South African National Parks
PO Box 787
Pretoria
0001
South Africa
Tel: 012 426 5201
Fax: 012 343 0153
Email: reservations@sanparks.org
Website: www.sanparks.org
Contact: Ms Wanda Mkutshulwa
Until 1998, South African National Parks (SANParks) was known as the National Parks Board. Essentially, SANParks is a parastatal that manages a system of national parks that represent the indigenous fauna, flora, landscapes and associated cultural heritage of South Africa.
There are currently 22 national parks under SANParks’ jurisdiction and these include the world-renowned Kruger National Park bordering the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. The others are: Addo Elephant, Agulhas, Augrabies, Bontebok, Camdeboo, Garden Route, Golden Gate Highlands, Karoo, Kgalagadi, Knysna, Mapungubwe, Marakele, Mountain Zebra, Namaqua, |Ai-|Ais/ Richtersveld, Table Mountain, Tankwa Karoo, Mokala, West Coast and Wilderness.
National Parks offer visitors an unparalleled diversity of tourism opportunities including game viewing, bush walks, canoeing and exposure to cultural and historical experiences. Conferences can also be held in many of the national parks.
Three fundamental areas of focus- To conserve a representative sample of the country’s biodiversity
- To maintain a relationship of community upliftment and capacity building amongst people living in the areas in and around parks.
- To provide recreational outlets to the general public
An important, integral aspect of SANParks through which it can fulfil the mandate to provide parks for recreational purposes, is tourism. SANParks recognises that viable tourism is essential to provide the financial resources required by the organisation in order to sustain its mandate.
While tourism manifests itself in many different ways, SANParks' definition involves the movement of people into the parks to interact with the environment. Once there, visitors use facilities offered by the parks and they take part in various activities in natural and pleasant surroundings.
Additional Contacts:
Addo Elephant National Park
(Park Manager: Lucius Moolman)
Addo, Eastern Cape
Tel: 042 233 0556 • Fax: 042 233 0196
Agulhas National Park
(Park Manager: Etienne Fourie)
L’Agulhas, Western Cape
Tel: 028 435 6078 • Fax: 028 435 6225
Augrabies National Park
(Park Manager: Frederick Strydom)
Augrabies, Northern Cape
Tel: 054 452 9200 • Fax: 054 451 5003
Bontebok National Park
(Park Manager: Bongani Mnisi)
Swellendam, Western Cape
Tel: 028 514 2735 • Fax: 028 514 2646
Camdeboo National Park
(Park Manager: Peter Burdett)
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
Tel: 049 892 3453 • Fax: 049 892 4252
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
(Manager: Johan Taljaard)
Clarens, Free State
Tel: 058 255 0006 • Fax: 058 255 0022
Karoo National Park
(Park Manager: Norman Johnson)
Beaufort West, Western Cape
Tel: 023 415 2828/9 • Fax: 023 415 1671
Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park
(Manager: Nico van der Walt)
Upington, Northern Cape
Tel: 054 561 2000 • Fax: 054 561 2005
Knysna National Lake Area National Park
(Manager: Peet Joubert)
Knysna, Western Cape
Tel: 044 382 2095 • Fax: 044 382 5801
Kruger National Park
(Executive Director: Dr Bandile Mkhize)
Skukuza Mpumalanga
Tel: 013 735 4120 • Fax: 013 735 4040
Marakele National Park
(Park Manager: Hendrick Magwabana)
Thabazimbi, Northern Province
Tel: 014 777 1745 • Fax: 014 777 1866
Mountain Zebra National Park
(Park Manager: Phumla Mzazi)
Cradock, Eastern Cape
Tel: 048 881 2427 • Fax: 048 881 3949
Namaqua National Park
(Park Manager: Nicolette Raats)
Kamieskroon, Northern Cape
Tel: 027 672 1948 • Fax: 027 672 1015
Richtersveld National Park
(Park Manager: Andy Davis)
Alexander Bay, Northern Cape
Tel: 027 831 1506 • Fax: 027 831 1175
Table Mountain National Park
(Park Manager: Brett Mydrall)
Cape Town, Western Cape
Tel: 021 701 8692 • Fax: 021 7018773
Tankwa Karoo National Park
(Park Manager: Conrad Strauss)
Calvinia, Northern Cape
Tel: 0273 412 389 • Fax: 0273 412 389
Tsitsikamma National Park
(Park Manager: Madire Malipe)
Storms River, Eastern Cape
Tel: 042 281 1652 • Fax: 042 281 1629
Vaalbos National Park
(Park Manager: Deon Joubert)
Barkley West, Northern Cape
Tel: 053 561 0088 • Fax: 053 561 0080
Mapungubwe National Park
(Park Manager: Bernard van Lente)
Messina, Northern Province
Tel: 015 534 0102
West Coast National Park
(Park Manager: Gary de Kok)
Langebaan, Western Cape
Tel: 021 772 2144/5 • Fax: 021 772 2607
Wilderness National Park
(Park Manager: Roy Ernstzen)
Wilderness, Western Cape
Tel: 044 877 0046 • Fax: 044 877 0111
