What an Africa trip really costs, and where to stay.
Park fees with the dates they apply, places to stay, sights and hiking trails, starting with South Africa and working north.
910 PLACES16,720 LISTINGS33 PARKS AND RESERVES
Key costs & permits
Kruger National Park, 2025/26
VALID 01 NOV 2025 TO 31 OCT 2026 · PER PERSON PER DAY
International visitorsChild R300
R6024 sources
SADC nationals, with passportChild R137
R2752 sources
SA citizens and residents, with IDChild R67
R1343 sources
- A 1% community levy is charged on top of these rates.
- Wild Card members do not pay daily conservation fees.
- Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11.
- Set by South African National Parks (SANParks). Not yet checked against the authority's own tariff sheet. Official tariff
CHECKED 06 OCT 2026 · 5 SOURCES
Every park fee in one place
Who pays what, which dates it applies to, and how many sources agree.
Countries
1Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique are next.
Parks and reserves
33- Addo Elephant National Park
- Agulhas National Park
- Augrabies Falls National Park
- Barberspan Nature Reserve
- Bontebok National Park
- Camdeboo National Park
- Cederberg Wilderness Area
- Garden Route National Park
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- Grasslands National Park
- Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
- Ithala Game Reserve
- Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
- Karoo National Park
- Kgaswane Mountain Nature Reserve
- Kogelberg Nature Reserve
- Kruger National Park
- Mabalingwe Nature Reserve
- Mapungubwe National Park
- Marakele National Park
- Meerkat National Park
- Mokala National Park
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Namaqua National Park
- Ndumu Game Reserve
- Pilanesberg National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Tankwa-Karoo National Park
- Tembe Elephant Park
- Tsolwana Nature Reserve
- Tygerberg Nature Reserve
- Walker Bay Nature Reserve
- West Coast National Park