CapeNature celebrates its 10th annual Access Week between the 21st and 27th of September 2024 this year. The public is invited to 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.
CapeNature is proud to have hosted tens of thousands of people during Access Week over the past 10 years. Each year CapeNature offers a variety of community groups the opportunity to participate in facilitated programmes. Connections with nature are enhanced through a series of curated activities. In 2024, 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 incredibly 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 range from the West Coast to the Winelands, Overberg, Garden Route and even the Klein Karoo and include:
GARDEN ROUTE: Robberg, Keurbooms River, Goukamma, Outeniqua.
WEST COAST: Groot Winterhoek, Bird Island, Cederberg Complex (Algeria, Kliphuis, Matjiesrivier), Rocherpan.
WINELANDS: Limietberg (excluding Tweede Tol Picnic Area), Hottentots Holland, Jonkershoek, Vrolijkheid.
OVERBERG: Kogelberg, De Mond, De Hoop, Marloth, Grootvadersbosch, Walker Bay, Geelkrans, Stony Point.
