MERU NATIONAL PARK ENTRANCE FEE (1st January, 2022 to 30th June, 2022)
Meru National Park Entrance Fee : Meru national park is one of the least visited national parks in Kenya located in the Eastern Province of Kenya, East of Meru with Meru as the nearest town and about 350 kilometers from Nairobi, the park is a true definition of wilderness featuring luxuriant jungle, coursing rivers, verdant swamp, khaki grasslands and gaunt termite cathedrals all under the sky’s great blue bowl.
Meru national park covers an area of 870 square kilometers providing a home to an abundance of wildlife including Grevy’s zebras, elephants, cobras, cape buffaloes, lion, African leopard, cheetah, eastern black rhinoceros, southern white rhinoceros, zebra, hippos among others. The park is also a home to 427 recorded species of birds.
Meru national park is famously known as one of the two areas in which conservationists George Adamson and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in the best-selling book and award winning move “Born Free”
Meru National park is open tourists seeking for a Kenya safari and below are the newly introduced fees from 1st January 2022 to 30th June 2022.

Park Entry Fee
Category | Fees (Kshs) | |
Adult | Child/student | |
Citizen | 300 Kshs | 215 Kshs |
Resident | 300 Kshs | 215 Kshs |
Non-Resident | 52 US$ | 35 US$ |
Note: Park Entry Fees to Meru national park are valid for 24 hours
CAMPING FEES
Category | Fees(Kshs) | ||
Adult | Child/student | ||
Special camp | Citizen | 250 Kshs | 200 Kshs |
Resident | 250 Kshs | 200 Kshs | |
Non-Resident | 35 US$ | 20 US$ | |
Public campsite |
Citizen | 200 Kshs | 150 Kshs |
Resident | 200 Kshs | 150 Kshs | |
Non-Resident | 20 US$ | 15 US$ | |
Reservation Fees (Non-refundable) 7,500 Kshs | |||
Cancellation fees 7,500 Kshs |
Vehicle and aircraft fees
Vehicle Fees per day
Carrying capacity | Fees (Kshs) |
Less than6 seats | 300 |
6 to 12 seats | 1,030 |
13 to 24 seats | 2,585 |
25 to 44 seats | 4,050 |
45 seats and above | 5,000 |
Trucks and delivery vehicles
Weight | Fees (Kshs) |
1 to 3 tonnes | 515 |
4 to 7 tonnes | 2,155 |
Above 7 tonnes | 3,015 |
Vehicles stationed in the park (per year)
Type and Weight | Fees (Kshs) |
PSVs< 6 seats & commercial Vehicles <2 tonnes | 10,000 |
PSVs> 6 to 12 seats & commercial Vehicles 2 to 5 tonnes | 10,000 |
PSVs> 6 to 13 seats & commercial tour Vehicles (not stationed in the park) | 60,000 |
PSVs> 13 seats & commercial Vehicles 5 tonnes | 100,000 |
Aircraft fees (single landing fees)
Carrying capacity | Fees (Kshs) |
Less than 3 seats | 300 |
4 to 6 seats | 500 |
7 to 14 seats | 1,000 |
15 to 20 seats | 2,155 |
12 seats and above | 3,015 |
Annual passes
Category | Fees (Kshs) |
Adult annual pass | 43,100 |
Child annual pass | 10,340 |
Corporate annual pass | 103,440 |
Personalized tour driver annual pass | 4,000 |
Special services
Category | Fees (Kshs) |
Event security per section of rangers | 75,000 |
Vehicle recovery inside the park | 7,500 |
Special activities
Special activities | Fees (Kshs) |
Night game drive (per person per trip) | 2,155 |
Security/guided tours(per guide up to 4 hours) |
1,720 |
Security/guided tours (per guide over 4 hours) | 3,015
|
Horse riding (excluding rider) – KWS horses | 2,585 |
Private horses (per day) | 1,030 |
Walking safaris (per person per day) | 1,500 |
Cycling (per day)
|
215
|
Categories/status of tourists
Park fees in Meru national park are charged basing on the 5 categories of the tourists/visitors that is Students, Children, Citizens, Residents and Non- Residents.
Students
Students are individuals visiting Meru national park from a recognized education institution such as primary, secondary, government or private college or university. Visitors in this category have to be visiting the park on a safari arranged by the education purpose and have to be aged 23 years and below.
Students have to be visiting the park for conservation and education purposes.
Note: The institution is required to write a formal letter to Kenya Wildlife Services in a minimum of 2 weeks to inform them about your trip, this is to give the authority enough time to issue a written authorization for student rates.
Students on a individually organized visit to Meru national park are not eligible for student fees.
Children
Children are visitors from the age of 3 years but below the age of 18 years.
Citizens
Visitors categorized as Citizens are individuals who are born and residing in Kenya, these individuals also have to be in possession of Kenya National IDs or passports. The category of Citizens also includes visitors who are citizens of the East Africa Community member countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan).
Residents
Visitors of Meru national park categorized as residents are individuals which are not citizens of Kenya but are residents of Kenya with working permits or valid residence permits which are issued by the Kenyan Government.
Non-Residents
Non-Residents are foreigners or international tourists who do not work or live in Kenya.
Mode of payment
Payments in Meru national park are made using cashless payment methods including Mpesa, Visa Cards, MasterCard and direct deposits to KWS Bank accounts.