Chogela Safari Camp
Budget tents + campsite · Tungamalenga area, ±10 km from the park · Local owner-run (camp & tours)
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Budget
Outside the gate
Locally owned
Ruaha's backpacker institution: pitch your tent or rent one, cook or eat in, and hire a vehicle with driver for the park. The cheapest honest route to one of Africa's greatest parks.
Why you'd pick it
- Backpacker and overlander hub
- Game-drive vehicle hire into the park
- The true budget gateway to Ruaha
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Ruaha National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$30 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $35.4per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT for a foreign-registered vehicle; a Tanzanian-registered one is about $9.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $354 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Ruaha National ParkRates
From $10–20 pp/night. $20 permanent tent, $10 own tent; meals extra. Game-drive vehicle hire available.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative rates gathered from operators and agents, July 2026. Rates change by season and year. Always confirm with the lodge. Park fees (conservation + concession, roughly $75 pp/day combined for in-park camps) are usually excluded.