I feel sorry for any overnight guests trying to enter the park on a day like that. Waiting in line for hours because these day visitors wants to demand access even after the quota for each gate has been reached
What happens when you get to Crocodile bridge gate half an hour before gate closing time. How can you then calmly proceed to Orpen gate and make it in time
Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
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Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
Next trip to the bush??
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Obviously Charl also needs some when it comes to the geography of the Kruger
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Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
On FB someone suggested that SANPArks should make the dates of the free entry weeks/weekends made known far in advance so that people who want to book into the park can try to avoid those times.
Someone else suggested that SP should hire temp employees from surrounding communities to help out at gates and picnic spots during these periods - this would allow a few lucky ones to see behind the scenes a little bit, give them some much needed cash, and help with the crowds. Quite a good idea, I think.
Someone else suggested that SP should hire temp employees from surrounding communities to help out at gates and picnic spots during these periods - this would allow a few lucky ones to see behind the scenes a little bit, give them some much needed cash, and help with the crowds. Quite a good idea, I think.
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I suspect any temporary employees will demand to become permanent, in my experience...
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Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
The dates were made known in July, but for certain camp bookings, it might not be early enough.
They could make bookings for day visitors mandatory and free for the weekend
They could make bookings for day visitors mandatory and free for the weekend
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Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
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Sep 17
South African National Parks – Kruger National Park would like to thank South Africans for coming out in their large numbers to honour SANParks Week on the 8th to 15th September 2019. We are thrilled to announce that the Park saw a 49.0% growth this year. #SANParksWeek
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Kruger National Park
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Sep 17
We however note the concerns that were raised on our social media platforms about some elements of unruliness from some of our visitors in the said week. We acknowledge that some of the inconveniences might have included the following:
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Kruger National Park
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Sep 17
Delays to access the park
Congestion at the day visitor areas
Congestion at the picnic areas
Misbehavior by some people at sightings
People getting out of their cars in the wild or leaning out of windows.
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Kruger National Park
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Sep 17
SANParks and KNP management are aware of all those incidents and Protection Services will be following up on those who were caught on camera and whose car registrations were visible to issue our appropriate sanctions for their indiscretion.
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We would like to thank those who were patient and tolerant and promise that going forward we will endeavor to minimise the inconveniences and take from lessons learnt this year.
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@SANParksKNP
Sep 17
South African National Parks – Kruger National Park would like to thank South Africans for coming out in their large numbers to honour SANParks Week on the 8th to 15th September 2019. We are thrilled to announce that the Park saw a 49.0% growth this year. #SANParksWeek
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Kruger National Park
@SANParksKNP
Sep 17
We however note the concerns that were raised on our social media platforms about some elements of unruliness from some of our visitors in the said week. We acknowledge that some of the inconveniences might have included the following:
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Kruger National Park
@SANParksKNP
Sep 17
Delays to access the park
Congestion at the day visitor areas
Congestion at the picnic areas
Misbehavior by some people at sightings
People getting out of their cars in the wild or leaning out of windows.
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Kruger National Park
@SANParksKNP
Sep 17
SANParks and KNP management are aware of all those incidents and Protection Services will be following up on those who were caught on camera and whose car registrations were visible to issue our appropriate sanctions for their indiscretion.
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Kruger National Park
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We would like to thank those who were patient and tolerant and promise that going forward we will endeavor to minimise the inconveniences and take from lessons learnt this year.
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Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
And once again Sanparks won't do anything about the negatives raised
They only care about more people visited our parks
They only care about more people visited our parks
Next trip to the bush??
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Re: Chaos at Kruger gates over Free Entrance Weekend
Of course they do; thats where the money come from After all, Sanparks is a business and need money to go ahead, to invest and to cover the losses of the less visited parks As long as the crowd is nor there when I am
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