SA National Parks Week - Addo Elephant National Park 2017

South African National Parks (SANParks) will be opening its 12th annual SA National Parks Week at Golden Gate Highlands National Park from 18 to 22 September 2017. This initiative in partnership with Total SA and FNB is in line with SANParks vision statement of ‘A sustainable National Park System Connecting Society'.

SA National Parks Week dates:

The week grants free access to most of the 21 national parks for day visitors, especially people from the local communities. It should be noted that free access to parks does not in include free access to accommodation facilities and other tourist activities. Some of the parks will be extending the week to include the weekend, as indicated below:

Park Dates
Addo Elephant National Park: 18 - 22 September 2017
Agulhas National Park The Park is an open access park with no pay points. Access to the lighthouse will be included as free access.
Augrabies Falls National Park: 18 - 23 September 2017
Bontebok National Park: 18 - 24 September 2017
Camdeboo National Park: 18 - 24 September 2017
Garden Route National Park: 16 - 23 September 2017
Golden Gate Highlands National Park: 18 - 24 September 2017
Karoo National Park: 18 - 22 September 2017 ... ***First 100 visitors per day on the Saturday (23 September) and Sunday (24 September) gain free access.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: 18 - 23 September 2017
Kruger National Park: 18 - 22 September 2017
Mapungubwe National Park: 18 - 24 September 2017
Marakele National Park: 18 - 24 September 2017
Mokala National Park: 18 - 23 September 2017
Mountain Zebra National Park: 18 - 22 September 2017 ... ***First 100 visitors per day on the Saturday (23 September) and Sunday (24 September) gain free access.
Namaqua National Park ***Excluded from SA National Parks Week
Table Mountain National Park: 18 - 23 September 2017 ... ***Free entry excludes Boulders Penguin Colony
Tankwa Karoo National Park: 18 - 24 September 2017
West Coast National Park: 18 - 22 September 2017
|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park: 18 - 23 September 2017