SANParks South Africa
South Africa National Parks (SANParks) manages a wide variation of parks that represents different landscapes with mountain areas, bushveld areas, arid aread and coastal areas. It protects indigenous fauna and flora and culutral heritage sites.
The Parks offer a lot of leisure amenities and activities like:
- game viewing and game safaries
- hiking and bush walks
- canoeing
- whalewatching
- diving and snorkeling
Overview of SANParks Nationalparks:
| Park | Province | Date Proclaimed | curent size (in ha) * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addo Elephant | Eastern Cape | 1931 | 164.233 |
| Agulhas | Western Cape | 1999 | 5.690 |
| Augrabies Falls | Northern Cape | 1966 | 41.676 |
| Bontobok | Western Cape | 1931 | 2.786 |
| Camdeboo | Eastern Cape | 2005 | 19.405 |
| Golden Gate Highlands | Free State | 1963 | 11.633 |
| Garden Route Knysna Lakes Section Tsitsikamma Section Wilderness Section |
Western & Eastern Cape | 2009 1985 1964 1985 |
157.000 15.000 63.942 10.600 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier | Norhtern Cape | 1931 | 959.109 |
| Karoo | Western Cape | 1979 | 83.133 |
| Kruger | Limpopo & Mpumalanga | 1926 (1898) | 1.962.362 |
| Mapungubwe | Limpopo | 1989 | 5.356 |
| Marakele | Limpopo | 1993 | 50.726 |
| Mokala | Nordkap | 2007 | 19.611 |
| Mountain Zebra | Ostkap | 1937 | 28.412 |
| Namaqua | Nordkap | 1998 | 135.000 |
| Ai- Ais /Richtersveld | Nordkap | 1991 | 162.445 |
| Table Mountain | Westkap | 1998 | 24.310 |
| Tankwa Karoo | Westkap | 1986 | 121.565 |
| West Coast | Westkap | 1986 | 36.273 |
* 1 Hektar (ha) = 10.000 m² or 0,01 km²
For further information please see: www.sanparks.org
