South Africa: Free access to provincial nature reserves in the Eastern Cape in October 2022!

Eastern Cape Tourism has announced that day visitors will have free access to selected provincial nature reserves in the Eastern Cape from 01 - 09 October 2022. Day visitors will also be exempted from paying the conservation fees for the duration of this free access promotion. It should be noted that free access to the provincial nature reserves does not include free access to accommodation facilities and other tourist activities.

The following provincial nature reserves are taking part:

• Great Fish River Nature Reserve
• Thomas Baines Nature Reserve
• Waters Meeting Nature Reserve
• Tsolwana/Commando Drift Nature Reserve
• Mpofu/Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
• Oviston Nature Reserve
• East London Coast Nature Reserve
• Ongeluksnek Nature Reserve
• Dwesa Nature Reserve
• Silaka Nature Reserve
• Mkhambathi Nature Reserve
• Hluleka Nature Reserve

Eastern Cape Tourism has announced the dates of the annual "FREE access" week! [update]

update (19 October 2020): Eastern Cape Tourism has released a list of Provincial Nature Reserves taking part in the  "FREE access" initiative. The following Reserves will offer free access:

• Commando Drift Provincial Nature Reserve
• East London Coast Provincial Nature Reserve
• Mpofu - Fort Fordyce Provincial Nature Reserve
• Mkhambathi Provincial Nature Reserve
• Oviston Provincial Nature Reserve
• Thomas Baines Provincial Nature Reserve
• Waters Meeting Provincial Nature Reserve
• Dwesa Provincial Nature Reserve
• Great Fish River Provincial Nature Reserve
• Hluleka Provincial Nature Reserve
• Ongeluksnek Provincial Nature Reserve
• Silaka Provincial Nature Reserve
• Tsolwana Provincial Nature Reserve
  

Eastern Cape Tourism announced on Facebook and Twitter that all 16 provincial Nature Reserves in the Eastern Cape managed by the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) are offering free access for one week (Monday to Sunday) at the end of October 2020. The "FREE access" initiative starts on 26 October 2020 and ends on 01 November 2020.

Experience the natural wonders of our provincial nature reserves with FREE access from 26 October to 1 November 2020 #ECYours2Explore pic.twitter.com/2ArcHf8fq5

— Eastern Cape Tourism (@EC_Tourism) October 7, 2020

To get to know the provincial Nature Reserves in the Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape Tourism has released the new Provincial Nature Reserve Visitor Guide. Click here (pdf) to download the Visitor Guide.