We also stopped at the office for water, but at Gannaga Lodge when we checked out and settled our bill we payed the park fee there. But we did go back down into the park the next day to get to the Tankwa tented camp.
You can pay at Gannaga Lodge for the day permit in the Tankwa Karoo National Park.
We did however get stopped once by rangers but they just made us fill out a form and we were on our way.
Below is the link to my Strava route we did from Rooidakkies to Gannaga Lodge. It's a long day in the saddle. At least you will be going down hill 😅
Our day two was from Gannaga Lodge to Tankwa tented camp.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/3zpniurakXb
