Park fees

Park fees are per-person, per-day government charges to enter a national park, reserve, or conservation area. They are usually the largest non-accommodation line on a safari quote.

Park entries

Each park has:

• Name. "Serengeti", "Ngorongoro Crater", "Lake Manyara", "Maasai Mara National Reserve", etc.
• Country. For multi-country operators.
• Default residency category. Usually "Non-resident adult".
• Notes. Internal.

Fee rows

For each park, you add rate rows by:

• Season. Optional. If left blank, the rate applies year-round.
• Residency category. One of:
  • Non-resident adult
  • Non-resident child
  • East African resident adult
  • East African resident child
  • Citizen adult
  • Citizen child
• Rate. Per-person, per-day.
• Currency. Often USD for non-resident, local currency for residents/citizens.

The pricing engine picks the right row based on:

• The park visited that day.
• The pax's residency category (set on the trip).
• The day's season.

Ancillary park charges

In addition to the per-person entry fee, some parks charge:

• Concession fees (per-room or per-vehicle, per night) for lodging inside the park.
• Camping fees (per-person, per-night) for mobile camps.
• Vehicle entry fees (per-vehicle, per-day or once per visit).
• Crater service fees (Ngorongoro-specific).

Add these in the Ancillary section of each park. Each ancillary has its own charge basis:

• Per vehicle per day
• Per vehicle once per visit
• Per person per night
• Per room per night

The pricing engine applies them automatically based on the day's accommodation and vehicle.

Pre-seeded parks

When you sign up and pick a country, Ratiba pre-loads the major parks for that country (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe). Rates are not pre-loaded because they change yearly and vary by operator agreement.

Updating yearly

Tanzania and Kenya park fees change every July. We recommend setting a calendar reminder to update both countries on July 1.

The fastest way to update is the bulk-edit dialog: filter by country and category, then enter new rates inline.