Mara Triangle Park Rules

MARA TRIANGLE PARK RULES

  1. Please keep to the speed limits: 50 km/hr on graded roads, 30 km/hr all others.
  2. Always slow down for animals.
  3. Do not off-road in High Use & River Zones. *
  4. Keep to graded roads and cut tracks in above zones.
  5. Off-roading in Low Use Zone is allowed to view big cats.
  6. Always stay more than 25 metres away from the animals.
  7. Please, no shouting, clapping, nor cheering.
  8. Do not sit nor stand on vehicle’s roof at any time.
  9. No more than 5 vehicles at wildlife sightings. **
  10. No alighting from vehicles at river crossing points.
  11. Do not cross Tanzanian border.
  12. Do not chase, follow or harass animals.
  13. No littering.
  14. Leave park or be in camp/lodge by 7:00pm.

* Please refer to our visitor map.

** When there are more than five vehicles waiting to see an animal, viewing time is restricted to 10 minutes. Vehicles waiting to see the sighting must wait at a distance of 100 metres.

Please respect the rules and our rangers, who are there to ensure the protection of the wildlife and the environment. 

If you break any of the above rules, Rangers have the legal right to:

  • Impose an on-the-spot fine of KSh 10,000
  • Have a vehicle and/or people removed from the park immediately
  • Have a vehicle and/or people banned from the park
Violation Category Penalty
Default on payment of Park Entry Fee a) Motor Vehicle = Ksh 2,000 per entry
b) Driver = Ksh 2,000
c) Repeat default = Ksh 4,000
Possession of invalid ticket Ksh 3,000 per person
Off-road driving Ksh 10,000
Animal harassment Ksh 10,000
Littering inside the park Ksh 500
Illegal grazing a) Cattle = Ksh 200 each
b) Sheep/Goats = Ksh 50 each

Help us to protect the park: If you see park rules being broken, please take a photograph of the incident (preferably with the number plate of the vehicle) and send it to mara@maratriangle.org

Special thanks to the following individuals for helping with our park rule translation.

Chinese : Ju Helen Wong / Danish : Tine Ronnebaek pederson, Jonna Nielson / Dutch : Ingrid Sermeus / Filipino : Liv Morano-Castillo / German : Bee Tee / Greek : Alexander Sirikas / Italian : Sal Rom, Rasthadan N / Russian : Kornelius Magita / Spanish : Kitty Strydom, Javier Cruz, Ivana Pulitani / Swedish : Kina Lundberg / French : Paul-emmanuel Leroux