11th Annual SA National Parks Free Week Access
South African National Parks (SANParks) will be opening its 11th annual SA National Parks Week at Addo Elephant National Park from 12 to 16 September 2016. This initiative is in partnership with Total SA and FNB. In line with SANParks vision statement of ‘A sustainable National Park System Connecting Society’.
What does it involve?
SANParks is allowing day visitors a week of free access to most of the 21 national parks. It does not include free access to accommodation facilities and other tourist activities – just in case you were wondering!
It’s a great local initiative especially when times are tough and food prices are alone a burden on many families.
Here are the dates and parks which are apart of this initiative:
Addo Elephant National Park
11 – 16 September 2016, Addo
Agulhas National Park
11 – 16 September 2016, Agulhas
Augrabies Falls National Park
12 – 17 September 2016, Augrabies
Bontebok National Park
12 – 18 September 2016, Bonetbok
Camdeboo National Park
12 – 18 September 2016, Camdeboo
Garden Route National Park
11 – 17 September 2016, Garden Route
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
12 – 18 September 2016, Golden Gate
Karoo National Park
12 – 16 September 2016 ***First 100 visitors per day on the Saturday (17 September) and Sunday (18 September) gain free access.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
12 – 17 September 2016, Kgalagadi
Kruger National Park
12 – 16 September 2016, Kruger
Mapungubwe National Park
12 – 18 September 2016, Mapungubwe
Marakele National Park
12 – 18 September 2016, Marakele
Mokala National Park
12 – 17 September 2016, Mokala
Mountain Zebra National Park
12 – 16 September 2016 ***First 100 visitors per day on the Saturday (17 September) and Sunday (18 September) gain free access, Mountain Zebra
Namaqua National Park
12 – 16 September 2016 ***Excluded from SA National Parks Week, Namaqua
Table Mountain National Park
12 – 17 September 2016 ***Free entry excludes Boulders Penguin Colony, Table Mountain
Tankwa Karoo National Park
12 – 18 September 2016, Tankwa
West Coast National Park
12 – 16 September 2016, West Coast