By Sandy & VyjayRwanda — a small country that lies just two degrees south of the equator — is sure to stun you with its beauty, and ultimately transforms you into a poet, writer or pai…
Africa
Mixed bag for May arrivals
Tourist arrivals for May 2017 showed a gradual increase from major key markets, with France showing particularly strong growth consistent with the positive performance throughout the year so far.Total…
City Sightseeing launches new Winelands tour
Wesgro and City Sightseeing South Africa launched the new Cape Explorer Winelands tour on Monday, July 24.The iconic red tour buses operated by City Sightseeing across Cape Town and Johannesburg, run …
World’s biggest private plane jets into Maasai Mara
Crystal AirCruises, a Hong Kong-based luxury private jet and resort operator, recently announced that its inaugural flight would depart on September 30, and will feature South African chef, Francois V…
Botswana to host conservation summit
Botswana is to host a major conservation summit to redouble efforts to protect the KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area) elephants and to devise collaborative solutions for problems t…
World Travel Awards heads to Kigali, Rwanda, for Africa Gala Ceremony
Rwanda will welcome World Travel Awards for the first time, with the Africa Gala Ceremony 2017 set to take place in the country’s thriving capital, Kigali, on October 10th.Spanning several valle…
Tanzania volcano eruption could create new tourism attraction
The Ol Doingyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania has been slowly rumbling, showing signs of an imminent eruption, which will create the first ever Geopark in the sub-Saharan African region.The Geopark, a uni…
Vilakazi Street goes high tech
Vilakazi Street in Soweto, Gauteng recently had 25 CCTV cameras installed.Herman Mashaba, Executive Mayor for the City of Johannesburg marked the occasion on July 19 when the cameras officially went o…
Boreholes reopened in Botswana
Water for Elephants Trust (WET) has reopened boreholes for elephants and other wildlife in north-east of Botswana.Alexa Tross, Co-ordinator, told Tourism Update in an interview that a serious water cr…
Table Mountain Cableway to close for maintenance
Table Mountain Cableway will be closed from July 24 until August 6, for scheduled annual maintenance.Apart from mechanical and component work, specific maintenance includes replacing the lifts at the …