SANParks introduced its nationwide parks will stay open after President Cyril Ramaphosa moved the nation again into Stage 3 of the nationwide lockdown on Monday, December 28.
Information that nationwide parks will stay open was positively obtained by the general public, however many questions have been nonetheless left unanswered, particularly in hotspot areas just like the Backyard Route District within the Western Cape.
SANParks Backyard Route has launched extra info to make clear how operations will work within the following areas.
Tsitsikamma
The park will stay open as it’s entry managed, however will function below strict laws. These embody:
- The seashore is closed off and NO SWIMMING shall be allowed, solely within the rock swimming pools and the swimming pool meant for visitors as that is NOT a public swimming pool.
- Snorkelling is allowed, nevertheless, not on the sandy seashore space till additional discover.
- The Groot River estuary shall be closed to the general public and solely analysis, monitoring and fishing shall be allowed as this particular water physique resides inside an open entry space.
- Nature’s Valley is open however as it is going to be very tough to handle the crowds going to the estuary as they may achieve entry in several areas, your entire Groot river estuary is closed.
- All different concessionaire actions (enterprise) are allowed as they’re managed and every concessionaire has signed an settlement on the adherence of the Covid-19 Protocols.
Wilderness
Wilderness park may even stay open however will function below strict laws, this consists of:
- Swartvlei and Pine Lake Marina solely Enterprise Operators are allowed (Concessionaires). The picnic areas, the lagoon and estuary are closed to the general public.
- Tenting at Ebb & Circulate is permitted, however the Lagoon and Tarentaal day customer areas shall be closed to the general public.
- Touw river open for the concessionaires (Eden Adventures / Fairy Knowe Backpackers / River Safaris)
- Massive Tree at Woodville shall be open to the general public.
- Half Collard shall be open, however function with a quota system of a most of 100 pax at one time.
- Island Lake – closed.
- No swimming shall be allowed within the Touw River.
Knysna
Knysna Water our bodies, together with the lagoon, are closed for the general public however can be utilized by concessionaires as it is a enterprise and could be managed.
- Swimming and different particular person actions are closed. It is because the open entry areas are and tough to regulate.
- NO leisure fishing from boats solely fishing alongside the shoreline is permitted.
- No different leisure actions are allowed.
Knysna estuary
- All water-based actions are allowed via a concessionaire.
- Shoreline fishing, bait assortment can be permitted.
- No different actions shall be permitted on the estuary.
Island lake
- No boating actions are allowed.
- Angling shall be permitted from the seashore and/or rocks if one is in possession of a legitimate allow and inside the curfew and carrying a masks, and social distancing.
Additional updates shall be offered by SANParks as soon as extra info are made obtainable.
Image: SANParks Backyard Route