Is the Wild Card worth it?

Put in the SANParks parks on your trip and how many days you'll spend in each. We add up the daily conservation fees and compare them with the Wild Card.

• Prices apply to cards bought from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026. New prices from 1 November 2026 had not been published when checked on 7 October 2026.
• Individual covers any one person, couple any two people, family up to seven people with a maximum of two adults. A child is under 18.
• The card is valid for a year from purchase and covers daily conservation fees only: not accommodation, game drives, guided walks or other activities.
• Overseas visitors can only buy the International All Parks card. Local clusters are for South African and SADC nationals, or holders of a valid South African residence or work permit.
• The official cluster sheet lists SANParks, CapeNature, Msinsi and Eswatini's Big Game Parks. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife parks (such as Hluhluwe-iMfolozi) and Pilanesberg are not named, so plan to pay the gate fee there.

Sources: CapeNature: Wild Card clusters and rates, 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026, Viel Unterwegs: Wild Card fuer Suedafrikas Nationalparks, Let's Go Lucy: Is the SANParks Wild Card worth it? (family card rules). Read the full Wild Card guide.