Every dollar, itemised.

How pricing works

Four buckets, no bundles.

Every quote we build is broken into four line-itemised buckets. You see the total at the top, but every total traces back to specific fees, rates, and counts.

1. 1. Government park fees

   TANAPA entry, NCAA Crater Service Fee, concession fees in private wildlife management areas, conservation levies, and the Tanzania Tourism Development Levy (TDL). These are pass-through to the Tanzanian government: you pay exactly what the government charges.

2. 2. Lodge rates

   You pay each lodge's direct supplier rate, the same price the lodge would quote you if you contacted them yourself. Per-person-per- night, by season, by room type. Verifiable on every lodge's own website.

3. 3. Transport

   Private 4x4 daily rate (driver included), airport and airstrip transfers, optional regional bush flights between parks. Vehicle count scales with party size (one Land Cruiser per six guests is standard).

4. 4. Activities

   Optional add-ons: walking safaris, balloon rides, cultural visits, private bush meals. Each priced individually so you only pay for what you actually book.

Lodge tiers

What to expect at each price level.

These are typical per-person, per-night rates including full board and shared game drives. Park fees, transport, and activities are charged separately on top.

These are typical industry ranges. Your real per-night cost depends on the specific lodge, room type, and season. See your line-itemised numbers when you build a quote.

Government park fees

The full master table.

Pulled live from our system, updated as the Tanzanian government revises rates. Peak amounts apply during the dates flagged on each fee. TDL is a 1% levy on net room rates and applies on top of all listed amounts.

What's in your quote

What's in your Savannah & Sands quote vs charged separately.

When we build a quote for you, here's what's bundled in and what's billed on top. This is about the quote we build, not about what the government park fees in the table above cover.

Seasonality

Peak, shoulder, emerald.

Tanzania has three pricing seasons. Most lodges and the government use roughly the same windows, with small differences at private camps.

Children's rates

How families are priced.

Two age cutoffs apply on every family booking, one for lodge billing and one for park-fee billing. Each traveller's age is classified twice.

• Lodge billing

  Most lodges charge child rates between 50% and 75% of the adult rate, with age cutoffs varying by camp (typical brackets: 0 to 5 free, 6 to 11 child rate, 12+ adult). Each lodge sets its own policy and we factor it into every quote.

• Government park fees

  TANAPA and NCAA brackets are 0 to 4 free, 5 to 15 child rate, 16+ adult rate. Identical structure across most parks. Child rates run roughly a third of adult rates: Serengeti and NCAA charge $23.60 per child (vs $70.80 adult); Tarangire charges $17.70 per child (vs $53.10 adult).

Transport

Drive vs fly cost ranges.

• Private 4×4 with driver

  $400 to $700 per vehicle per day, depending on tier and game-drive duration. Includes your driver, fuel, vehicle maintenance, and the driver's accommodation between camps. One vehicle covers up to six guests; a second is added when party size requires.

• Bush flights between parks

  $250 to $450 per person per leg, depending on airstrip. Flights save 4 to 6 hours on the Northern Serengeti leg and are usually worth taking. Arusha-Tarangire and Tarangire-Ngorongoro legs are short scenic drives that rarely justify flying.

• Zanzibar flights

  $150 to $300 per person from Arusha or Serengeti airstrips to Zanzibar. The island isn't drivable from the mainland; flying is the only practical option.

Deposits

How payment works.

A 20% deposit confirms your booking and locks your lodge rooms. The balance is due 60 to 90 days before travel, depending on the lodge's terms (we surface this on every quote). Most lodges accept USD wire transfers and major cards; we coordinate the payment workflow with you on the call.

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