North West Rolls Out Park Fee Hike

The North West Parks and Tourism Board NWPTB has introduced revised fees across its protected areas, effective December 1. It says this forms part of a turnaround plan aimed at restoring deteriorated infrastructure and improving conservation management. <br> The tariff adjustments, which are higher than b<br>reviously proposed numbers , apply across all NWPTB regions, including Pilanesberg now US44.06 for international visitors and Madikwe now US72.56 for international visitors. <br> NWPTB Acting CEO Jonathan Denge said the user pays principle supports the once-off increase. In order to restore the functionality and the sustainability of our protected areas, towards the fulfilment of their conservation objectives and the needed restoration of the deteriorated state of basic conservation and tourism facilities in the parks, we have implemented a turnaround plan, which lays its basis on a user pays principle. The once-off unusual fee increase was necessary to achieve the set acceptable standard. <br>