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Thursday, September 19, 2013

HIP entrance fee increase suspended

After recently announcing the doubling of entrance fees for visitors into Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park (HIP), KZN Wildlife yesterday announced the suspension thereof.

 Had KZN Wildlife pressed ahead with entrance fee increases, South African tourists would have had to pay R150 at the gate and international visitors R300 from 20 September 2013. The reason for such increases being an increase in labour and associated costs. KZN Wildlife explained in a statement that, as a state-funded organisation, it is "expected to supplement its subsidy through commercial operations. Admissions revenue is one such source of additional funds that make it possible for Ezemvelo to carry out its mandate." 

 While no statement has been issued on when in the future such increases will take place, it is was made public earlier this year that KZN Wildlife may well see it's central government funding dramatically decrease. One fears, therefore, that such price increases are imminent.
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