iSimangaliso expecting over 40 000 holidaymakers
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park on the north coast says it is ready for the festive season.
Management say they are expecting more than 40 000 people to visit the park over the holidays.
Visitor roads inside the park that had been closed to allow for roadworks - have now been reopened.
The newly constructed Bhangazi Berm bridge and the Grassland Loop on the Eastern Shores - have also been officially opened.
CEO Andrew Zaloumis says accommodation is being snapped up quickly, but there are still some vacancies.
Zaloumis says iSimangaliso has an important role to play in terms of the tourism industry, and the local economy.
"The spend over this period in the whole region will come in at about a billion rand if you take the direct and indirect spend on visitors in the region. Security is up, we work with the SAPS, traffic inspectorate and the local municipality. We don't allow alcohol. There are road checks," he said.