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Pay entry fees for a national museum or heritage site

National Museums of Kenya · sources read 2 Oct 2026

Buy your ticket at the museum's entrance desk and pay through eCitizen; cash isn't accepted. From 7 May 2026, Nairobi National Museum costs KSh 350 for a Kenyan or East African adult and KSh 200 for a child.

Fee
KSh 350Nairobi National Museum, adult (citizen)KSh 200Nairobi National Museum, child (citizen)KSh 600Nairobi National Museum + Snake Park combined, adult (citizen)KSh 300Nairobi National Museum + Snake Park combined, child (citizen)KSh 550Fort Jesus or Karen Blixen Museum, adult (citizen)KSh 300Fort Jesus or Karen Blixen Museum, child (citizen)KSh 200Regional museums and sites (Meru, Malindi, Kabarnet, Kapenguria, Gede Ruins, Kariandusi, Olorgesailie, Thimlich Ohinga and others), adult (citizen)KSh 100Regional museums and sites, child (citizen)KSh 100Smaller sites (Tambach, Kakapel, Pate, Nyeri, Shimoni, Songhor, Fort Ternan, Siyu Fort), adult (citizen)KSh 50Smaller sites, child (citizen)
Where
At the ticketing desk at each museum's main entrance, paying through eCitizen (nmkpay.ecitizen.go.ke)
Go to eCitizen

Steps

  1. Go to the ticketing desk at the main entrance of the museum or site.
  2. Pay the entry fee through eCitizen (nmkpay.ecitizen.go.ke) and keep your ticket.

Watch out

  • Museums don't take cash. Have M-Pesa or a card ready to pay through eCitizen.
  • New, higher prices started on 7 May 2026. Older price lists online are out of date.
  • Night tours are only for organised groups of 10 or more, booked in advance.

Who can apply

  • Anyone can visit. Museums open every day, 8:30am to 5:30pm, including weekends and public holidays.
  • The shilling prices here are for Kenyan and East African citizens. Residents and foreigners pay set prices in US dollars.
Official sources (3)
  1. Revision of Heritage Facilities Admission Fees (public notice, April 2026) museums.or.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  2. Our New Rates 2026 museums.or.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  3. National Museums of Kenya | Entry (eCitizen) nmkpay.ecitizen.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026

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