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National Museums of Kenya entry fees 2026

Admission at the Nairobi National Museum, Snake Park, Fort Jesus, Karen Blixen, Gede and other sites from 7 May 2026, and how to pay on eCitizen.

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by Reviewed by Josephine Njeri
4 min read Updated 30 October 2026Verified 30 Oct 2026

Entry fees by site

SiteKenya and EA citizen (KES)Resident or rest of Africa (USD)Outside Africa (USD)
Nairobi National Museum350 adult, 200 child9 adult, 6 child18 adult, 9 child
Nairobi Snake Park350 adult, 200 child6 adult, 3 child18 adult, 9 child
Museum and Snake Park together600 adult, 300 child15 adult, 10 child25 adult, 15 child
Karen Blixen Museum or Fort Jesus550 adult, 300 child9 adult, 6 child17 adult, 8 child
Fort Jesus and Butterfly House together650 adult, 400 child12 adult, 7 child19 adult, 9 child
Gede Ruins, Malindi, Meru, Kariandusi, Olorgesailie, Thimlich Ohinga and similar200 adult, 100 child6 adult, 3 child8 adult, 4 child
Lamu Fort, Lamu Museum, Swahili House or German Post Office200 adult, 100 child6 adult, 3 child10 adult, 4 child
All four Lamu sites together750 adult, 400 child24 adult, 12 child40 adult, 16 child
Tambach, Kakapel, Nyeri, Shimoni, Fort Ternan and similar100 adult, 50 child3 adult, 2 child4 adult, 2 child

Hyrax Hill and Rabai keep their old fees for now, charged in shillings: KES 100 for a citizen adult, KES 400 for a resident and KES 500 for a visitor from outside Africa.

Example: a Kenyan family of two adults and two children visiting the museum and Snake Park together pays KES 1,800 on the combined ticket, KES 400 less than buying the two sites separately.

How to pay

The museums no longer take cash (NMK). Pay through the museums' eCitizen page at nmkpay.ecitizen.go.ke, by M-PESA or another method it offers, and keep the confirmation to show at the entrance.

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