news to use THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Shamwari’s offer to explore its camps
South African game reserve Shamwari has a special to encourage clients to book its Explorer Camp. Situated in the Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth the reserve has a book-for- four-guests-and-see-two-guests-stay- free offer. Or, book for three guests and receive a free stay for a fourth guest. The deal is valid from April 15 2013 to
September 15 2013. Sister properties Sanbona Wildlife
Reserve near Cape Town and Jock Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park also
have Explorer camps (Jock’s opens this month) but the discount deals are only valid at Shamwari. The Explorer Camps offer two-day walking safari experiences among Big Five territory while sleeping in domed, canvas tents. The walking safaris, are accompanied by a specialist guide who educates guests on the vast variety of birds, wildlife and vegetation among the reserves as well as the natural history and culture of the areas.
shamwarigroup.com
South Africa shows its adventurous side Best beaches come in twos
BY ALAN ORBELL WHILST St. Pete Beach won best beach in the USA,
according to TripAdvisor
voters in 2012, Clearwater Beach has now been voted the best beach in the USA by readers of USA Today – so on whichever beach your clients find themselves during a visit to the area – the chances are it will be an award-winning one! Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater (VSPC) is the official destination marketing organisation of Pinellas County in Florida and covers 26 municipalities in the area with some 35 miles of white-sand beaches. Located on a peninsula on
Florida’s west coast, bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the west and Tampa Bay to the east, the area is 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport, under an hour from Orlando International Airport, 30 minutes from Busch Gardens and around 90 minutes from Walt Disney World - so easy to include in any two- centre Florida holiday. St. Petersburg/Clearwater is also
renowned for sunshine – it holds the Guinness Book of Records award for the longest run of sunshine days (768).
visitstpeteclearwater.com
SOUTH African Tourism held an event in London last month attended by Charley Boorman (below), whose show, Charley Boorman’s South African Adventure featured on Channel 5 in January. The evening, which also provided an
opportunity for agents to meet Andrew Sharpe, the tourism board’s new Trade
Manager, featured South African food and dancing in the shape of the first London preview of INALA: A Zulu Ballet, a collaboration between members of the Royal Ballet and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which will show at Sadler’s Wells in 2014.
southafrica.net
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