Visitors who travel through the Kruger National Park (KNP) using its border gates as ports of entry or exit to neighbouring countries such as Mozambique will be required to produce a valid overnight booking in either Kruger or Limpopo National Park, effective from December 1.
The restrictions will apply at all entrance gates in the KNP leading to the two border gates, Pafuri and Giriyondo, which are both in the Nxanatseni (northern) region of the park.
“The intention of some travellers, who made use of these two border gates on a drive-through basis, had a negative impact on the park visitors. We had to introduce these control measure on those routes to eliminate things such as heavily laden, unroadworthy vehicles, speeding and road kills – all things that were against the National Road Safety Act and spoiling the experience for our park visitors,” said the HOD: Public Relations, William Mabasa.
For visitors who have already planned their holiday schedule in Mozambique but have not yet secured accommodation, an additional fee of R150 per person will be charged to allow them to travel via the park. However, visitors should still provide valid proof that no accommodation is available in either of the two national parks and should possess the required travel documents. This option will only be available for a period of six months, effective from December 1. Without a confirmed booking or confirmation that all facilities are fully booked, such travellers will be refused admission and would need to use other routes outside the park leading to their destination.
