comparison, even if its headline looks lower.
Your Nobu proposal should make its actual inclusions clear. A fee-only worked example on this website is a reference for the specified category; it is not a complete safari quotation.
Use a dated reference
Find your park’s fee guide, then read what shapes the rest of a safari budget. Sources for numeric tariffs and their validity notes are held with each park guide.
