Nelson Mandela Bay Pass Options & Prices
Choose from a variety of activities and attractions and pay a once off low price. Also look out for some great NMB Pass Packages
Whether you select a consecutive-day unlimited pass or a flexible 3-month 5-in-1 pass, your smartcard or electronic voucher ensures you see more and save more on your journey.
Children passes are for children under 12 up to the age of 3. Children under 3 years do not require NMB Passes as only some attractions charge a fee or allow children under 3.
What is the Pass?
The Nelson Mandela Bay Pass, a smartcard access card, provides you with free admission to a variety of attractions and activities in Nelson Mandela Bay. This includes amongst others museums, game reserves, scuba diving, art galleries, sightseeing tours and many more. It also entitles you to some great discounts in selected stores for shopping, activities, entertainment and more.
When purchasing a NMB Pass you get a smartcard as well as a free guide to all the offers available. The card, when valid, gives you access to the offers as advertised in the guide, limited to one visit per product. For those who are unable to collect a physical card we also offer an electronic / voucher card that offers the same as the physical card.
Be sure to get your Nelson Mandela Bay Pass and discover all the excitement that Nelson Mandela Bay has to offer. Simply show or transact your pass and receive the special offers available at the participating facilities. The more you see the more you save!
How to use the NMB Pass:
Step 1: Buy your NMB Pass
Step 2: Plan your trip using the guide or see most up to date offers online
Step 3: Present your NMB Pass or E-pass on arrival at participating operators to receive your benefits
Prior bookings for groups are recommended to avoid queuing
Booking Ahead
Most of the tours and activities included with the Pass allow you, and some require you, to book ahead using the number on the front of your Pass. Each attraction’s webpage has information on how to book, terms and conditions and will indicate if prior bookings are essential. All products / offers are subject to availability and weather dependant if outdoor based. Tours and some activities may require credit card information upon booking, you will only be charged if you fail to show up for your tour or the activity.
There are two types of Nelson Mandela Bay Visitors Passes (packages) namely the 5 in 1 pass as well as unlimited access passes. The pass package you decide to buy will be loaded onto a smartcard and will give you access according to the type of pass you buy.
The 5 in 1 NMB Pass
The 5 in 1 pass is valid for 3 months and limits you to any 5 of the offers.
The 5 in 1 pass includes any five of the attractions and activities advertised and can be used on any day within the 3 month period. You also qualify for the shopping and transport discounts available on the pass for the 3 month duration of the pass validity.
The pass expires 3 months from the date purchased or as soon as 5 attraction visits have been recorded.
NMB Unlimited Itinerary Passes
The unlimited itinerary passes are valid for 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, and 7 days depending on the period you want to purchase it for.
These passes are bought for a time frame and gives you an unlimited amount of attractions to do in the timeframe you have purchased it for. Each offer is limited to one entry or use per attraction per pass.
The Nelson Mandela Bay unlimited itinerary Passes are valid for use on consecutive days only. At the end of your validity period or when you have visited all the attractions, the pass will expire and will no longer allow access to attractions. Your pass will cease working at the end of the last day dependant on the number of days purchased, regardless of how often you have used it in between.
The smart card records when and where you first use your Nelson Mandela Bay Pass, as well as how long the pass will remain valid for. This means that regardless of what start date you give when you buy the pass, your Nelson Mandela Bay Pass is activated the moment that you first use it at an attraction or activity provider.
It is important to note that a ‘day’ is based on a calendar day, so should you first use your pass at 5 pm on Wednesday, Wednesday is counted as day one of your pass usage.
Please note the Nelson Mandela Bay Pass offers are valid for a specific period based on the periods negotiated with each product. All passes bought are valid for use for 3 months from date of purchase / issue and have to be used within this period; however this can be extended if agreed so by Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism.
NMB School Pass
NMBT also has a special school NMB pass. The card allows schools to pre-purchase the specially selected activities they want to do at reduced rates and you only pay once. This offer is limited to a minimum of 10 kids.