{ "source": "Travel Africa Guide", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/fees/", "generated": "2026-11-04", "fees": [ { "park": "Addo Elephant National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/addo-elephant-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 565, "child": 283 }, "sadc": { "adult": 242, "child": 121 }, "resident": { "adult": 115, "child": 57 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Agulhas National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/agulhas-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 295, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 65 }, "resident": { "adult": 63, "child": 32 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Antelope Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/antelope-park/", "authority": "Antelope Park, Gweru (private operator)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per visit", "validFrom": "2026-01-01", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 5 }, "notes": [ "The US$5 entrance fee is only charged when you have not booked accommodation or a meal. Stay the night or pre-book a meal at the restaurant and there is nothing to pay at the gate.", "Activities are priced per person in US dollars for 2026: game drive US$40, rhino encounter US$50, hyena and lion combo tour US$45, lion feed (usually Saturdays and Sundays) US$40, lion enclosure tour US$35, elephant walk or elephant interaction US$35, horse safari US$35 (9.30am and 3.30pm), bush walk or bird viewing walk US$25, hyena encounter US$20, snake induction US$10, pony ride US$10 (up to 10 years old, with a parent or guardian). Two special activities need a minimum number of guests and advance booking: carriage ride US$30 and lion day encounter US$90.", "Children under 12 pay half price on activities and under 3s go free, except where the rate card says otherwise. The rate card does not say whether the same halves apply to the US$5 entrance fee, so I have shown an adult figure only.", "Activities are booked and paid for at reception, and you keep the voucher. All prices on the rate card are in US dollars.", "Camping is US$10 per person a night (adults and children, all seasons) and is the cheapest way to be on the property. Rooms for 2026 run from US$25 single in a standard room or Ntaba cottage from January to March to US$270 a night for a family lodge for up to four from August to December. Low season is January to March and June to July, high season April to May and August to December, and public holidays and long weekends count as high season. The 2027 accommodation rates are already published: the low-season rate matches the 2026 June to July rate and the high-season rate matches the 2026 August to December rate.", "The rate card is headed Activity Rates 2026 with no end date, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when the 2027 activity rates appear." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://antelopepark.co.zw/rates/", "https://antelopepark.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Antelope-Park-Rates-2026-2027.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Augrabies Falls National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/augrabies-falls-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 325, "child": 163 }, "sadc": { "adult": 149, "child": 74 }, "resident": { "adult": 73, "child": 37 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Barberspan Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/barberspan-nature-reserve/", "authority": "North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-12-01", "validTo": "2026-11-30", "international": { "adult": 275 }, "resident": { "adult": 126 }, "notes": [ "A vehicle fee of R168 applies. Vehicles entered free before 1 December 2025." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/10423/major-price-hikes-coming-for-key-south-african-nature-reserves/" ] }, { "park": "Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/blyde-river-canyon-nature-reserve/", "authority": "Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day, charged at each viewpoint", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 385, "child": 190 }, "sadc": { "adult": 203, "child": 102 }, "resident": { "adult": 161, "child": 91 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026. The All Access levy stays the same as before; the single viewpoints go up by R1 to R6.", "Each viewpoint charges its own levy. The schedule does not say which gates the All Access levy covers, so ask at the first gate. At the international rate it only works out cheaper than paying separately if you visit all four of Bourke's Luck, the Three Rondavels, God's Window and Pinnacle Rock on the same day.", "Everyone must show an ID document, driver's licence or passport at the gate. South African residents need their ID for the resident rate and SADC visitors their passport for the SADC rate.", "Child rate applies to children aged 12 and under (the schedule says under 12 in one column). South African and SADC pensioners over 60 pay the child rate; foreign pensioners pay the adult rate.", "The same levies apply in the low season (May to August) and the high season (September to April)." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://www.mpumalanga.com/files/files/MTPA-General-Schedule-of-Tariffs-2026-2027-Jul-2026.pdf", "https://www.mpumalanga.com/tariffs" ] }, { "park": "Bontebok National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/bontebok-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 227, "child": 113 }, "sadc": { "adult": 100, "child": 50 }, "resident": { "adult": 63, "child": 32 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Bwabwata National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/bwabwata-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026", "https://neweralive.na/tour-operators-demand-proper-parks/" ] }, { "park": "Camdeboo National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/camdeboo-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 227, "child": 113 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 65 }, "resident": { "adult": 63, "child": 32 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Cape Cross Seal Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/cape-cross-seal-reserve/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026", "https://neweralive.na/tour-operators-demand-proper-parks/" ] }, { "park": "Central Kalahari Game Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/central-kalahari-game-reserve/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 190, "child": 95 }, "sadc": { "adult": 145, "child": 72.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "notes": [ "Children under 8 enter free. From 8 they pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. Where the half rate stops is not settled: one guide says it runs to 17, three others say 15, so a 16 or 17 year old may be charged as an adult.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: P75 for a foreign-registered private vehicle under 3,500 kg and P20 for a Botswana-registered one. A trailer or caravan is P40 foreign, P10 local. From 3,500 to 7,000 kg it is P1,000 foreign and P500 local.", "The SADC rate is also what foreigners living in Botswana pay. The resident row here is the rate for Botswana citizens.", "On a trip run by a licensed Botswana tour operator the entry fee is lower: P135 for non-residents, P100 for residents and SADC nationals, P15 for citizens.", "Most campsites here (Passarge, Sunday Pan, Letiahau, Piper Pan, Motopi among them) are run by Bigfoot Tours at their own rate. The few DWNP still runs cost non-residents P40 a person a night, residents and SADC nationals P30, citizens P15.", "A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026.", "The fees started on 1 April 2022 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/botswana-increases-park-and-licence-fees", "https://www.travelnews.africa/news-single.html?id=9205", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/central-kalahari-game-reserve", "https://chobenationalpark.co.za/chobe-national-park-information/", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90220", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Chimanimani National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/chimanimani-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "Pay at the base camp, about 19 km from Chimanimani village at the end of the road, where you leave the car and start walking. The park is open 8am to 5pm, every day of the year. Bridal Veil Falls sits in the Eland Sanctuary, which is part of the same park; the tariff has one Chimanimani line, and the last published local breakdown (2014) charged one entry fee across the mountains, the falls and the sanctuary.", "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Anyone sleeping inside the park in the mountain hut or a ZimParks campsite pays the lower accommodated rate for every day of the stay.", "A night in the mountain hut (unfurnished, with shared cooking and washing facilities for up to 20, no bookings) is US$8 for a Zimbabwean and US$12 for anyone else, per person. A standard site at base camp is the same, and the sheet prices an undeveloped site at US$8 or US$12 a person too, so budget that for nights in the caves or on the plateau. The Zimbabwe Field Guide says camping elsewhere in the park is free at your own risk, which the 2026 sheet does not bear out. These are the only Chimanimani accommodation lines in the 2026 tariff.", "Vehicle entry fee per day, on top of the per person fee, from the vehicle table that names Chimanimani with the other Category IV parks: a Zimbabwe-registered car, bakkie or 4x4 is US$3 as a day visitor and US$1 a day when staying; foreign-registered US$10 and US$3. Trailers and caravans cost the same again; minibuses up to 25 seats US$10/US$5 local and US$30/US$10 foreign.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child line. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "The local rate is for Zimbabweans. The SADC rate is for passport holders from the other Southern African Development Community countries, South Africa included. Everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything ZimParks charges is in US dollars. The tariff says its charges include VAT and ZimParks' booking site says the rates include VAT and the tourism levy. Online bookings take Visa, Mastercard and EcoCash; on site you can pay cash in US dollars or ZiG. Payments in foreign currency stay valid in Zimbabwe until at least 31 December 2030 under SI 218 of 2023, so visitors can ignore the ZiG.", "At Chimanimani the local day rate is the same US$3 it was in 2014, and the 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating at the same time; ZimParks, as reported by Bulawayo24 and Tourism Update, put the increase down to VAT now applying to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF is dated 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a 2027 sheet appears; ZimParks publishes a calendar-year schedule and last changed it in 2023 and 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/manicaland/chimanimani-national-park", "https://www.chimanimani.com/chimanimani-and-nearby-attractions/", "https://zimembassyinfo.com/tourism/chimanimani" ] }, { "park": "Chinhoyi Caves Recreational Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/chinhoyi-caves-recreational-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-02-02", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "The day visitor rate is for a visit without an overnight stay. The lower rate is for people camping in the park (ZimParks calls them accommodated visitors), charged per day of the stay.", "Children aged 6 to 12 get 50% off the conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. The tariff itself prints adult rates only.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee. Chinhoyi is not named in any vehicle table; it is not on the list for the big parks' table, so I take it to fall under the table for Kyle, Chivero and \"all other Category IV parks\". There a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$3 and US$1 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$10 and US$5 local.", "Camping is US$8 a person for Zimbabweans and US$12 for international visitors. Campsites are the only accommodation the tariff lists for Chinhoyi Caves.", "The caves sit on the A1 Harare to Chirundu road, about 9 km north-west of Chinhoyi town (once Sinoia) and roughly 135 km from Harare, so they make an easy stop on the way to or from Kariba or Mana Pools.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents, the SADC rate for nationals of the other Southern African Development Community countries, and everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; its booking FAQs say cash in ZiG or US dollars is taken on site, and cards (Visa, MasterCard) or Ecocash online. All charges include VAT. The rise came a month after tourism services moved from zero-rated to standard-rated VAT at 15.5% on 1 January 2026. The international and SADC rates went up while the local rates stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and has been on zimparks.org.zw since 2 February, and the trade press reported the new fees on 12 February as applying with immediate effect, so I count it from 2 February. ZimParks issues its tariff by calendar year and reissued it mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. The 2026 PDF was still the one on zimparks.org.zw when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinhoyi_Caves" ] }, { "park": "Chizarira National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/chizarira-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-29", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "ZimParks charges two rates at Chizarira: a day visitor rate and a lower one for anyone sleeping in the park's own campsites. Hardly anyone day-trips Chizarira, so the second row is the one most visitors pay.", "The fee is charged per person per day in the park, so a stay of three nights is four days' fees.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Neither the FAQs nor the tariff say whether younger children go free, so ask when you book.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$5 and US$2 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$15 and US$5 local. Overland trucks are allowed on defined routes at Chizarira at US$100 a day foreign-registered (US$60 if staying), US$50 and US$30 local.", "Camping per person per night, Zimbabwean rate first then international: the exclusive sites (Mucheni View, Mucheni Gorge, Kaswiswi 1 and 2, Mobola) are US$25 or US$40, with an extra person at US$25 or US$35. The tariff shows no lodges at Chizarira.", "The tariff has three rates: local, SADC (the other Southern African Development Community countries) and international.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; the booking FAQs say cash, ZiG and US dollars are accepted on site, and cards and Ecocash online. All charges include VAT. Tourism services became standard rated at 15.5% on 1 January 2026, and Tourism Update reported in February 2026 that ZimParks had raised its fees with immediate effect after VAT was applied to park entry. At Chizarira the international and SADC rates went up by 20 to 25% while the local rates stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and was filed on zimparks.org.zw in February 2026, so I count it from 29 January. ZimParks issues its tariff by calendar year and reissued it mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. The PDF was still online at zimparks.org.zw when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Chobe National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/chobe-national-park/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 270, "child": 135 }, "sadc": { "adult": 205, "child": 102.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 30, "child": 15 }, "notes": [ "Children under 8 enter free. From 8 they pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. Where the half rate stops is not settled: one guide says it runs to 17, three others say 15, so a 16 or 17 year old may be charged as an adult.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: P115 for a foreign-registered private vehicle under 3,500 kg and P30 for a Botswana-registered one. A trailer or caravan is P60 foreign, P15 local. From 3,500 to 7,000 kg it is P1,000 foreign and P500 local, and over 7,000 kg P1,500 and P800.", "The SADC rate is also what foreigners living in Botswana pay. The resident row here is the rate for Botswana citizens.", "On a trip run by a licensed Botswana tour operator the entry fee is lower: P190 for non-residents, P145 for residents and SADC nationals, P20 for citizens. Ask whether your game drive or boat cruise price already includes it.", "Camping is charged separately. Ihaha is run by Kwalate Safaris, Savuti and Linyanti by SKL, and each sets its own rate, far above the P60 a night DWNP charges non-residents at a campsite it runs itself.", "A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026.", "The fees started on 1 April 2022 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/botswana-increases-park-and-licence-fees", "https://www.travelnews.africa/news-single.html?id=9205", "https://chobenationalpark.co.za/chobe-national-park-information/", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/central-kalahari-game-reserve", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90220", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Daan Viljoen Game Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/daan-viljoen-game-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Dorob National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/dorob-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026", "https://neweralive.na/tour-operators-demand-proper-parks/" ] }, { "park": "Etosha National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/etosha-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://etoshanationalpark.com.na/park-information/gate-times-and-fees/", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Fish River Canyon (ǀAi-ǀAis)", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/fish-river-canyon/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Fish River Canyon hiking trail (about 90 km, most people take five days) is booked separately with Namibia Wildlife Resorts, for groups of 3 to 30, and the hiking permit is paid on top of the park fee. NWR's Hobas Lodge rate list gives N$540 per person for the trail, the same for July to October 2026 and November 2026 to June 2027.", "In 2026 NWR reopened the hiking trail on 17 July, once the river had dropped to a safe level.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-10", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://www.nwrnamibia.com/fish-river-canyon-entry-price.htm", "https://www.nwr.com.na/fish-river-canyon-hiking-trail-reopens/", "https://neweralive.na/tour-operators-demand-proper-parks/", "https://www.nwr.com.na/resorts/hobas-lodge/" ] }, { "park": "Garden Route National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/garden-route-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 254, "child": 126 }, "sadc": { "adult": 111, "child": 55 }, "resident": { "adult": 54, "child": 27 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival.", "Each section charges its own fee." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Golden Gate Highlands National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/golden-gate-highlands-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 358, "child": 179 }, "sadc": { "adult": 158, "child": 78 }, "resident": { "adult": 76, "child": 38 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Gonarezhou National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/gonarezhou-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 30, "child": 15 }, "sadc": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "resident": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "notes": [ "Gonarezhou is run by the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, a partnership between ZimParks and the Frankfurt Zoological Society that took over management on 1 March 2017 for 20 years. The conservation fee is the ZimParks tariff figure; camping prices are the Trust's own rate card, paid to the Trust (reservations@gonarezhou.org, +263 779 788 811), and all income stays in the park.", "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Anyone sleeping at a camp inside the park pays the lower accommodated rate for each day of the stay.", "Vehicle entry has its own line for Gonarezhou: a car, bakkie or 4x4 is US$5 a day as a day visitor and US$2 a day when staying, the same whether it is Zimbabwe or foreign registered. Anything over 3 tonnes pays a fee set by its size and is kept to the main roads; over 5 tonnes you must warn the Trust first, drive only to the nearest main camp and do your game drives in the Trust's vehicles with its guides.", "The Trust's camping rates per night, its minimum charge, international / SADC / local: developed sites at Chipinda Pools, Chinguli and Mabalauta US$104 / US$66 / US$55; transit sites (three, two nights at most) US$100 / US$60 / US$50; wilderness sites (eleven) US$120 / US$80 / US$63; the starbed platforms at Bhenji Weir, Malugwe and Gorwe US$120 / US$80 / US$60; exclusive sites (seven) US$180 / US$120 / US$95. The Trust's page does not say whether these include the conservation fee, so ask when you book.", "The whole park closes to visitors from 10 January to 1 March every year, and the remote camps shut from late November until March or April.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child line. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "The tariff has three columns: local, SADC (the Southern African Development Community, South Africa included) and international.", "Everything ZimParks charges is in US dollars and the 2026 figures include VAT and the tourism levy. Pay in US dollar cash or by card. Zimbabweans can pay in ZiG at the day's rate. SI 218 of 2023 keeps payment in foreign currency valid in Zimbabwe until 31 December 2030, so visitors can ignore the ZiG.", "The 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating at the same time; ZimParks put the increase down to VAT now applying to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF is dated 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a 2027 sheet appears; before 2026 the sheet in force was the 2023 one." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gonarezhou-Fees.pdf", "https://gonarezhou.org/visit-gonarezhou-national-park/camping-gonarezhou-national-park/", "https://gonarezhou.org/visit-gonarezhou-national-park/frequently-asked-questions/", "https://zimfieldguide.com/masvingo/gonarezhou-national-park-receive-1million-year-new-wildlife-fund", "https://visitgonarezhou.com/entry-fees/" ] }, { "park": "Great Zimbabwe", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/great-zimbabwe/", "authority": "National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per visit", "validFrom": "2026-01-01", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 15, "child": 8 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 3 }, "notes": [ "NMMZ sells its tickets as Local or Non-Resident, nothing in between. There is no SADC rate at Great Zimbabwe, so a visitor from South Africa, Zambia or Botswana pays the US$15 non-resident fee like anyone else from abroad. The resident row is for people living in Zimbabwe.", "Children under five go in free as long as an adult is with them. NMMZ does not publish the age at which the child rate stops, so ask at the gate if you have a teenager with you.", "The ticket covers the site museum. NMMZ's ticket shop also lists the Great Zimbabwe Site Museum as its own line at exactly the same prices, which I read as the same ticket sold under a second name rather than a second charge. If you are asked to pay twice, query it.", "NMMZ prices its tickets in US dollars, so bring US$ cash in small notes.", "NMMZ's Visit page says its museums and monuments open 8 am to 4:30 pm every day. Great Zimbabwe Guide says the ruins usually open at 8 am and close at 5 pm. Either way, arrive early: the guide warns off the 11 am to 2 pm heat.", "A government guide can be hired at the gate when you pay, and is not part of the fee shown here.", "The monument prices in NMMZ's ticket shop in October 2026 match what Great Zimbabwe Guide printed in March 2024.", "NMMZ gives no start or end date for these fees. I show them as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check them then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.nmmz.co.zw/product/monument-and-site-entrance-fee/", "https://www.nmmz.co.zw/visit/", "https://www.nmmz.co.zw/regional-museums/", "https://www.greatzimbabweguide.com/great-zimbabwe-monument-travel-guide/" ] }, { "park": "Hardap Game Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/hardap-game-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/hluhluwe-imfolozi-park/", "authority": "Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2026-10-31", "international": { "adult": 320, "child": 160 }, "sadc": { "adult": 160, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 160, "child": 80 }, "notes": [ "Charged per person per day at both the Hluhluwe and iMfolozi sections. Unlike most Ezemvelo parks, overnight guests pay it too, for every day in the park.", "Child rate applies to children under 12.", "South African citizens/residents and SADC nationals must show a valid ID or passport at the gate, otherwise the standard (international) fee applies.", "Ezemvelo states its rates include the Community Levy.", "Ezemvelo's amended tariff says the Wild Card is accepted at most Ezemvelo parks, for direct bookings only (not through a tour operator or agent), (but not in iSimangaliso) on showing the card receipt or an authorisation letter. It does not list Hluhluwe-iMfolozi by name, so confirm with Ezemvelo before relying on it." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-20", "sources": [ "https://drakensberghikes.com/images/downloads/EKZNW_2025_2026.pdf", "https://web.archive.org/web/20260712100043/https://www.kznwildlife.com/uploads/69d64d74090f07f9eff24e31/1779531207569-2d6e501a-362b-4028-b391-e8119e1b6d26.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Hwange National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/hwange-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 24, "child": 12 }, "sadc": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "Main Camp, Sinamatella and Robins all charge the same. The tariff lists the three camps on separate lines but the figures are identical.", "Day visitors pay the higher figure. The lower accommodated rate is for visitors staying overnight in the park.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. The half rate is in ZimParks' booking FAQ. The Mana Pools Tourism Services fee sheet adds that under 6 go free, but the 2026 tariff itself says nothing about children.", "Vehicle entry is charged per day on top of the per person fee. A foreign-registered car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a day visit and US$3 a day when staying in the park; a Zimbabwe-registered one US$5 and US$2. A trailer or caravan costs the same again as the car. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 accommodated) if foreign registered and US$15 (US$5) if local. Overland trucks pay US$100 a day, or US$60 when accommodated, and must keep to set routes.", "ZimParks camping at Main Camp, Sinamatella and Robins is US$23 a night per site for up to three people (US$12 for Zimbabweans), with each extra person another US$23. The picnic sites you can sleep at (Shumba, Ngweshla, Masuma, Deteema, Kennedy 1 and Mandavu) are US$235 a night for the whole site, up to six people (US$165 local). Jambile and the Guvalala and Makwa viewing platforms are US$60 a person a night (US$35 local), and a bush camp US$35 (US$24 local).", "ZimParks lodges at Main Camp run from a one-bedroom chalet at US$60 a night (US$35 local) through a two-bedroom lodge at US$135 (US$110) to the Impala executive lodge at US$235 (US$175). Sinamatella's renovated two-bedroom lodge is US$190 (US$165). Book through ZimParks Central Reservations; the fee above is still due on top.", "The 2026 tariff says all charges include VAT, and ZimParks' booking FAQ says the rates include VAT and the tourism levy (the Mana Pools Tourism Services sheet puts the levy at 2%). Tourism services lost their VAT zero rating on 1 January 2026 and the standard rate went from 15% to 15.5%. At Hwange the 2026 SADC and international rates sit 20 to 25% above the 2023 to 2025 ones, while the local rates did not move.", "Every ZimParks price is set in US dollars. ZimParks' booking FAQ says you can pay online by Visa, MasterCard or Ecocash, and at the park in cash, US dollars or ZiG. Zimbabweans may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The first report that it was in force, with immediate effect, is dated 25 January 2026 and the PDF on the ZimParks site was made on 29 January 2026, so I show it from 25 January. It is a 2026 tariff, so I show it to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. The ZimParks site carried nothing newer when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://nyenda.com/news/Hwange-new-park-entry-fees/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "http://vicfallsbitsnblogs.blogspot.com/2026/01/", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/victoria-falls-raises-entry-fees", "https://visitmanapools.com/entry-fees/" ] }, { "park": "Ithala Game Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/ithala-game-reserve/", "authority": "Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per entry", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2026-10-31", "international": { "adult": 160, "child": 80 }, "sadc": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "resident": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "notes": [ "Day visitors pay this fee once per entry. Overnight guests are not required to pay it.", "South African citizens/residents and SADC nationals must show a valid ID or passport at the gate, otherwise the standard (international) fee applies.", "Ezemvelo states its rates include the Community Levy.", "Whether the SANParks Wild Card covers Ezemvelo parks is not clear from the current official cluster sheet. Budget for the gate fee and ask Ezemvelo before you go." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://drakensberghikes.com/images/downloads/EKZNW_2025_2026.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Karoo National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/karoo-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 358, "child": 179 }, "sadc": { "adult": 158, "child": 78 }, "resident": { "adult": 76, "child": 38 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Kazuma Pan National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/kazuma-pan-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 24, "child": 12 }, "sadc": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "Kazuma Pan is charged at the same rate as Hwange, and almost everyone who comes here sleeps in the park, so the accommodated rate is the one to budget. ZimParks puts it at 33,500 hectares (about 335 square kilometres) on the Botswana border, surrounded by the Matetsi Safari Area and the Kazuma and Panda Masue forest areas, and calls it one of the most remote and least visited protected areas in Zimbabwe.", "Day visitors pay the higher figure for each day they enter. The lower accommodated rate is for visitors sleeping inside the park in ZimParks camps.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. The half rate is in ZimParks' booking FAQ. Under 6 go free according to the agents' fee sheet from Mana Pools Tourism Services (January 2025); Tourism Update's 2023 report said under fives. The 2026 conservation table itself says nothing about children.", "The tariff does not name Kazuma Pan in either of its vehicle tables. For a foreign-registered car, pickup or 4x4 it makes no difference: both tables charge US$10 for a day visit and US$3 a day when staying in the park, and a trailer the same again. A Zimbabwe-registered car is US$3 to US$5 a day, or US$1 to US$2 when accommodated, depending on which table the gate applies.", "Corner Pan is US$235 a night for the whole site, up to six people (US$165 local rate). Insiza and the Kasetshete camps 1 and 2 are US$35 a person a night (US$25 local), as is a bush camp.", "The figures include VAT and the tourism levy (2% on the agents' 2025 sheet). Tourism services lost their VAT zero rating on 1 January 2026 and the standard rate went from 15% to 15.5%. At Hwange's rate, which Kazuma Pan now pays, that put the 2026 figures 20% above the 2023 to 2025 ones for international visitors and 20 to 25% above for SADC visitors, while the local rates did not move.", "Every ZimParks price is set in US dollars. The booking FAQ says cards (Visa and MasterCard) and EcoCash are taken online, and cash, ZiG and US dollars on site. Local visitors may pay in local currency at the day's rate, as the 2023 sheet put it. Carry US dollar cash in small notes.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The first reports that it was in force, with immediate effect, are dated 25 January 2026 and the PDF on the ZimParks site was made on 29 January 2026, so I show it from 25 January. It is a 2026 tariff, so I show it to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. It was still the tariff on the ZimParks site when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/kazuma-pan-national-park/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/victoria-falls-raises-entry-fees", "https://visitmanapools.com/entry-fees/", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026" ] }, { "park": "Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/kgalagadi-transfrontier-park/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "resident": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "notes": [ "This is the fee on the Botswana side, which you enter at Mabuasehube or Kaa. Citizens, residents and foreign visitors all pay the same P20, the lowest park fee in the country.", "The schedule sets the child rate of P10 for ages 2 to 15, with under-2s free and the adult rate from 16.", "Vehicle fee: P4 per car per day.", "The South African side is charged by SANParks at its own, much higher, daily conservation fee. See our Kalahari Gemsbok National Park page for those figures.", "Camping is separate. Some Mabuasehube sites (Mabuasehube Pan, Mpayathutlwa) are leased to a private operator, Inter-Tourism Group, at its own rate. The rest are DWNP sites at about P40 a person a night for non-residents.", "The 2022 increase that took Chobe and Moremi to P270 did not change the P20 here, going by the sources I checked. A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026. I could not find whether that proposal covers this park.", "The fee has no end date. I show it as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66255.pdf", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/kgalagadi-transfrontier-park", "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/kalahari-gemsbok-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 662, "child": 331 }, "sadc": { "adult": 283, "child": 141 }, "resident": { "adult": 134, "child": 67 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival.", "Botswana nationals visiting Kgalagadi pay the South African rate under the transfrontier agreement." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Kgaswane Mountain Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/kgaswane-mountain-nature-reserve/", "authority": "North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-12-01", "validTo": "2026-11-30", "international": { "adult": 275 }, "resident": { "adult": 105 }, "notes": [ "A vehicle fee of R168 applies." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/10423/major-price-hikes-coming-for-key-south-african-nature-reserves/" ] }, { "park": "Khama Rhino Sanctuary", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/khama-rhino-sanctuary/", "authority": "Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-10-12", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 117.2, "child": 58.6 }, "resident": { "adult": 40.7, "child": 20.35 }, "notes": [ "The child rate is for ages 6 to 12. The trust's fee table lists no charge for younger children.", "The resident row is the rate for Botswana citizens. Foreigners living in Botswana pay the trust's separate resident rate: P67.80 an adult and P33.90 a child. There is no SADC rate, so South Africans and Namibians pay the non-resident fee.", "Vehicle park fee, on top of the per person fee: P144.20 for a non-resident vehicle under 5 tonnes (P88.10 resident, P67.80 citizen) and P423.70 over 5 tonnes (P247.10 resident, P189.30 citizen).", "Camping is extra, per person per night: P146.30 for non-citizens, P90.90 for residents and P74.80 for citizens, with children aged 6 to 12 at half.", "Fees are paid at reception at the entrance gate, which is open from 7:00 to 19:00 every day.", "The trust publishes these fees without a start or end date. The start date shown is the day I read them on the trust's own page, not the day they came in. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's government financial year, and will re-check before then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://www.khamarhinosanctuary.org.bw/fees", "https://www.khamarhinosanctuary.org.bw/accommodation" ] }, { "park": "Khami Ruins", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/khami-ruins/", "authority": "National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per visit", "validFrom": "2026-01-01", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 4, "child": 1 }, "notes": [ "NMMZ sells Khami tickets as Local or Non-Resident only. There is no SADC rate at the monument, so a visitor from South Africa or Botswana pays the US$10 non-resident fee. The resident row is for people living in Zimbabwe.", "Children under five go in free with an adult. NMMZ does not say where the child rate stops, so check at the gate with older children.", "Khami falls under NMMZ's Western Region in Bulawayo, which also covers the Matobo Hills and has the Natural History Museum under it. World's View (Rhodes' grave) in the Matobo Hills carries the same NMMZ fee as Khami, US$10 for a non-resident adult and US$5 for a child, US$4 and US$1 for residents. The museum itself does have a SADC rate (US$7 adult, US$5 child); the two monuments do not.", "Fees are set in US dollars. Bring US$ cash in small notes; Khami is 22 km west of Bulawayo with nothing much around it. Zimbabwe's local currency since 8 April 2024 is the ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold), but foreign currency stays legal tender (the multi-currency system was extended to 31 December 2030) and US dollars are what the gate quotes.", "NMMZ's site gives 8 am to 4:30 pm daily for its museums and monuments. Its regional museums page and the Natural History Museum's own page say 9 am to 5 pm. Plan on being through the gate by mid afternoon.", "The small site museum at the entrance is included in the ticket, according to The Zimbabwe Guide.", "ZimParks raised its park fees in February 2026 after VAT was applied to tourism services. I found no matching NMMZ rise: the Khami prices in NMMZ's ticket shop were unchanged on 18 October 2026.", "NMMZ gives no start or end date for these fees. I show them as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check them then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.nmmz.co.zw/product/monument-and-site-entrance-fee/", "https://naturalhistorymuseumzimbabwe.com/entrance-fees/", "https://www.nmmz.co.zw/visit/", "https://www.nmmz.co.zw/regional-museums/", "https://www.thezimbabweguide.com/history/khami-ruins/", "https://naturalhistorymuseumzimbabwe.com/", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khami", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_Gold" ] }, { "park": "Khaudum National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/khaudum-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Khutse Game Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/khutse-game-reserve/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 190, "child": 95 }, "sadc": { "adult": 145, "child": 72.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "notes": [ "Khutse is priced in the cheaper band, the same as the Central Kalahari it borders.", "Children under 8 enter free. From 8 they pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. Where the half rate stops is not settled: one guide says it runs to 17, three others say 15, so a 16 or 17 year old may be charged as an adult.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: P75 for a foreign-registered private vehicle under 3,500 kg and P20 for a Botswana-registered one. A trailer or caravan is P40 foreign, P10 local. From 3,500 to 7,000 kg it is P1,000 foreign and P500 local.", "The SADC rate is also what foreigners living in Botswana pay. The resident row here is the rate for Botswana citizens.", "On a trip run by a licensed Botswana tour operator the entry fee is lower: P135 for non-residents, P100 for residents and SADC nationals, P15 for citizens.", "Khutse's campsites (Khutse Pan, Mahurushele, Molose, Moreswe, Khankhe) are run by Bigfoot Tours, who charge their own nightly rate. Entry is still paid to DWNP.", "A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026.", "The fees started on 1 April 2022 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/botswana-increases-park-and-licence-fees", "https://www.travelnews.africa/news-single.html?id=9205", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://chobenationalpark.co.za/chobe-national-park-information/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/central-kalahari-game-reserve", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90220", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Kogelberg Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/kogelberg-nature-reserve/", "authority": "CapeNature", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-09-01", "validTo": "2026-08-31", "international": { "adult": 65, "child": 45 }, "resident": { "adult": 65, "child": 45 }, "notes": [ "Child rate applies to ages 4 to 17.", "CapeNature publishes one rate for all visitors, with no separate rate for international visitors." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://www.capenature.co.za/kogelberg-nature-reserve-tariffs", "https://www.capenature.co.za/reserves/kogelberg-nature-reserve", "https://www.capenature.co.za/uploads/files/Tariff-Sheet-1-Sept-25-to-31-Aug-26.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Kruger National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/kruger-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 692, "child": 345 }, "sadc": { "adult": 296, "child": 147 }, "resident": { "adult": 140, "child": 70 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival.", "Mozambique and Zimbabwe nationals visiting Kruger pay the South African rate under the transfrontier agreement." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Lake Chivero Recreational Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/lake-chivero-recreational-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-02-02", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "The day visitor rate is for a day trip out to the lake from Harare. The lower rate is for anyone staying in the park's lodges, chalets or campsite, charged for each day of the stay.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Neither the tariff nor the FAQs say what a child under 6 pays, so ask at the gate.", "Vehicle fee per day: on the south bank (the game park and lodges) Chivero is in the Category IV table, so a foreign-registered car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 on a day visit or US$3 a day if staying, US$3 and US$1 Zimbabwe-registered, with trailers and caravans the same again and a minibus US$30 or US$10 foreign, US$10 or US$5 local. The North Bank has its own cheaper table: US$5 foreign and US$2 local for a car, US$10 and US$5 for a minibus, day or stay.", "Lodges per night, Zimbabwean rate first then international: Kingfisher, Fish Eagle, Mockingchart and Hornbill (two bedrooms, four beds) US$90 or US$100, a renovated two bedroom lodge with three beds US$130 or US$150, a renovated one bedroom with a queen bed US$60 or US$75, a standard grade four bed lodge US$70 or US$90, a two bedroom chalet US$55 or US$70 and a one bedroom chalet US$35 or US$55. Camping or a caravan is US$8 or US$12 a person. A picnic site for the day (up to six people) is US$8 or US$12.", "Boat launching, fishing and the lion and game park walks are charged on top; the tariff does not print those.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents, the SADC rate for nationals of the other Southern African Development Community countries, and everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that Zimbabweans may pay in local currency (the ZiG) at the day's rate; its booking FAQs say cash in ZiG or US dollars is taken on site and cards (Visa, MasterCard) and Ecocash online. All charges include VAT. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism activities and transfers lost their zero rating, and the trade press reported ZimParks' new fees in February 2026 as following VAT being applied to park entry. Here the international and SADC rates went up by US$2 while the local rates stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and went onto zimparks.org.zw on 2 February, and the trade press reported it on 12 and 13 February as applying with immediate effect, so I count it from 2 February. ZimParks reissued its tariff mid-year in July 2025, so a new sheet could come at any time; I show this one as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Lake Mutirikwi Recreational Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/lake-mutirikwi-recreational-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "ZimParks' tariff still calls the park Kyle. The entrance gate is 26 km from Masvingo: take the A9 towards Birchenough Bridge, turn right at the park sign after 12 km, and the gate is 14 km further. Open 6am to 6pm all year. Great Zimbabwe, on the south side of the lake, is a National Museums and Monuments site and NMMZ sells its own entry ticket; the park fee does not cover it.", "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Anyone sleeping inside the park in a ZimParks lodge or campsite pays the lower accommodated rate for every day of the stay. Staying at a lodge outside the boundary means paying the day visitor rate.", "ZimParks lodges at Kyle, per unit per night, local then international: Waterbuck, three bedrooms and eight beds, US$155/US$170; two-bedroom four-bed lodge US$95/US$130; one-bedroom two-bed lodge US$70/US$90. Camping or a caravan site is US$8 local and US$12 international per person per night. Bring your own boat and tackle; no boat hire is listed, and the lake has crocodiles and bilharzia.", "Vehicle entry fee per day, on top of the per person fee, from the cheaper of ZimParks' two vehicle tables: a Zimbabwe-registered car, bakkie or 4x4 is US$3 as a day visitor and US$1 a day when staying; foreign-registered US$10 and US$3. Trailers and caravans cost the same again; minibuses up to 25 seats US$10/US$5 local and US$30/US$10 foreign.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child line. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "ZimParks prices in three columns: local, SADC (the other Southern African Development Community countries) and international.", "Everything ZimParks charges is priced in US dollars and the on-site rates include VAT and the tourism levy. Online bookings take Visa, Mastercard or Ecocash; at the gate ZimParks takes US dollar cash and ZiG, and local clients can pay in local currency at the prevailing rate. Foreign currency payments stay valid in Zimbabwe until 31 December 2030 under SI 218 of 2023.", "At Kyle the 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating at the same time; the press reports ZimParks put the increase down to VAT now applying to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF is dated 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a 2027 sheet appears; ZimParks names its schedules by year and the one before this was the 2023 sheet." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/masvingo/lake-mutirikwi-formerly-lake-kyle-recreational-park", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/lake-kyle-recreational-park/", "https://nmmz.co.zw/product/monument-and-site-entrance-fee/" ] }, { "park": "Makgadikgadi Pans National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/makgadikgadi-pans-national-park/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 190, "child": 95 }, "sadc": { "adult": 145, "child": 72.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "notes": [ "Makgadikgadi Pans and Nxai Pan are separate parks with the same fee. I have found nothing in the schedule about one payment covering both, so plan on paying for each day in each.", "Children under 8 enter free. From 8 they pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. Where the half rate stops is not settled: one guide says it runs to 17, three others say 15, so a 16 or 17 year old may be charged as an adult.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: P75 for a foreign-registered private vehicle under 3,500 kg and P20 for a Botswana-registered one. A trailer or caravan is P40 foreign, P10 local. From 3,500 to 7,000 kg it is P1,000 foreign and P500 local.", "The SADC rate is also what foreigners living in Botswana pay. The resident row here is the rate for Botswana citizens.", "On a trip run by a licensed Botswana tour operator the entry fee is lower: P135 for non-residents, P100 for residents and SADC nationals, P15 for citizens.", "Khumaga campsite is run by SKL and charged at their rate, separate from the park fee. A campsite DWNP runs itself costs non-residents P40 a person a night.", "A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026.", "The fees started on 1 April 2022 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/botswana-increases-park-and-licence-fees", "https://www.travelnews.africa/news-single.html?id=9205", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://chobenationalpark.co.za/chobe-national-park-information/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/central-kalahari-game-reserve", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90220", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Mana Pools National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/mana-pools-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 24, "child": 12 }, "sadc": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "resident": { "adult": 8, "child": 4 }, "notes": [ "Mana Pools, Sapi and Chewore are one line in the ZimParks tariff, so the same fee covers the whole Zambezi Valley estate below the escarpment. It is the same whether you are on a day visit or camping inside the park.", "The fee is charged per person per day in the park, so a stay of three nights is four days' fees. You pay the conservation and vehicle fees at the Marongora office on the escarpment, and accommodation to Central Reservations when you book.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Under 6 goes free according to the Mana Pools booking agents' sheet and VisitManaPools.com, but ZimParks' own tariff does not say so. The Mana Pools booking agents also give resident pensioners half price.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$5 and US$2 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$15 and US$5 local. The booking agents' sheet and VisitManaPools.com both say motorbikes, overland trucks and buses of more than 25 seats are not allowed into Mana Pools (VisitManaPools.com puts the overlander cut-off at 5 m).", "Camping and lodges per night, Zimbabwean rate first then international: a Nyamepi riverfront site for up to six people US$110 or US$155, a standard Nyamepi site US$70 or US$120, an extra person at Nyamepi US$25 or US$35, undesignated camping US$25 or US$35 a person. The exclusive sites (Mucheni, old Ndungu, Gwaya, BBC, New BBC, Nkupe) are US$165 or US$235 a site for six, with extras at US$35 or US$60 a head. Chitake 1 and 3B are US$215 or US$355, Chitake 2 and Baobab US$176 or US$235, extras there US$60 or US$85. New Ndungu 1 and 2 (three people) US$60 or US$90. A standard lodge (two bedrooms, four beds) is US$110 or US$155, a special lodge (eight beds) US$170 or US$235, and the Elephant Creek tented lodges US$110 or US$155 for two.", "The 2026 tariff does not list walking permits, fishing licences or firewood. The booking agents' January 2025 sheet had an unguided walking permit at US$10 a day, a ranger-guided walk at US$10 a person an hour, a fishing licence at US$10 a day and firewood at US$5 a bundle; VisitManaPools.com, updated July 2026, gives US$12 an hour for the guided walk and US$15 a day for fishing, and says the walking permit price is not confirmed for 2026. Ask at Nyamepi reception.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents, the SADC rate for nationals of the other Southern African Development Community countries, and everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that Zimbabweans may pay in local currency (the ZiG) at the day's rate. On site ZimParks takes cash in US dollars or ZiG, and cards or Ecocash online. All charges include VAT. The press tied the January 2026 rise to VAT: tourism services became standard rated at 15.5% on 1 January 2026, and the international and SADC rates went up by a fifth while the local rate stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The press carried it on 25 January 2026 as applying with immediate effect, the PDF is dated 29 January and sits in zimparks.org.zw's February 2026 upload folder, so I count it from 25 January. ZimParks issues its tariff by calendar year and reissued it mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. No further rise had been announced when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://indiaoutbound.info/?p=212904", "https://visitmanapools.com/entry-fees/", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Mangetti National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/mangetti-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Mapungubwe National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/mapungubwe-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 358, "child": 179 }, "sadc": { "adult": 158, "child": 78 }, "resident": { "adult": 76, "child": 38 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Marakele National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/marakele-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 358, "child": 179 }, "sadc": { "adult": 158, "child": 78 }, "resident": { "adult": 76, "child": 38 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Matobo National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/matobo-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "sadc": { "adult": 14, "child": 7 }, "resident": { "adult": 4, "child": 2 }, "notes": [ "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Anyone sleeping inside the park in a ZimParks lodge, chalet or campsite pays the lower accommodated rate for every day of the stay. Staying at a lodge outside the boundary counts as a day visit each time you drive in.", "Vehicle entry fee per day, on top of the per person fee. Matobo is in ZimParks' main vehicle table, the one that also covers Hwange and Mana Pools: a Zimbabwe-registered car, bakkie or 4x4 is US$5 as a day visitor and US$2 a day when staying in the park; foreign-registered US$10 and US$3. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. Minibuses up to 25 seats are US$15/US$5 local and US$30/US$10 foreign. Overland trucks pay US$50/US$30 local and US$100/US$60 foreign and must keep to the set routes.", "World's View (Malindidzimu, where Rhodes is buried) and the painted caves carry a separate charge collected at the World's View gate. Wikivoyage gives US$10 for non-residents, with the ticket covering the painted caves too. It is not on ZimParks' 2026 sheet, so I have not been able to confirm the 2026 figure.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child conservation fee. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "The local rate is for Zimbabweans. The SADC rate is for passport holders from the other Southern African Development Community countries, South Africa included. Everyone else pays the international rate.", "ZimParks accommodation at Maleme Dam, per unit per night, local then international: Fish Eagle two-bedroom lodge US$140/US$160; renovated two-bedroom lodge US$130/US$150; unrenovated two-bedroom US$95/US$115; renovated one-bedroom US$95/US$115; one-bedroom two beds US$70/US$90; Imbila and Black Eagle executive lodges US$175/US$235; two-bedroom chalet US$60/US$70; one-bedroom chalet US$35/US$55. Camping or caravan is US$8 local and US$12 international per person per night. On public holidays the booking site limits you to two units at Matobo.", "Everything ZimParks charges is in US dollars and the 2026 figures include VAT and the tourism levy. Online bookings take Visa, Mastercard or EcoCash; at the park you can pay in US dollar cash or ZiG. US dollars stay legal tender in Zimbabwe until at least 31 December 2030 under SI 218 of 2023, so visitors can ignore the ZiG.", "At Matobo the 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating at the same time; Tourism Update reported the rise as following VAT now being applied to park entry fees.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF is dated 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a 2027 sheet appears; ZimParks publishes a calendar-year schedule and last changed it in 2023 and 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Matobo_National_Park" ] }, { "park": "Matusadona National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/matusadona-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 24, "child": 12 }, "sadc": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "resident": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "notes": [ "Matusadona has been run by African Parks with ZimParks since November 2019 (ZimParks calls it the first park in Zimbabwe to fall under the African Parks mandate), but the conservation fee is still ZimParks' and still in the ZimParks tariff. It is the same whether you are on a day trip or sleeping in the park.", "If you are on the Ume or Sanyati river arms of Lake Kariba to fish, a higher daily rate applies that includes the fishing: US$30 international, US$24 SADC and US$15 local, per person.", "The fee is charged per person per day in the park, so a stay of three nights is four days' fees.", "Children aged 6 to 12 get 50% off the conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Neither the FAQs nor the 2026 tariff say what under 6s pay.", "Vehicle fee per day, and Matusadona has its own cheaper table (shared with Chivero North Bank): a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$5 foreign-registered and US$2 Zimbabwe-registered, the same whether you stay or not. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$10 foreign and US$5 local. Most visitors arrive by boat from Kariba or fly in to the Tashinga airstrip, which needs permission to land from Tashinga first.", "The 2026 tariff lists no ZimParks lodges or campsites at Matusadona. The camps are booked through African Parks or the private lodges along the shore, and their rates are theirs to set.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents, the SADC rate for nationals of the other Southern African Development Community countries, and everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate, and its booking FAQs say cash, ZiG and US dollars are taken on site. All charges include VAT. The press tied the 2026 rise to VAT on tourism services: from 1 January 2026 tourism activities and transfers moved from zero-rated to standard-rated VAT at 15.5%. The international and SADC rates both went up 20%, more than the VAT alone, while the local rate stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. NewZimbabwe reported it on 25 January 2026 as applying with immediate effect (Bulawayo24 carried the report), the PDF was created on 29 January and the copy on zimparks.org.zw was last modified on 2 February, so I count it from 25 January. ZimParks issues its tariff by calendar year and reissued it mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. The 2026 tariff was still the one on zimparks.org.zw when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/matusadona-national-park/", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matusadona_National_Park" ] }, { "park": "Mokala National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/mokala-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 306, "child": 156 }, "sadc": { "adult": 135, "child": 67 }, "resident": { "adult": 66, "child": 33 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Moremi Game Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/moremi-game-reserve/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 270, "child": 135 }, "sadc": { "adult": 205, "child": 102.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 30, "child": 15 }, "notes": [ "Moremi is charged at the same top rate as Chobe. The other DWNP parks and reserves cost P190 a day for non-residents.", "Children under 8 enter free. From 8 they pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. Where the half rate stops is not settled: one guide says it runs to 17, three others say 15, so a 16 or 17 year old may be charged as an adult.", "Vehicle fee per day: P75 for a foreign-registered private vehicle under 3,500 kg, P20 for a Botswana-registered one. Trailers and caravans pay P40 foreign, P10 local.", "The SADC rate is also what foreigners living in Botswana pay. The resident row here is the rate for Botswana citizens.", "Guests of a licensed Botswana tour operator pay less: P190 for non-residents, P145 for residents and SADC nationals, P20 for citizens.", "The campsites are not run by DWNP. Third Bridge is with Xomae, Khwai with SKL, Xakanaxa and South Gate with Kwalate Safaris. You book and pay each operator for camping and pay DWNP for entry.", "A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026.", "The fees started on 1 April 2022 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/botswana-increases-park-and-licence-fees", "https://www.travelnews.africa/news-single.html?id=9205", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://chobenationalpark.co.za/chobe-national-park-information/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/central-kalahari-game-reserve", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90220", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Mountain Zebra National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/mountain-zebra-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 358, "child": 179 }, "sadc": { "adult": 158, "child": 78 }, "resident": { "adult": 76, "child": 38 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Mtarazi Falls National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/mtarazi-falls-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "Mtarazi Falls is a national park in its own right but ZimParks runs it as the Mtarazi station of Nyanga National Park: the 2026 tariff has no separate Mtarazi conservation line and lists Mtarazi's chalet and campsite under Nyanga, and the booking portal files it as 'Nyanga Mtarazi'. The figures here are the Nyanga line. The one ticket covers Mtarazi and Pungwe Falls.", "The Mtarazi gate charges its own fee even if you paid at the Nyanga main gate earlier the same day. The Skywalk and Skyline zipline over the falls run separately from the public viewpoint walk and have their own fee, not part of the park fee.", "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Anyone sleeping inside the park in a ZimParks lodge, chalet or campsite pays the lower accommodated rate for every day of the stay. Staying at a lodge outside the boundary counts as a day visit each time you drive in.", "Vehicle entry fee per day, on top of the per person fee. Nyanga, and with it Mtarazi, is in the dearer vehicle table: a Zimbabwe-registered car, bakkie or 4x4 is US$5 as a day visitor and US$2 a day when staying in the park; foreign-registered US$10 and US$3. Trailers and caravans cost the same again; minibuses up to 25 seats US$15/US$5 local and US$30/US$10 foreign.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child line. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "The local rate is for Zimbabweans. The SADC rate is for passport holders from the other Southern African Development Community countries, South Africa included. Everyone else pays the international rate.", "ZimParks has a two-person chalet at Mtarazi for US$30 a night (local) or US$50 (international) and camping at US$10 or US$15 per person per night. The Nyanga lodges, if you would rather sleep further north, per unit per night, local then international. Rhodes Camp: two-bedroom lodge US$130/US$150, one-bedroom lodges 1A and 1B US$100/US$130, other one-bedroom US$70/US$90, executive lodges 3 and 7 US$155/US$170. Udu Camp: two-bedroom four beds US$95/US$110, two-bedroom six beds US$110/US$125. Mare Camp: renovated two-bedroom (Lakeview, Tiger, Rainbow, Riverview) US$130/US$150, unrenovated two-bedroom US$95/US$115, renovated one-bedroom (Brook and Brown) US$90/US$120. Camping or caravan at Mare is US$10 local and US$15 international per person per night. On public holidays the booking site caps you at two units in Nyanga.", "Everything ZimParks charges is in US dollars and the 2026 figures include VAT; the booking site says its rates include VAT and the tourism levy. Online it takes Visa, Mastercard and EcoCash; at the gate, US dollar cash and ZiG. Paying in US dollars stays lawful in Zimbabwe until 31 December 2030 under SI 218 of 2023, so visitors can ignore the ZiG.", "On the Nyanga line the 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating at the same time; the trade press tied the park fee rise to VAT now applying to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF was created on 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a new sheet appears; the sheet before it was the 2023 schedule." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/nyanga-national-park/", "https://storm.ski/guidebooks/zimbabwe-eastern-highlands-nyanga-mountains-essential-day-hikes", "https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/manicaland/mutarazi-falls-national-park" ] }, { "park": "Mudumu National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/mudumu-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Mukuvisi Woodlands", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/mukuvisi-woodlands/", "authority": "Mukuvisi Woodlands Association (the trust that leases and runs the reserve)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per visit", "validFrom": "2026-04-22", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 6, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 6, "child": 5 }, "notes": [ "The child rate is for ages 5 to 12. Under 5s go free. Senior citizens pay US$3. A dog is US$2 and must stay on a lead the whole way round; let it off in the game area and you can be banned.", "Open 8am to 5pm every day. You sign an indemnity at reception before you go in. The trails are marked loops of roughly 3, 5, 8 and 10 km through the woodland and past the bird hide and small dam, and the same entry fee covers walking, running or mountain biking them.", "Guided options cost extra and are booked through reception: horse safari US$30 for adults and US$20 for children aged 7 to 12 (70 kg rider limit, rides at 8.30am, 11am and 3pm, seven days a week), guided walking safari US$30, guided bird walk US$20 (run with BirdLife Zimbabwe), pony ride US$2.", "The animals (eland, zebra, giraffe, impala and the birds) are fed near the viewing platform at about 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays, which is the easiest time to see them. The Mukuvisi Market, usually the first Sunday of the month, has free entry; check the events page before relying on it.", "Groups: church and charity groups of ten get 20 per cent off (US$48 for ten adults, US$40 for ten children). Hiring the boma for a private party of under 50 is US$80 and everyone still pays the entry fee. A photographer at a special function pays US$30. School visits have their own scale: US$5 for a teacher or a college or senior school student, US$3 for a pre-school or primary pupil.", "Members (individual and family categories) walk the trails free whenever the Woodlands are open. There are braai facilities, picnics are welcome, and the coffee shop is open all day with breakfast from 7am.", "The Association publishes the fees without a start or end date. Its sitemap shows the home page carrying them was last updated on 22 April 2026 and the activities page on 2 October 2026, so I show them as valid from 22 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 and will re-check in the new year." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://mukuvisiwoodlands.org/", "https://mukuvisiwoodlands.org/activities/", "https://mukuvisiwoodlands.org/school-visits/", "https://mukuvisiwoodlands.org/about-us/", "https://mukuvisiwoodlands.org/page-sitemap.xml" ] }, { "park": "Namaqua National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/namaqua-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 143, "child": 72 }, "sadc": { "adult": 137, "child": 65 }, "resident": { "adult": 65, "child": 33 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Namib-Naukluft National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/namib-naukluft-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "Sandwich Harbour has its own lower fees. Its vehicle fee per day is N$50 for 10 seats or less, N$100 for 11 to 25 seats, N$400 for 26 to 50 seats and N$700 for 51 seats or more. The main park rate applies at Sossusvlei, which lies inside the park.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sossusvlei" ] }, { "park": "NamibRand Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/namibrand-nature-reserve/", "authority": "NamibRand Nature Reserve (fee as published by NamibRand Family Hideout)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per night", "validFrom": "2026-01-01", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 350, "child": 175 }, "sadc": { "adult": 175, "child": 87.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 87.5, "child": 43.75 }, "notes": [ "The park fee is compulsory for every night you spend on the reserve. The lodge, camp or activity operator you book with collects it on the reserve's behalf.", "Children pay half the adult fee. The SADC and Namibian price list sets the child rate at ages 3 to 12, with the adult rate from 13; the international price list gives no age range and neither list gives a fee for children under 3.", "The resident rate is the one the price list gives for Namibians.", "Some lodges fold the park fee into their own levy instead of showing it separately. Wolwedans charges a sustainability levy of N$1,600 per adult and N$800 per child per night in 2026, which includes the NamibRand park fee.", "For 2027 the published international rate rises to N$420 per adult and N$210 per child per night." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://www.nrfhideout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PriceList-rack-2026-nonSADC.pdf", "https://www.nrfhideout.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PriceList-rack-2026-SADC.pdf", "https://www.nrfhideout.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PriceList-rack-2027-nonSADC.pdf", "https://www.namibrand.com/tourism.html", "https://www.wolwedans.com/wp-content/uploads/2026-WOLWEDANS-RATES-RACK.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Ndumu Game Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/ndumu-game-reserve/", "authority": "Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per entry", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2026-10-31", "international": { "adult": 160, "child": 80 }, "sadc": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "resident": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "notes": [ "Day visitors pay this fee once per entry. Overnight guests are not required to pay it.", "South African citizens/residents and SADC nationals must show a valid ID or passport at the gate, otherwise the standard (international) fee applies.", "Ezemvelo states its rates include the Community Levy.", "Whether the SANParks Wild Card covers Ezemvelo parks is not clear from the current official cluster sheet. Budget for the gate fee and ask Ezemvelo before you go." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://drakensberghikes.com/images/downloads/EKZNW_2025_2026.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Ngezi Recreational Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/ngezi-recreational-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-29", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "US$12 a day for an international day visitor, US$5 a day if you are sleeping in one of the park's lodges or campsites.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Neither the FAQs nor the tariff says anything about children under 6.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee. Ngezi is not named in any of the vehicle tables, so I use the one headed \"Kyle, Sebakwe, Osborne, Chivero, Darwendale, Chimanimani and all other Category IV parks\": a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$3 and US$1 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$10 and US$5 local.", "Lodges per night, local rate first then international: a two bedroom lodge with four beds US$100 or US$115, the Ski Lodge (four beds) US$90 or US$100, the one bedroom Honeymoon lodge US$60 or US$70, a standard two bedroom lodge US$50 or US$65 and a one bedroom chalet US$35 or US$60. The standard and undeveloped campsites are both US$8 or US$12 a person.", "The tariff has three rates, local, SADC and international, and does not spell out who counts as which.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; its booking FAQs say you can pay on site in cash, ZiG or US dollars. All charges include VAT. Tourism services became standard rated at 15.5% VAT on 1 January 2026, and Tourism Update reported on 12 February 2026 that ZimParks had raised its fees with immediate effect after VAT was applied to park entry fees.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and sits in the February 2026 uploads on zimparks.org.zw, so I count it from 29 January. It is headed as the 2026 rates and ZimParks reissued its tariff mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Nkasa Rupara National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/nkasa-rupara-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Nxai Pan National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/nxai-pan-national-park/", "authority": "Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Ministry of Environment and Tourism", "currency": "BWP", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2022-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 190, "child": 95 }, "sadc": { "adult": 145, "child": 72.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 20, "child": 10 }, "notes": [ "Children under 8 enter free. From 8 they pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown. Where the half rate stops is not settled: one guide says it runs to 17, three others say 15, so a 16 or 17 year old may be charged as an adult.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: P75 for a foreign-registered private vehicle under 3,500 kg and P20 for a Botswana-registered one. A trailer or caravan is P40 foreign, P10 local. From 3,500 to 7,000 kg it is P1,000 foreign and P500 local.", "The SADC rate is also what foreigners living in Botswana pay. The resident row here is the rate for Botswana citizens.", "On a trip run by a licensed Botswana tour operator the entry fee is lower: P135 for non-residents, P100 for residents and SADC nationals, P15 for citizens.", "South Camp and the Baines' Baobabs sites are run by Xomae, who charge separately for camping. You still pay DWNP for entry and the vehicle.", "A rise was due on 1 April 2026 and the ministry put it off the day before. Gabz FM reported in May that it had been pushed out by two years, and a July report had the existing fees still in place. No new date had been published when I checked on 12 October 2026.", "The fees started on 1 April 2022 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Botswana's financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrsAKwyff1YdiEUWUkthNc9QLyp6TVRN-88kqPxh-70/edit", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/botswana-increases-park-and-licence-fees", "https://www.travelnews.africa/news-single.html?id=9205", "https://en.tawanaselfdrive.com/botswana-book-campsites-national-parks-permit/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://chobenationalpark.co.za/chobe-national-park-information/", "https://cheetahsafaris.com/national-park/central-kalahari-game-reserve", "https://www.ostrichtrails.com/africa/botswana/mabuasehube/", "https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bot66252.pdf", "https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90220", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/04/botswana-tourism-tee-increases.html", "https://www.gabzfm.com/post/tourism-sector-under-pressure-as-fee-hike-delayed-and-funding-gaps-emerge", "https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/1dt7yjirf2gn/" ] }, { "park": "Nyamaneche National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/nyamaneche-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-29", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "Nyamaneche is one of the small parks ZimParks lists at the bottom of its tariff, at the same rate as \"other areas\": US$12 a day for an international day visitor, US$5 a day if you camp in the park.", "Children aged 6 to 12 get 50% off the conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs, not the tariff itself. Neither says what under 6s pay.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$3 and US$1 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$10 and US$5 local. Nyamaneche is not named in any vehicle table, so it falls under \"all other Category IV parks\".", "The only accommodation in the tariff is camping, US$8 a person a night for Zimbabweans and US$12 for international visitors. Bring everything.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents, the SADC rate for nationals of the other Southern African Development Community countries, and everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; its booking FAQs say cash in ZiG or US dollars is taken on site. All charges include VAT. Tourism services moved from zero rated to standard rated VAT of 15.5% from 1 January 2026, and Tourism Update reported in February 2026 that ZimParks raised its fees with immediate effect after VAT was applied to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and went onto zimparks.org.zw on 2 February, so I count it from 29 January. ZimParks reissued its tariff mid-year in July 2025, so I show this one as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Nyanga National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/nyanga-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "You pay at the main ZimParks gate near Rhodes Camp, and that fee covers the Nyangani climb and Nyangombe Falls. The Mtarazi Falls gate at the south end charges its own fee on top, and World's View above Troutbeck belongs to the National Trust of Zimbabwe, which takes its own small fee at its gate.", "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Anyone sleeping inside the park in a ZimParks lodge, chalet or campsite pays the lower accommodated rate for every day of the stay. Staying at a lodge outside the boundary counts as a day visit each time you drive in.", "Vehicle entry fee per day, on top of the per person fee. Nyanga is in the dearer vehicle table: a Zimbabwe-registered car, bakkie or 4x4 is US$5 as a day visitor and US$2 a day when staying in the park; foreign-registered US$10 and US$3. Trailers and caravans cost the same again; minibuses up to 25 seats US$15/US$5 local and US$30/US$10 foreign.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child line. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "The local rate is for Zimbabweans. The SADC rate is for passport holders from the other Southern African Development Community countries, South Africa included. Everyone else pays the international rate.", "ZimParks lodges in Nyanga, per unit per night, local then international. Rhodes Camp: two-bedroom lodge US$130/US$150, one-bedroom lodges 1A and 1B US$100/US$130, other one-bedroom US$70/US$90, executive lodges 3 and 7 US$155/US$170. Udu Camp: two-bedroom four beds US$95/US$110, two-bedroom six beds US$110/US$125. Mare Camp: renovated two-bedroom (Lakeview, Tiger, Rainbow, Riverview) US$130/US$150, unrenovated two-bedroom US$95/US$115, renovated one-bedroom (Brook and Brown) US$90/US$120. Camping or caravan at Mare is US$10 local and US$15 international per person per night. On public holidays the booking site caps you at two units in Nyanga.", "Everything ZimParks charges is priced in US dollars and the 2026 sheet says all charges include VAT; the booking site adds that rates include the tourism levy too. Online you pay by Visa, Mastercard or EcoCash. At the gate ZimParks takes US dollar cash or ZiG, and the tariff lets local clients pay in local currency at the prevailing rate. Foreign currency payments stay valid in Zimbabwe until 31 December 2030 under SI 218 of 2023, so visitors can ignore the ZiG.", "At Nyanga the 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating, and the press reports ZimParks putting the increase down to VAT now applying to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF is dated 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a 2027 sheet appears. Nyanga's conservation fees last changed in 2023 and 2026; the July 2025 sheet kept the 2023 figures." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/nyanga-national-park/", "https://storm.ski/guidebooks/zimbabwe-eastern-highlands-nyanga-mountains-essential-day-hikes", "https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/manicaland/mutarazi-falls-national-park", "https://www.takeyourbackpack.com/backpacking-in-zimbabwe/visit-nyanga-national-park/" ] }, { "park": "Okonjima Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/okonjima-nature-reserve/", "authority": "Okonjima Nature Reserve", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per adult per night", "validFrom": "2026-01-01", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 350, "child": 0 }, "resident": { "adult": 350, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "The park levy is added to the room or campsite rate for every night on the reserve. It is charged for adults aged 14 and over; children under 14 pay no levy.", "The lodge rate applies at Plains Camp, Bush Camp, the Private Bush Suite and the African Villa. The campsite rate applies at the individual campsites and the PAWS tented group campsite.", "Okonjima publishes one rate for all visitors, with no separate rate for international, SADC or Namibian guests.", "From 1 January 2027 the levy is N$385 per adult per night at all lodges and campsites." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://okonjima.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Okonjima-Rack-Rates-2026-.pdf", "https://okonjima.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Okonjima-Rack-Rates-2027.pdf", "https://okonjima.com/rates/" ], "next": { "unit": "per adult per night", "validFrom": "2027-01-01", "validTo": "2027-12-31", "international": { "adult": 385, "child": 0 }, "resident": { "adult": 385, "child": 0 }, "sources": [ "https://okonjima.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Okonjima-Rack-Rates-2027.pdf", "https://okonjima.com/rates/" ] } }, { "park": "Palmwag Tourism Concession", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/palmwag-tourism-concession/", "authority": "Palmwag Lodge & Camp (Gondwana Collection Namibia)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 100 }, "sadc": { "adult": 50 }, "notes": [ "The sheet also lists a vehicle fee of N$150 per vehicle per day.", "You need a permit to enter the concession. It is sold at the control gates (Twee Palms, Aub, Elephant Song and Hoanib at Amspoort) and at Palmwag Lodge reception. Pay cash at the gates, or cash or card at the lodge.", "The concession is open to 4x4 vehicles only. Its six marked wild campsites have no facilities. Camping cannot be booked or paid for in advance, although the sheet says entry and camping fees can be paid upfront by EFT by special arrangement.", "The sheet gives one SADC rate and one foreign rate and no separate rate for Namibians, who are SADC nationals. It gives no child rate.", "Local guides enter free.", "The operator says the fees are set by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and can change at any time.", "The sheet gives no end date. The end date shown here is our own placeholder, the end of Namibia's financial year on 31 March 2027, not a date the operator published." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://gondwana-collection.com/hubfs/Gondwana%20Website/02%20TRAVEL%20CENTRE/Accommodation/Palmwag%20Lodge%20and%20Camp/Palmwag%20Concession%20Info_Nov25.pdf", "https://gondwana-collection.com/accommodation/palmwag-lodge" ] }, { "park": "Pilanesberg National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/pilanesberg-national-park/", "authority": "North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-12-01", "validTo": "2026-11-30", "international": { "adult": 748 }, "sadc": { "adult": 385, "child": 275 }, "resident": { "adult": 168, "child": 84 }, "notes": [ "South African child rate applies to ages 5 to 12; South African pensioners also pay R84.", "A vehicle fee of R168 per day applies to a sedan, LDV or SUV, with higher rates for minibuses, buses and caravans." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://www.pilanesbergnationalpark.org/travel/tariffs-gate-times/", "https://pilanesberggamereserve.co.za/tariffs-gate-times.html", "https://www.entrancefee.co.za/pilanesberg-national-park/", "https://see.africa/pilanesberg-national-park-guide/", "https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/10423/major-price-hikes-coming-for-key-south-african-nature-reserves/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/pilanesberg-upgrade-drives-steep-tariff-hikes" ] }, { "park": "Popa Falls Game Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/popa-falls-game-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then.", "If you stop only to walk to the rapids, Namibia Wildlife Resorts, which runs the rest camp, also charges its own day visitor fee at the resort: N$20 per person for Namibians and N$30 for everyone else (NWR's published rates for July 2026 to June 2027). That is on top of the park fee above." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-10", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.nwr.com.na/resorts/popa-falls-resort/", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/sapi-and-chewore-safari-areas/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 24, "child": 12 }, "sadc": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "resident": { "adult": 8, "child": 4 }, "notes": [ "ZimParks charges Sapi and Chewore on the same line as Mana Pools: one conservation fee for the whole estate downstream of the escarpment, day visit or overnight. If your trip combines Mana Pools with a camp in Sapi you pay it once per day, not twice.", "The only ZimParks accommodation in the two areas is camping at Chewore North, US$20 a person a night for Zimbabweans and US$35 for international visitors.", "The fee is charged per person per day in the park, so a stay of three nights is four days' fees.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. VisitManaPools.com says under 6 goes free, taking it from the booking agents' fee sheet, but ZimParks' own tariff does not say so.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$5 and US$2 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$15 and US$5 local. Chewore is in the same vehicle table as Mana Pools.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents, the SADC rate for nationals of the other Southern African Development Community countries, and everyone else pays the international rate.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. ZimParks says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; its booking FAQs say ZiG and US dollar cash are both accepted on site. All charges include VAT. The January 2026 rise followed VAT coming in on tourism services, which became standard rated at 15.5% on 1 January 2026. The international and SADC rates went up by 20% while the local rate stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The press carried the new figures on 25 January 2026, the PDF is dated 29 January and was posted on zimparks.org.zw in February, so I count it from 25 January. ZimParks issues its tariff by calendar year and reissued it mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. The 2026 PDF was still the one at ZimParks' link when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://indiaoutbound.info/?p=212904", "https://visitmanapools.com/entry-fees/", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/sebakwe-dam-recreational-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-29", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "Sebakwe Dam is in Kwekwe District and supplies Kwekwe and Redcliff with water. The park sits in the cheapest band of ZimParks parks. A day on the dam is US$12 for an international visitor; stay in a park lodge or camp and the daily fee drops to US$5.", "Children aged 6 to 12 get 50% off the conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Neither the FAQs nor the tariff say what children under 6 pay.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$3 and US$1 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$10 and US$5 local. The tariff names Sebakwe in that table.", "Lodges per night, Zimbabwean rate first then international: a one bedroom lodge with two beds US$35 or US$55 and a two bedroom lodge with four beds US$50 or US$65. Camping is US$8 or US$12 a person.", "The tariff prints no fishing or boat launching fee for Sebakwe.", "ZimParks charges three rates: local, SADC (Southern African Development Community) and international. The tariff does not define them beyond those labels.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. The tariff says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; the booking FAQs say cash, ZiG and US dollars are accepted on site, and cards and Ecocash online. All charges include VAT. Tourism services became standard rated for VAT at 15.5% on 1 January 2026, and Tourism Update reported in February that the ZimParks rise followed that change. At Sebakwe the international and SADC rates went up while the local rates stayed put.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and Tourism Update reported on 12 February 2026 that it applied with immediate effect, so I count it from 29 January. The tariff is issued as a 2026 schedule and ZimParks reissued its previous one mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. No further rise had been announced when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebakwe_Dam" ] }, { "park": "Skeleton Coast Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/skeleton-coast-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Spitzkoppe", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/spitzkoppe/", "authority": "Spitzkoppe Rest Camp (community campsite, ǂGaingu Conservancy)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2026-10-31", "international": { "adult": 180, "child": 120 }, "resident": { "adult": 180, "child": 120 }, "notes": [ "Entry to the Spitzkoppe Reserve needs a park fee, and the camp issues one permit per vehicle.", "If you camp at the rest camp the park fee is included in the camping rate (N$300 per adult and N$200 per child per night for 2025/26), so campers do not pay the day fee as well.", "Child rate applies to ages 4 to 11. The rate sheet gives no fee for children under 4.", "The fee includes VAT and the conservancy levy. The camp publishes one rate for all visitors, with no separate rate for international, SADC or Namibian visitors.", "The current rates run to 31 October 2026. New rates from 1 November 2026 had not been published when we checked." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://spitzkoppe.com/src", "https://static.showit.co/file/Gxsz2oNGESDRhvPh_EX9CQ/288563/rates_2025-2026_-_src.pdf", "https://spitzkoppe.com/about" ] }, { "park": "Table Mountain National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/table-mountain-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 282, "child": 138 }, "sadc": { "adult": 118, "child": 59 }, "resident": { "adult": 57, "child": 27 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival.", "Most of Table Mountain National Park is free to enter. Fees apply only at the pay points listed.", "The Table Mountain Cableway and Kirstenbosch are run separately and set their own prices." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Tankwa-Karoo National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/tankwa-karoo-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 295, "child": 133 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 65 }, "resident": { "adult": 63, "child": 32 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Tembe Elephant Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/tembe-elephant-park/", "authority": "Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per entry", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2026-10-31", "international": { "adult": 160, "child": 80 }, "sadc": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "resident": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "notes": [ "A vehicle entry fee of R120 is charged on top of the per-person fee (vehicles with 1 to 10 passengers). The lodge lists R230 for 11 to 20 passengers and R340 for more than 20.", "Ezemvelo charges day visitors once per entry and does not require overnight guests to pay it.", "South African citizens/residents and SADC nationals must show a valid ID or passport at the gate, otherwise the standard (international) fee applies.", "Ezemvelo states its rates include the Community Levy.", "Whether the SANParks Wild Card covers Ezemvelo parks is not clear from the current official cluster sheet. Budget for the gate fee and ask Ezemvelo before you go." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://drakensberghikes.com/images/downloads/EKZNW_2025_2026.pdf", "https://tembe.co.za/reservation-2/" ] }, { "park": "Timbavati Private Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/timbavati-private-nature-reserve/", "authority": "Timbavati Private Nature Reserve", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per night", "validFrom": "2026-01-01", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 660, "child": 330 }, "resident": { "adult": 660, "child": 330 }, "notes": [ "Adult rate applies from age 12. At fully catered lodges children under 12 pay the child rate; at self-catering camps adults and children pay the same.", "The reserve's 2026 levy sheet keeps a reduced levy for South African and African citizens and residents: R255 per person per night for adults and children, the same as the self-catering rate, whichever lodge you stay at. The levies include VAT.", "Lodges collect the levy for the reserve, so it may already be in your accommodation price. Ask when you book.", "Day visitors to the self-catering camps pay half the applicable levy.", "On top of the levy there is a gate fee per vehicle (car or minibus) at Enkhulu Gate, payable by cash or card. The reserve's page still shows the 2025 figure of R340, so expect it may have gone up for 2026.", "Enkhulu Gate is open 05:00 to 22:00. Outside those hours your lodge has to arrange entry with the gate staff." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://timbavati.co.za/getting-here/", "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/690228bc7c25fac715200e8e/690228bc7c25fac715200fc4_2025%3A2026%20Conservation%20Levies%20(2).pdf" ] }, { "park": "Tsau ǁKhaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/tsau-khaeb-sperrgebiet-national-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then.", "Most visitors only see Kolmanskop or go in on a concession tour. Kolmanskop's operator sells its own permit and tour ticket, and its 2026/2027 price page says it does not know when the ministry will start charging park fees there and that any government fee will be added on top. So as far as I can tell you don't pay this fee at Kolmanskop yet, but ask the operator what your ticket or tour price covers." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-10", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026", "https://kolmanskuppe.com/tours-prices/" ] }, { "park": "Tuli Safari Area", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/tuli-safari-area/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "sadc": { "adult": 10, "child": 5 }, "resident": { "adult": 3, "child": 1.5 }, "notes": [ "Tuli is a safari area, not a national park, and it is run through hunting concessions. The historical sites sit in the non-hunting area, so visitors can see them while hunting goes on elsewhere. The ZimParks office is on the east bank of the Shashe River and the area is open every day of the year, 6am to 6pm. Entrance and accommodation fees are payable.", "Two rates apply. Day visitors pay the higher one. Visitors accommodated inside the safari area pay the lower accommodated rate for each day.", "There is no ZimParks lodge at Tuli and the 2026 tariff lists no Tuli accommodation. There are camping sites at the head office and inside the safari area. The sheet prices undeveloped campsites at other stations, Ngezi and Chimanimani for example, at US$8 local and US$12 international per person; I would expect something similar here but could not confirm it. Shashe Wilderness Camp, about a kilometre north of the reception on the east bank, is run by Wildlife Environment Zimbabwe.", "Tuli is not named in any vehicle table. The cheaper table covers 'all other Category IV parks': a Zimbabwe-registered car, pickup or 4x4 US$3 as a day visitor and US$1 a day when staying; foreign-registered US$10 and US$3. Crossing the Shashe to reach the office is about 600 m of sand and needs a 4x4.", "ZimParks' own booking site gives children aged 6 to 12 half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown. The tariff sheet itself has no child line. A Mana Pools booking agent's sheet has under 6s going free; I have not seen ZimParks say so in writing.", "The sheet has three columns: locals (Zimbabweans), SADC visitors and international visitors. South Africans pay the SADC rate.", "Everything ZimParks charges is in US dollars and the booking site says rates include VAT and the tourism levy. Online you pay by Visa or Mastercard card or EcoCash; at the park, cash in US dollars or ZiG. Payment in foreign currency stays valid in Zimbabwe until 31 December 2030 under SI 218 of 2023.", "The 2026 rises fall on the SADC and international columns; the local rates are the same as in July 2025. Zimbabwe's standard VAT rate went from 15% to 15.5% on 1 January 2026 and tourism services lost their zero rating at the same time; ZimParks put the increase down to VAT now applying to park entry.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The press reported it in force with immediate effect on 25 January 2026 and the PDF is dated 29 January 2026. I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check when a new sheet appears; ZimParks changed its tariff in 2023, in July 2025 and again in January 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/several-new-taxes-kick-in/", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://cite.org.zw/multi-currency-regime-extended-to-2030/", "https://zimfieldguide.com/matabeleland-south/thuli-safari-area" ] }, { "park": "Tygerberg Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/tygerberg-nature-reserve/", "authority": "City of Cape Town", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-07-01", "validTo": "2027-06-30", "international": { "adult": 40, "child": 20 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 20 }, "notes": [ "Adult rate applies from age 18. Child rate applies to ages 3 to 17. Children under 3 enter free.", "Senior citizens (60 and over, with proof of age) and students with a valid student card pay R20.", "Members of the reserve's Friends group enter free with proof of membership.", "Fees are unchanged from 2025/26." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.capetown.gov.za/media/nxyc4bce/budget-2026-27_ann06.pdf" ] }, { "park": "uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/ukhahlamba-drakensberg-park/", "authority": "Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per entry", "validFrom": "2025-11-01", "validTo": "2026-10-31", "international": { "adult": 160, "child": 80 }, "sadc": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "resident": { "adult": 80, "child": 40 }, "notes": [ "The same fee applies at every Ezemvelo entrance on the KwaZulu-Natal side of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park: Bushman's Nek, Cobham, Didima (Cathedral Peak), Garden Castle, Giant's Castle, Highmoor, Injisuthi, Kamberg, Lotheni, Monk's Cowl, Royal Natal, uMkhomazi and Vergelegen. Entry at Himeville is free.", "It is charged per entry. Visitors staying overnight in an Ezemvelo camp do not pay it; day visitors do.", "South African citizens and residents and SADC nationals must show a valid ID or passport at the gate, otherwise the standard (international) fee applies.", "Overnight hiking in the park costs a further R120 per adult and R60 per child a night, booked through the camp office.", "Gate times at most camps are 05:00 to 19:00 from October to March and 06:00 to 18:00 from April to September. Thendele and Giant's Castle stay open to 22:00. Monk's Cowl keeps 06:00 to 18:00 all year. Didima and Royal Natal open round the clock for overnight guests only.", "Ezemvelo states its rates include the Community Levy. Its amended tariff says the Wild Card is accepted at most Ezemvelo parks, for direct bookings only (not through a tour operator or agent), on showing the card receipt or an authorisation letter." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-20", "sources": [ "https://drakensberghikes.com/images/downloads/EKZNW_2025_2026.pdf", "https://web.archive.org/web/20260712100043/https://www.kznwildlife.com/uploads/69d64d74090f07f9eff24e31/1779531207569-2d6e501a-362b-4028-b391-e8119e1b6d26.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Umfurudzi National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/umfurudzi-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-29", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "sadc": { "adult": 12, "child": 6 }, "resident": { "adult": 6, "child": 3 }, "notes": [ "Umfurudzi is run jointly by ZimParks and Pioneer Corporation Africa. Its 2026 conservation fee for international visitors is US$18 a day for a day visitor and US$10 a day if you are staying in the park, the same as Matobo and well above the US$12 day rate at Chivero, Kyle or Nyanga.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. ZimParks' own tariff does not say whether younger children go free.", "Vehicle fee per day, and Umfurudzi has its own table: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 foreign-registered and US$5 Zimbabwe-registered, the same whether you stay or not. A bus is US$30 foreign and US$20 local.", "The 2026 tariff lists no ZimParks lodges or campsites at Umfurudzi. Hippo Pools Wilderness Camp on the Mazowe River is not on the ZimParks tariff and charges its own rates.", "The tariff has three rates: local, SADC (the Southern African Development Community countries) and international.", "Everything is priced in US dollars. The tariff says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; ZimParks' booking FAQs say ZiG and US dollars are both taken on site. Rates include VAT. The 2026 rise came after tourism activities and transfers moved from zero-rated to standard-rated VAT (15.5%) on 1 January 2026.", "The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and sits in ZimParks' February 2026 uploads, and a trade report on 13 February said the new fees applied with immediate effect, so I count it from 29 January. ZimParks issues its tariff by calendar year and reissued it mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimfieldguide.com/mashonaland-central/umfurudzi-park", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2025/07/De-gazetted-Tariffs-July-2025-revised.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Victoria Falls National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/victoria-falls-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per entry", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 58, "child": 29 }, "sadc": { "adult": 35, "child": 17.5 }, "resident": { "adult": 7, "child": 3.5 }, "notes": [ "Victoria Falls National Park is the 23.4 square kilometres of rainforest and riverbank around the falls, and the Rainforest gate is where you pay for it. The ZimParks tariff has no separate line for the park, only the three Rainforest tickets above, so the Rainforest fee is the park fee. The game-drive country upstream is the Zambezi National Park, which has its own gate and its own fee.", "The ticket buys one entry on the Zimbabwe side, between 6 am and 6 pm. Walk out through the gate and come back later, even the same afternoon, and you buy another ticket. The Zambian side (Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park) is a separate park with a separate fee.", "The V.I.P. gate is a second entrance with its own far dearer ticket. Nearly everyone uses the main gate.", "Moonlight viewing is a separate night ticket for the lunar rainbow evenings. The park is cleared at 6 pm first, so a day ticket does not get you in.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult rate, which is the child figure shown; under 6 go free. The half rate is in ZimParks' booking FAQ, the free age in the Mana Pools Tourism Services fee sheet and the Victoria Falls Guide. The 2026 tariff itself says nothing about children at the Rainforest.", "The local rate is for Zimbabwean citizens and residents with ID. The SADC rate is for passport holders from the other Southern African Development Community countries; South Africans, Batswana, Zambians and Namibians pay it.", "A wedding in the Rainforest costs US$1,000 for a non-resident couple (US$500 for locals) for up to ten people and two hours, entry tickets extra.", "The tariff says all charges include VAT, and ZimParks' booking FAQ says the rates include VAT and the tourism levy. Tourism services lost their VAT zero rating on 1 January 2026 and the standard rate went from 15% to 15.5%, which is why the 2026 SADC and international tickets sit about 16% above the 2023 to 2025 ones while the local tickets did not move.", "Every ZimParks price is set in US dollars and that is what foreign visitors pay, in cash or by card where the gate has a working machine. ZimParks says the gate also takes ZiG. Carry some US dollars in small notes even if you mean to pay by card: the gate machines stop working when the network drops.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The first reports that it was in force, with immediate effect, are dated 25 January 2026 and the PDF on the ZimParks site was made on 29 January 2026, so I show it from 25 January. It is a 2026 tariff, so I show it to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. No further rise had been announced when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "http://vicfallsbitsnblogs.blogspot.com/2026/01/", "https://www.zambiatourism.com/updated-victoria-falls-entry-fees-for-zim-side/", "https://africatravelessentials.com/southern-africa-national-park-fees-2026/", "https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/victoria-falls-park-fees-zimbabwe.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/victoria-falls-raises-entry-fees", "https://visitmanapools.com/entry-fees/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls_National_Park" ] }, { "park": "Von Bach Game Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/von-bach-recreation-resort/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 200, "child": 150 }, "sadc": { "adult": 130, "child": 80 }, "resident": { "adult": 40, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "The gazette lists this park as Von Bach Game Park.", "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "Walker Bay Nature Reserve", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/walker-bay-nature-reserve/", "authority": "CapeNature", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2025-09-01", "validTo": "2026-08-31", "international": { "adult": 65, "child": 45 }, "resident": { "adult": 65, "child": 45 }, "notes": [ "Child rate applies to ages 4 to 17.", "CapeNature publishes one rate for all visitors, with no separate rate for international visitors.", "The 4x4 fishing trail carries an activity fee on top of the access fee.", "Walker Bay is cashless: pay by card or Scan to Pay at the gate." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-12", "sources": [ "https://www.capenature.co.za/walker-bay-nature-reserve-tariffs", "https://www.capenature.co.za/reserves/walker-bay-nature-reserve", "https://www.capenature.co.za/uploads/files/Tariff-Sheet-1-Sept-25-to-31-Aug-26.pdf", "https://www.capenature.co.za/news/2026/capenature-extends-cashless-payments-to-five-more-nature-reserves" ] }, { "park": "Waterberg Plateau Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/namibia/waterberg-plateau-park/", "authority": "Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT)", "currency": "NAD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "validTo": "2027-03-31", "international": { "adult": 280, "child": 180 }, "sadc": { "adult": 180, "child": 100 }, "resident": { "adult": 60, "child": 0 }, "notes": [ "Children aged 8 and under enter free. The child rate is for ages 9 to 15; Namibian children in that age group pay nothing. From 16 the adult rate applies.", "Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: N$60 for 10 seats or less, N$150 for 11 to 25 seats, N$600 for 26 to 50 seats and N$1,000 for 51 seats or more.", "The Namibian rate is for Namibian citizens. The gazette sets fees by nationality, so a foreigner living in Namibia pays the rate for their nationality.", "Each fee is half park entrance fee and half conservation fee; the figures shown are the two added together.", "These fees were gazetted with effect from 1 April 2026 and have no end date. I show them as valid to 31 March 2027, the end of Namibia’s financial year, and will re-check then." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2026/8877.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/sharp-hike-in-namibia-park-fees", "https://namibian.org/blog/namibia-raises-park-fees-by-80-to-100-percent", "https://africabeat.com.au/namibia-hikes-national-park-fees-for-international-visitors/", "http://umhambi.blogspot.com/2026/01/namibia-to-increase-national-park.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/namibia-national-park-fees-availability-2026" ] }, { "park": "West Coast National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/south-africa/west-coast-national-park/", "authority": "South African National Parks (SANParks)", "currency": "ZAR", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-11-01", "validTo": "2027-10-31", "international": { "adult": 352, "child": 176 }, "sadc": { "adult": 206, "child": 102 }, "resident": { "adult": 127, "child": 63 }, "notes": [ "These rates apply from 1 November 2026.", "Adults are 12 and older. Child rate applies to ages 2 to 11; children under 2 enter free.", "Members of the SANParks WILD loyalty programme (Wild Card) do not pay daily conservation fees if they show ID and their card on arrival.", "Higher flower-season rates apply in August and September." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/daily_conservation_fees_2026_27.pdf" ] }, { "park": "Zambezi National Park", "url": "https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/zambezi-national-park/", "authority": "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)", "currency": "USD", "unit": "per person per day", "validFrom": "2026-01-25", "validTo": "2026-12-31", "international": { "adult": 18, "child": 9 }, "sadc": { "adult": 14, "child": 7 }, "resident": { "adult": 5, "child": 2.5 }, "notes": [ "The park starts about 6 km upstream of the falls and runs about 40 km along the Zambezi, taking in the Chamabonda Vlei. It is a separate park from the Victoria Falls National Park, so the Rainforest ticket does not cover it and this fee does not get you into the Rainforest.", "The tariff splits Zambezi into a land rate and a river rate. The river rate of US$12 matches the activity park fee the Victoria Falls Guide lists for sunset cruises, canoeing and rafting, which is charged on top of any park entry fee and usually shown separately from the activity price. The accommodated rate is one figure shared by both.", "Day visitors pay the higher figure for each day they enter. The lower accommodated rate is for visitors staying overnight inside the park.", "Children aged 6 to 12 pay half the adult conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that is in ZimParks' booking FAQ. Under 6 go free according to the Victoria Falls Guide and the Mana Pools agents' fee sheet. The 2026 tariff itself says nothing about children.", "Vehicle entry is charged per day on top of the per person fee. A foreign-registered car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a day visit and US$3 a day when staying in the park; a Zimbabwe-registered one US$5 and US$2. A trailer or caravan costs the same again as the car. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 accommodated) if foreign registered and US$15 (US$5) if local.", "ZimParks accommodation inside the park is simple: the bush camps, ordinary camping and the Chamabonda viewing platforms are all US$35 a person a night for international visitors and US$25 for locals. The two-bedroom Zambezi Camp lodge in the 2023 sheet is not in the 2026 tariff.", "ZimParks says its rates include VAT and the tourism levy (2% on the agents' sheet). Tourism services lost their VAT zero rating on 1 January 2026 and the standard rate went from 15% to 15.5%, which is why the 2026 Zambezi rates for SADC and international visitors sit roughly 16 to 25% above the 2023 to 2025 ones while the local rates did not move.", "Every ZimParks price is set in US dollars. The booking FAQ says US dollars or ZiG cash are accepted at the gate, and Visa, Mastercard or EcoCash online. Carry some US dollar cash even if you mean to pay by card: the Victoria Falls Guide warns the card machines fail when the network drops.", "The 2026 tariff carries no start or end date. The first reports that it was in force, with immediate effect, are dated 25 January 2026 and the PDF on the ZimParks site was made on 29 January 2026, so I show it from 25 January. It is a 2026 tariff, so I show it to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. No further rise had been announced when I checked on 18 October 2026." ], "lastChecked": "2026-10-18", "sources": [ "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2026/02/De-Gazetted-Tariff-2026.pdf", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/parks-rates/", "https://www.zimparks.org.zw/media/2024/04/2023-ZIMPARKS-RATES-1.pdf", "https://book.zimparks.org.zw/booking_faqs", "https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/victoria-falls-park-fees-zimbabwe.html", "https://safarifind.com/blog/what-are-zimbabwe-park-fees-availability-in-2026", "https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-261434.html", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimparks-increases-fees", "https://atta.travel/resource/zimparks-lifts-victoria-falls-entry-fees-as-vat-takes-effect.html", "https://www.manapools.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zimparks-tarrifs-18-Jan25-4.pdf", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/zimbabwe-vat-change-puts-pressure-on-2026-bookings", "https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/victoria-falls-raises-entry-fees", "https://visitmanapools.com/entry-fees/" ] } ] }