CapeNature celebrates a decade of connecting communities to nature with Access Week and invites people to come out and enjoy it’s nature reserves.
CapeNature celebrates its 10th annual Access Week between Saturday September 21 and Friday September 27 this year during which the public can access any one of 25 selected Provincial nature reserves across the Western Cape for free during this time.
Visitors will be allowed day entry at no cost to enjoy activities such as hiking, bird watching, swimming and mountain biking. CapeNature will also be facilitating a variety of programmes for various community groups during this period.
This year the entity will be facilitating programmes for a range of groups including schools, senior citizens, youth, and non-profit community groups during the week. These programmes will include several steps that enable the participants to fully immerse themselves in nature through a guided sensory experience.
According to Dr Ashley Naidoo, CEO of CapeNature, “It is important that all communities benefit from our nature reserves and have the opportunity to experience these incredible places. Access Week allows all of us, together with our family and friends, the opportunity to visit these wonderful and often unique conservation areas. The hope is that a better connection to nature promotes a deeper sense of care for the environment, and with that, the desire to protect it.”
Participating nature reserves from the Winelands, include Limietberg (excluding Tweede Tol Picnic Area), Hottentots Holland, Jonkershoek, and Vrolijkheid.
The free access fee will pertain to general access, in other words, the conservation fee to include hiking, mountain biking and other day activities allowed.
Free access is only applicable to regular reserve hours and to entries at CapeNature reserve gates.
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