Table Mountain’s My Activity Permit now online
Table Mountain National Park My Activity Permit is now available online for citizens to purchase. Here are the details…
Activity permits for Table Mountain National Park go digital
South African National Parks (SANParks) recently announced that the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) My Activity Permit is now available for purchase online.
The My Activity Permit is a necessary license for individuals who want to engage in specific recreational activities within the Table Mountain National Park. It grants these individuals permission to undertake recreational activities such as horse riding, dog-walking, cycling, paragliding, hang gliding, and sport climbing in the Park.
“The activity permits are issued in terms of the activity’s Environmental Management Plan which sets out the areas and trails in TMNP where the activity can take place and determines a code of conduct which park users must abide by to protect the environment and avoid impacting other users and wildlife.” SANParks said in a statement.
Levels of activities and their cost
The activities on the requiring a My Activity Permit are categorized into three levels. Here’s how they’re catergorized and how much each level is:
| Level | Activity | Price |
| 1 | Dog-walking | R360 |
| 1 | Multi User Level 1 card additional member | R360 |
| 2 | Hang-gliding, paragliding, sport climbing | R530 |
| 3 | Horse-riding, cycling, line fishing, and transport | R735 |
| 3 | Additional member | R735 |
They can be purchased on the SANParks website.
TMNP goes cash-free
Last year, SANParks also announced that two gates at Table Mountain National Park would go cash-free as part of a broader cashless initiative which began earlier in 2021.
These gates were the Cape of Good Hope (popularly known as Cape Point) and the Boulders Penguin Colony entry points. Those wishing to enter at these gates should be aware that the park will no longer accept any cash as a means of payment for conservation/entry fees.
TMNP Park Manager Megan Taplin said that she was delighted to see SANParks moving into the digital era and making gate entry available for purchase prior to arrival.
“I encourage people to purchase tickets before departing from home so that you can enjoy your visit to the park without the hassle of having to transact on arrival. We are moving away from cash and hope visitors will move online with us.” Taplin added.