SANParks announced the dates for the SA National Parks Week 2016!

update (30 Aug 2016): South African National Parks (SANParks) will be opening its 11th annual SA National Parks Week, which takes places from 12 to 16 September 2016, at Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape. Some of the South Africa's National Parks will be extending the week to include the weekend, as indicated below:

• Addo Elephant National Park
• 12 - 16 September 2016
• Agulhas National Park
• The Park is an open access park with no pay points. Access to the lighthouse however will not be free
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• 12 - 17 September 2016
• Bontebok National Park
• 12 - 18 September 2016
• Camdeboo National Park
• 12 - 18 September 2016
• Garden Route National Park
• 11 - 17 September 2016
• Golden Gate Highlands National Park
• 12 - 18 September 2016
• Karoo National Park
• 12 - 16 September 2016
• First 100 visitors per day on Saturday (17 September) and Sunday (18 September) gain free access
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
• 12 - 17 September 2016
• Kruger National Park
• 12 - 16 September 2016
• Mapungubwe National Park
• 12 - 18 September 2016
• Marakele National Park
• 12 - 18 September 2016
• Mokala National Park
• 12 - 17 September 2016
• Mountain Zebra National Park
• 12 - 16 September 2016
• First 100 visitors per day on Saturday (17 September) and Sunday (18 September) gain free access
• Namaqua National Park
• Excluded from SA National Parks Week
• Table Mountain National Park
• 12 - 17 September 2016
• Free entry excludes Boulders Penguin Colony
• Tankwa Karoo National Park
• 12 - 18 September 2016
• West Coast National Park
• 12 - 16 September 2016
• |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
• 12 - 17 September 2016

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced the dates of the South African National Parks Week 2016. The 11th annual SA National Parks Week will take place from 12 to 16 September 2016. During the week, South African day visitors will have free access to most of the 21 National Parks in the country. Only the Namaqua National Park (annual natural flower show will be in full bloom in September) and the Boulders Penguin Colony area in the Table Mountain National Park will be excluded from this year's SANParks' National Parks week.

It should be noted that free access to parks does not in include free access to accommodation facilities and other tourist activities. The excluded Parks will apply normal entry tariffs.