Kruger National Park implements gate quotas for festive season

Day Visitor Quota for Kruger National Park

Day visitors planning to visit Kruger National Park this festive season should note that South African National Parks (SANParks) will enforce gate quotas.

According to SANParks, visitors should book online ahead of their visit, in order to ensure access to the park. Pre-booking will allow them to secure up to 80% of the Day Visitor Quota per gate. This can be done via SANParks Reservations offices at 012 428 9111 and online at www.sanparks.org.

“The Day Visitor Quota for the Park is a management tool to prevent overcrowding on the roads and facilities; it is applied throughout the year, although we mostly reach carrying capacity during long weekends and school holidays.” SANParks said.

Some rules and regulations regarding the gate quotas include:

As per SANParks:

• Day Visitor pre-bookings at Kruger National Park are subject to a non-refundable booking fee of R56 per adult and R28 per child, which must be paid in advance. This fee ensures their space because they would have been counted in the number that made the daily quota.
• Day Visitors who have pre-booked will still be required to pay Conservation Fees or use a valid Wild Card to enter the Park. The Conservation Fee for SA residents is R128 per adult and R64 per child (between ages 2 – 11).

• Pre-booked day visitors are prioritised at Kruger National Park gates but must arrive within their booked time slots. Late arrivals will be treated as non-booked and will not receive preference.
• Once the daily quota has been reached, only people who made pre-bookings are allowed to enter. The rest will have to queue and rely on the people moving out of the park to create space for them.

Time slots for bookings

SANParks also said that visitors should take note of the following operational time slots as it pertains to the gate quotas:

• Time slot 1: 05.30 to 08:00
• Time slot 2: 08:00 to 10:00
• Time slot 3: 10:00 onwards

Bookings can be made to enter the following Kruger National Park gates:

• Crocodile Bridge,
• Malelane,
• Numbi,
• Phabeni,
• Paul Kruger,
• Orpen,
• Phalaborwa,
• Punda Maria,
• Pafuri, and
• Giriyondo Port of Entry.