Heritage and tourism
Free entry to national parks for a week
From 10 to 14 September, entrance to all the parks that fall under the South African National Parks (SANParks) will be free of charge. This forms part of SANParks Week, which serves to encourage people to visit national parks and to promote domestic tourism.
The parks include: the Addo Elephant National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park in the Eastern Cape; Agulhas National Park, Bontebok National Park, Garden Route (Tsitsikamma, Knysna, Wilderness) National Park, West Coast National Park, Tankwa Karoo National Park, and Karoo National Park in the Western Cape; Augra- bies Falls National Park, Camdeboo National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape; the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga; Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Free State; and the Mapungubwe and Marakele National Parks in Limpopo.
For more information and reservations, call 012 428 9111or 082 233 9111.