Luxury lodges in Maasai Mara are fully booked, thanks to early reservations from international guests eager to watch the wildebeest migration, but more tourists have opted for Serengeti in Tanzania, which charges lower park entrance fees.
Kenya revised its Maasai Mara gate fees from $70 (Sh9,205) to $200 (Sh26,300) per person, a move that hoteliers and tour guides say is negatively impacting the peak wildebeest migration tourism season, which started in July.
