
CapeNature Access Week 2024
CapeNature is set to celebrate its 10th annual Access Week between the 21st and 27th of September 2024 this year. The public is invited to access any one of the 25 selected Provincial Nature Reserves across the Western Cape for FREE during this time. To encourage local nature lovers, avid explorers, keen adventurers & absolutely EVERYONE in between to visit any one of CapeNature’s pristine reserves or wilderness areas, visitors will be afforded day entry at no cost whatsoever with the added bonus of enjoying an incredible & exciting variety of activities & bucket-list worthy experiences such as hiking, mountain biking, bird watching, wildlife viewing, whale watching, swimming, bouldering, cycling, and discovering & exploring every glorious inch of each reserve’s wild, untamed & unapologetic natural beauty, vast biodiversity & extraordinary display of endemic flora and fauna – There truly is nothing like it anywhere in the world! CapeNature will also be facilitating a variety of programmes for various community groups during this period.

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Photo credit: Kfm
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Photo credit: South African National Parks
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