 In-Country Cost Comparison Among East African Countires
I can offer some of the answers.
In 2006, hotel rates and lodge rates in the reserves
finally went up. The Travel Warning (by the US Govt,
which is still in place) had suppressed tourism for
several years, but people finally started coming back
in greater numbers in 2005, so rates went up.
Use the internet to see rates - and if a site doesn't
include the rates, email them or call them.
International phone cards are cheap enough that it
makes sense to find out some of this directly,
rather than depending on people like us.
Park rates in both Kenya and Tanzania went up
and are generally $40 to $50 a day per person
You may decide that rented vehicles, with or
without a driver, are expensive. Fuel is much higher
than in the US and parts for vehicles are costly.
You should expect to pay $200 a day for van
and driver, which will comfortably carry 6 of you.
The Guide I use charges more: $250 a day.
I think, frankly, you get what you pay for in the
quality of the vehicle and the Guide.
Tanzania is slightly more expensive than Kenya
for just about everything - lodges, park fees.
Cafes and restaurants are about the same prices
as you would find in the US. But in the more
expensive hotels, food is pricey.
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