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Booking system and Availability checking facilites currently down
Date: 2010-03-11
We are currently experiencing technical problems with synchronizing the data on the booking system and the availability check.
SANParks kicks-off the Morula Kids Competition in the spirit of 2010
Date: 2010-03-09
South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced the launch of the Morula Kids Art Competition for 2010, which is the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) as well as the year that South Africa hosts the FIFA Soccer World Cup.
Cricket@Skukuza 2010 focuses on anti-poaching efforts
Date: 2010-03-09
The annual Cricket@Skukuza event will be held this weekend 12-14 March at the Skukuza Cricket Ground in Kruger National Park (KNP).
Media Release: KNP to host Savanna Science Symposium
Date: 2010-03-05
The Kruger National Park (KNP) will once again host scientists and researchers from around the world at the 8th annual Savanna Science Network Meeting whichwill take place from 7-12 March 2010 in the Gold Fields Auditorium in Skukuza.
Media Release: Sale of SANParks’ available accommodation through website hits record high!
Date: 2010-03-05
Subsequent to the release of 14731 room nights, which were previously contracted to MATCH Services, to the public by SANParks on Thursday, 4 March 2010, SANParks has announced that it had sold two-thirds of that inventory by midnight on that day.
Pretoriuskop’s Day Visitor’s Area temporarily closed
Date: 2010-03-03
The Day Visitor’s Area at the Pretoriuskop Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) has been temporarily closed until further notice.
Temporary closure of KNP’s Shingwedzi Rest Camp
Date: 2010-03-03
Shingwedzi Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) will be temporarily closed as it will be hosting a group of artists from 23 to 26 September 2010.
Media Release: SANParks releases accommodation back to market
Date: 2010-03-02
South African National Parks (SANParks) announced today that a large portion of the accommodation reserved for the FIFA World Cup will be released to the general market from Thursday, 4 March 2010 at 7:30am.
Media Release: New check-in and check-out times for KNP guests
Date: 2010-03-01
The Kruger National Park (KNP) will change from its current check-in and check-out times for guests with effect from Thursday, April 1, 2010. The check-in time will change from 12:00 to 14:00 while the check-out time will be changing from 09:00 to 10:00.
2010 SANParks Photographic Competition has begun!
Date: 2010-02-19
The 2010 SANParks Photographic Competition is now open for submissions! Last year, the competition received 1 043 entries and this year we're hoping to surpass that.
KNP's Shingwedzi filling station now open
Date: 2010-02-22
The Shingwedzi Rest Camp filling station in the Kruger National Park (KNP) is now open.
Park News: Cape Region - first edition
Date: 2010-02-15
The Park News for the Cape Region has released it's first edition highlighting the celebration of Wetlands Week as well as a bird counting programme.
Pont closure at Richtersveld NP
Date: 2010-02-11
The Pont at Sendelingsdrift Rest Camp in the Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park is closed at the moment due to high river levels.
Co-ordination updates on Southern Cape veld fires
Date: 2010-02-10
Since the start of the Southern Cape Fires, the Garden Route National Park has been an instrumental partner through the Incident Command Centre which has been set up in partnership with the Eden District Municipality, MTO and the Working on Fire (WoF) in monitoring and co-ordinating all plans dealing with the wild fires that has in recent weeks ravaged the Garden Route region.
Veld fires spread to GRNP’s Tsitsikamma Section
Date: 2010-02-09
The current spate of wild fires engulfing the Southern Cape has since yesterday evening (Monday, 8 February 2010) spilled into the mountain areas of the Langkloof Mountains in the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP).
Crocodile Bridge Entrance Gate now open for tourists
Date: 2010-02-24
The Crocodile Bridge Entrance Gate at the Kruger National Park (KNP) is now open for tourists.
Web availability up-to-date again
Date: 2010-02-10
The current availability for web bookings has been restored and is displaying up-to-date data.
Get a 40% discount when you book online for your December holidays
Date: 2010-02-01
South African National Parks (SANParks) is offering a 40% discount when you book online for accommodation or camping facilities at selected camps across six different parks - only for the period 1-10 December 2010. So, book now to avoid disappointment!
HR Dorothy Bickley remembered
Date: 2010-01-29
The late Honorary Ranger (HR) Dorothy Bickley will be remembered as an absolute enthusiast about wildlife, her unwavering loyalty to the Honorary Rangers, and her thoroughness in sending little cards of acknowledgement in the days when submitting duty reports to Head Office.
KNP’s Mopani swimming pool now open
Date: 2010-01-29
The swimming pool at the Mopani Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) that was closed due to maintenance work (14 January 2010) is now open.
Temporary closure of KNP’s Shingwedzi swimming pool
Date: 2010-01-29
The swimming pool at the Shingwedzi Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) is temporarily closed.
“Iconic Ideas Competition” to celebrate L'Agulhas
Date: 2010-01-28
South African National Parks (SANParks) and the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) have launched the “Iconic Ideas Competition” for Africa’s southernmost tip, at L’Agulhas, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans converge.
Forum accessibility issues resolved
Date: 2010-01-28
The forum accessibility issues have now been resolved. Forum members can now access the forum and post messages on threads.
Media Release: KNP unveils 2010 FIFA MATCH villages
Date: 2010-01-28
The Kruger National Park’s (KNP's) Managing Executive, Mr Abe Sibiya formally unveiled the FIFA official accommodation plaque to highlight the park’s preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Skukuza Rest Camp yesterday (Wednesday, January 27, 2010).
Temporary closure of Crocodile Bridge Entrance Gate
Date: 2010-01-27
The Crocodile Bridge Entrance Gate at the Kruger National Park (KNP) is currently closed due to the overflowing of the low water bridge above Crocodile River after heavy rains last night.
Media Release: Joint partnership in fighting the Keurboomsriver fires
Date: 2010-01-27
The South African National Parks (SANParks) in its joint operation with the Disaster Unit of the Eden District Municipality, Working on Fire (WoF), MTO Forestry and private landowners has deployed fire fighting personnel to suppress the raging unnatural fire burning north of the Vlietjiesberg.
Media Release: Golden Gate Highlands NP to celebrate World Wetlands Day
Date: 2010-01-26
South African National Parks (SANParks) and Golden Gate Highlands National Park will be participating in an intergovernmental celebration of World Wetlands Day on Tuesday, 2 February 2010.
Online Bookings on track again
Date: 2010-01-26
The Online Booking system is up and running again after maintenance work carried out yesterday.
Temporary closure of GRNP’s Island Lake
Date: 2010-01-25
The Island Lake at the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP) will be temporarily closed as from the 1st of February until 31 March 2010 due to the extension of current ablution facilities and construction of undercover picnic and braai areas.
Web availability up-to-date again
Date: 2010-01-22
The current availability for web bookings has been restored and is displaying up-to-date data.
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