Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced the dates for the annual "Mpumalanga Parks Week"!

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced the dates for the Mpumalanga Parks Week 2021. The week-long event will take place from 13 - 17 September 2021. During the week, South African citizens will have free access to eleven Provincial Nature Reserves in Mpumalanga. According to the terms and conditions of the Mpumalanga Parks Week 2021, free entry is only applicable for day visitors. Accommodation and tourism activities on offer are not included. The free access is only applicable to groups of not more than 20 people. In order to be allowed free access, visitors will be required to present their South African Identity documents or valid South African driver's license.

The following nature reserves will take part in the "Mpumalanga Parks Week 2021":

1. Manyeleti Nature Reserve
2. Andover Nature Reserve
3. Songimvelo Nature Reserve
4. Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve
5. Kromdraai Camp (in Songimvelo Nature Reserve)
6. Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
7. Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve
8. SS Skosana Nature Reserve
9. Mahushe Shongwe Nature Reserve
10. Sterkspruit Nature Reserve
    
11. Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (Free entry only applicable on 17 September 2021)

Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced the dates for the annual "Mpumalanga Parks Week"!

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced that it will offer free access for day visitors to some of its Nature Reserves in Mpumalanga during the "Mpumalanga Parks Week 2020", which will take place from 14 September 2020 - 18 September 2020. The "Mpumalanga Parks Week" is an annual event taking place in September aimed at encouraging locals to visit the nature. The free entry visits’ intention is to create awareness and expose our communities to their natural resources as well as instilling the culture of travelling locally.

The following nature reserves will take part in the "Mpumalanga Parks Week":

1. Manyeleti Nature Reserve
2. Andover Nature Reserve
3. Songimvelo Nature Reserve
4. Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve
5. Kromdraai Camp (in Songimvelo Nature Reserve)
6. Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
7. Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve
8. SS Skosana Nature Reserve
9. Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (Free entry only applicable on 18 September 2020)

The free access into the selected Nature Reserves is strictly for day visitors only and does not include accommodation and other tourism activities on offer at those reserves. The free access is also applicable to groups of not more than 20 people.
In order to be allowed free access, visitors will be required to present their South African Identity documents or valid South African driver's license. All MTPA Nature Reserves in Mpumalanga are all compliant with the COVID-19 health and safety protocols.