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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. All rates quoted are inclusive of Community Levy and Emergency Rescue Levy. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is a non vat vendor. Tariffs are valid from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020 and are subject to alteration without prior notice. 2. High season dates are applicable over public holidays, school holidays, long weekends, events and high occupancy periods. 3. Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park: Conservation Fee: Overnight Visitors: A daily Conservation Levy of R240 per adult and R120 per child under 12 years will be charged. South African and Southern African Development Countries (SADC) residents who provide proof of identity may apply for a discount on this fee, (R120 per person per day). Day Visitors: Pay the Conservation Fee for Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. 4. The SA Conservation Fee at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park is not applicable to tour operators and travel agents. Other Parks: Overnight Visitors: are not required to pay the Conservation Fee except for Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and parks that fall under the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Day Visitors: Are required to pay a Conservation Fee. 5. South African residents 60 years and over and bona-fide students are granted a discount of 20% on accommodation tariffs during low season. These discounts exclude high season, events, wilderness trails, overnight hiking, bush camps and bush lodges. SA residents qualify for the above discount on presentation of identification and proof of age for pensioners, or a valid student card for students, failing which full rates will be charged. 6. Refunds on or after the arrival date will be processed by the relevant Regional Office on recommendation from the camp. Refund of bookings prior to arrival date will be charged a cancellation fee as follows: • Cancellations > than 45 days prior to arrival =10% of gross amount (Min. R100) • Cancellation within 44 to 30 days of arrival = 25% of the gross amount • Cancellation within 29 to 15 days of arrival = 50% of the gross amount • Cancellation within 14 days & arrival date = 100% of the gross amount 7. Minimum age for children on wilderness trails is 16 years if unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian and 14 years if accompanied. 19 / 20 Tarif f s May 2019 19 / 20 Tarif f s May 2019 P a g e 2 o f 3 0 8. CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: CONTENTS PAGE Check-in time: 14:00 until reception closes on the arrival date. Check-out time: 10:00 on the day of departure. MALOTI-DRAKENSBERG PARK WORLD HERITAGE SITE (RSA) Bushmen’s Nek (20). Map GATE TIMES: Cobham (22).. 9 All camps excluding those below are: Oct - Mar 05:00 - 19:00 Didima (Cathedral Peak) (21). 9 Apr - Sept 06:00 - 18:00 Thendele & Giant’s Castle: Oct - Mar 05:00 - 22:00 Garden Castle (23). 10 Apr - Sept 06:00 - 22:00 Giant’s Castle (24). 10 Ithala: Nov - Feb 05:00 - 19:00 Highmoor (25). 11 Mar - Oct 06:00 - 18:00 Himeville (26). Map Monks Cowl, Kosi Bay & Vernon Crooks: All year round 06:00 - 18:00 Injisuthi (27). 11 Kamberg (28). 11 Didima, Midmar, Royal Natal & Sodwana Bay are open 24 hrs per day for Lotheni (29). 12 accommodated visitors only, (not day visitors) all year round. Monks Cowl (30). 12 Royal Natal Thendele & Mahai (32) & Rugged Glen (31). 13 GATE TIMES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. uMkhomazi (33). 13 9. Rates for weddings and conferences available upon request. See facilities and Vergelegen (34).. 13 contact details under “Facilities” at the end of this brochure. iSIMANGALISO WETLAND PARK WORLD HERITAGE SITE 10. Breakfast is included in the chalet rates for Didima, Giant’s Castle, Hilltop and Cape Vidal (4).. 14 Ntshondwe Resorts. Charters Creek (51). Map Eastern Shores (7). Map 11. Wildcard is accepted in most Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Parks but not at any of Fani’s Island (53).. Map the iSimangaliso Wetland Park areas. Please provide receipt or authorization False Bay (52). 14 letter in order to gain free access. Kosi Bay (5). 14 Maphelane (6).. 15 12. Plug points at campsites are rated at 5 amps and cannot support appliances Mkhuze (Mantuma) (40). 15 with heating elements. Ozabeni (43).. Map 13. GPS co-ordinates are available under “Facilities” at the end of this brochure. Sodwana Bay (9).. 18 St Lucia Estuary (10).. 18 NOTE: Where hutted or camping accommodation is available, the number that appears after the reserve name corresponds with the same number on the central COASTAL RESORTS AND RESERVES map. Example CAPE VIDAL (4). Amatigulu (1). Map Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Reservations Office Beachwood Mangroves (2). 19 PO Box 13069, CASCADES, 3202 Telephone: +27 (0) 33 845 1000; Fax2email : 086 505 8889 Bluff (3). Map Book Online: bookings.kznwildlife.com Mpenjati (8). Map Website : www.kznwildlife.com Email : [email protected] Skyline (18). Map Customer Service fax2email : 086 554 2297 Email : [email protected] Umhlanga Lagoon (11). Map Telephone: +27 (0) 33 845 1017 / Refunds fax2email : 086 505 8891 / Email : Umlalazi (12). 19 [email protected] 19 / 20 Tarif f s May 2019 P a g e 3 o f 3 0 19 / 20 Tarif f s May 2019 P a g e 4 o f 3 0 CONTENTS PAGE DAILY CONSERVATION FEE HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI PARK South African and SADC residents are required to produce valid ID / Passport on arrival at the Hluhluwe (Hilltop) (37). 19 entrance gate, failing which, the Standard Conservation Fee will apply. iMfolozi (Mpila) (38). 20 Reserve SA Resident / Citizen Standard Additional Fees SADC National Conservation Fee BUSH RESORTS AND RESERVES Ithala (Ntshondwe) (39). 21 MALOTI - DRAKENSBERG PARK WORLD HERITAGE SITE (RSA) Ndumo (41).. 21 Bushmen’s Nek R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry Ophathe (42).. Map R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Phongolo (57). 22 Cobham R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry Tembe (44). Map R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Weenen (45). 22 Didima R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Garden Castle R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry INLAND RESORTS AND RESERVES R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Chelmsford (54). 23 Giant’s Castle R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry Dlinza (59). Map R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Enseleni (46).. Map Highmoor R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry Entumeni (60). Map R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Harold Johnson (13). 23 Himeville Nil Nil Impendle (35). Map Injisuthi R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Kenneth Stainbank (14). Map Krantzkloof (15). Map Kamberg R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Midmar (55). 23 Lotheni R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry Moor Park (47). Map R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Mount Currie (36).. 24 Monks Cowl R45 per adult, per entry R70 per adult, per entry Ncandu (61). Map R20 per child, per entry R35 per child, per entry Nkandla (62). Map Royal Natal R45 per adult, per entry R70.
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