Where to film Hyenas in Kenya

Where to film Hyenas in Kenya. Kenya is one of the best places to film Hyenas, major specie of hyenas filmed in Kenya is the spotted hyenas this is spotted majorly in Maasai Mara National reserve and conservancy. Here below are the best places to film spotted hyenas in Kenya.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

The Maasai Mara national Reserve is one of the finest wildlife destinations in the world. The reserve offers excellent chances of filming the spotted hyenas, other animals to film in the reserve include Big Five, Cheetah, serval, bat-eared foxes, balck backed and side-striped jackals, hippos, crocodiles, baboons, warthog, topi, elands, Thompson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, impalas, waterbucks, oribi, reed buck and zebras. Depending on the time you film in the reserve you will also have an opportunity to film hyenas hunt the wildebeests during the great migration. Spotted hyenas in the reserve can be filmed at up-close if you stay at Rekero Camp and Little Governors’s Camp.

Maasai Mara Conservancy

In Maasai Mara Conservancy located in the north-western zone of the Masai Mara ecosystem it also offers great chances of filming spotted hyenas. At the Conservancy if you stay at Kichera Mara Camp, Kicheche Bush Camp, Kicheche Valley Camp, Naboisho Camp, Elephant Pepper Camp and Ol Kinyei Adventure Camp you will be able to film the spotted hyenas up-close.

Laikipia Wildlife Forum

Filming hyenas at Laikipia Wildernesses is best done when you stay at Lewa Wilderness Camp and Kicheche Laikipia Camp. Laikipia offers visitors th freedom and space to walk, ride, cycle and camp among a diversity of wildlife and wild landscapes against the dramatic backdrop of Mountain Kenya.

Requirements to film Hyenas in Kenya

You will need to get a filming permit from Kenya Film Commission for you to be allowed to film Hyenas in Kenya. In order to obtain a Filming Permit, one must write a letter requesting for the permit and fill an application form which must be accompanied by a copy of the screenplay, a story synopsis and a shooting schedule. These should be sent to the Film Licensing Officer, Kenya Film Classification Board. Filming permit for features, documentaries, short films, music videos, corporate videos and commercials are issued within minutes of application. Applications for TV Series and full length feature films are processed in less than 48 hours of application. Contact us at Eco Film Fixers Kenya we will be able to help you process the filming permissions with the Local Authorities in Kenya.

Filming fees and costs to film Hyenas in Kenya

The following charges are applied for filming Hyenas in Kenya:

Ksh. 8, 000 ($80) for five (5) people for one (1) week or part thereof.
Ksh. 12, 000 ($115) for six (6) – ten (10) people for one (1) week or part thereof.
Ksh. 20, 000 ($200) for more than ten (10) people for one (1) week or part thereof.

Filming rates

Adverts, documentaries, dramas, short features; still photographs KSHS 5,000 ($50)
Full-length feature films, TV series KSHS 15,000 ($150)
Daily filming fees KSHS 1,000 ($10)

Liaison Officer’s service charges

The Ministry charges Ksh. 400 ($5) per day to cover Liaison Officer’s services provided by a government Liaison Officer to be attached to the crew.

Other charges

Each visitor is required to pay Ksh. 2,000 ($20) to the Immigration Department for a special pass before engaging in any film shooting. The crew may however, arrive in Kenya on a visitor’s pass while the filming special pass is being processed. We recommend you travel after all the filming paper work has been arranged to avoid inconveniences.
For all filming equipment, a nominal non-refundable fee of 1% of the value of the equipment or Ksh 30,000 ($300) whichever is less is payable to the Customs Department on presentation of a film license.

On top of the above you will need to cover Press accreditation, accommodation, transport and others for a successful shoot as below;

Press Accreditation

All film crew members are by law supposed to be accredited by Kenya Film Commission to film be allowed to film hyenas in Kenya. Local filming agents and Private production companies or individuals are requested to submit their applications through a local agent registered with the ministry. This requirement is mandatory for all applications to make feature films or documentaries. Each crew member is required to fill a Kenya Film License Form (which we normally send to you) with all details, scan and send it back to us with a copy of his/her passport as well as one photograph to be put on his/her filming license. On top of this, we will need a letter from the filming company detailing who they are, why they are filming, where they will be filming and details of crew members on this shoot. We will attach this letter to all details provided and send them to Kenya Film Commission for film license processing. This takes 2-3 working days to have these film licenses ready.

Vehicle Hire Services

Eco Film Fixers Kenya will help you organize transport for film crews to film Hyenas in Kenya depending on their interest, budget and the nature of roads in such selected locations to film in the park. We recommend Customized 4×4 Land Cruisers which costs from USD200-250 per vehicle per day with Driver/Fixer or 4×4 Safari Vans from USD200 per Van per day with driver/Fixer. For us to estimate how much it will cost in terms of fuel, we will need to look at your filming schedule to establish mileage and distance to be travelled. We also organize both charter and schedule air transport for those that need to fly in order to reduce on the number of hours.

Fixers in Kenya

All our vehicles come with drivers who act as location fixers and most of them have been to almost all parts of Kenya and are thus conversant with the local situations and are able to provide relevant information and fix any situation on ground. These act as intermediaries between you and our office while on location filming Hyenas in Kenya.

Accommodation

Accommodation options to stay in during filming Hyenas in Kenya range from Budget, mid-range to luxury options. You will choose what to stay in depending on your interests and budget. Contact us here for details.

What is the best time to film Hyenas in Kenya?

Filming Hyenas in Kenya is done throughout the year and the best time is during the months of December to February and then June to October which is relatively drier than March to May and November.

Why use Eco Film Fixers Kenya to film Hyenas in Kenya

Eco Film Fixers Kenya, we assist filming companies and Production agencies in Kenya and East Africa as a whole for the last 8 years. Are you a media company, brand and agency or production company looking for filming or photography production support or shooting wildlife in Kenya, we handle all fixer services required with our professional team of local fixers and driver guides. We have all relevant connections with other service providers and government agencies to make sure that accreditation and filming permits are processed in the shortest time possible. Contact us for details and all relevant information you would like to know for successful filming of Hyenas in Kenya.