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South African National Parks Week Fact Sheet
- South African National Parks Week is a worldwide campaign .
- It was started in South Africa in 2006, after realising that a vast majority of South Africans were not accessing the national parks.
- This campaign under the established theme ‘Know Your National Parks’ allows locals with valid identity documents an opportunity to spend a day at a national park of their choice, free of charge.
- 619 252 day visitors in all participating parks since inception.
- The week-long campaign will be applicable to all the national parks managed by SANParks, with the exception of Boulders in Table Mountain National Park and Namaqua National Park. Several of the parks will be extending the week to include the weekend.
- The week’s objective is to cultivate a culture of pride in all South Africans in their relationship with the country’s natural, cultural and historical heritage. When people start to take pride in the national parks, they will start to understand the importance of conservation.
- To promote access to the natural, cultural and historical heritage that South Africa has to offer.
- If we are to create a sense of ownership of the natural heritage of South Africa in all South Africans, then all South Africans must be able to have access to such.
- SANParks especially wants our young people to take advantage of this opportunity because this heritage will be under their protection in the near future.
- The feature element of this campaign is the free access granted to all South African day visitors carrying their official Identity Documents. Young persons under the age of 16 will be allowed free access without proof of identity.
- The week is also an opportunity to showcase all national parks as key and affordable local holiday destinations which offer a unique and enlightening experience that families and individuals from all backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles and communities could enjoy.
- The normal daily quota at the gates will still apply during that week and preference will be given based on a first-come-first-served basis.
- In partnership with corporate South Africa, particularly Total Energies Marketing and First National Bank.
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