CONTENTS SHOW HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERS SHOW REGIONS ABU DHABI PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS SOUTH AFRICA I SUB-SAHARA AFRICA I INTERNATIONAL I TRAVEL TECH SHOW I AROUND THE SHOW & RESPOSIBLE TOURISM


Additional attractions are: • Boats trips around Seal Island • Shark cage diving • Various Game Reserves • Percheron Horse Stud Farm • Elephant Experiences • Sailing, surfing, snorkelling • Boat-based whale-watching in season … and much much more. CLICK TO VIEW AD.


Garden Route


There’s something for everyone along the spectacular Garden Route.


HESSEQUA – THE EXPLORER’S GARDEN ROUTE www.explorersgardenroute.co.za Hessequa is the name given by the indigenous Khoi, meaning ‘people of the trees’. The region nestles between the shadow of the the Langeberg Mountains and the warm embrace of the Indian Ocean, and stretches from the Breede River in the west to the Gourits River in the east. Throughout the Hessequa region you will experience warm ‘plattelandse’ hospitality, enhanced by world class gourmet goods such as olives, cheese, wine, aloe products and, of course, our very own world first – fynbos gin. The biodiversity of the area holds a pleasant surprise for anyone with a wanderer’s soul. From water adventures and whale watching to mountain biking and hiking, opportunities to


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explore are endless. You can also delve into the very foundations of history during a visit to Blombos Museum of Archaeology where you can view artifacts used over 75 000 years ago and find out how modern man survived in the area with the help of the indigenous fauna’s unique properties. Come and explore a part of the Garden Route that is still undiscovered. Come and experience the Explorer’s Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa. CLICK TO VIEW AD.


MOSSEL BAY www.visitmosselbay.co.za Bring guests to Mossel Bay – and bring them home. Because this is where modern human behaviour emerged 162,000 years ago – this makes it the birthplace of culture and advanced technology. Amazingly, the things that attracted our common ancestors to this part of the world – wildlife, fynbos, seafood, beaches, year round beach-going weather – remain some of the things that make Mossel Bay the ideal destination today. Find out more by including a half-day Point of Human Origins tour in any Mossel Bay itinerary. For more ideas, download ‘Things to do’ and ‘Where to stay’ brochures from visitmosselbay.co.za: they’re essential tools for planning a programme in the ‘do stuff’ destination on South Africa’s Garden Route.


GARDEN ROUTE AND KLEIN KAROO TOURISM www.visitgardenrouteandkleinkaroo.com The Garden Route and Klein Karoo is a 240km scenic stretch of natural beauty in the Western Cape, well-known for its diverse tourism offerings. These include a range of adventure activities, exhilarating wildlife encounters, rich cultural heritage and culinary delights, all complimented by some of the most beautiful views of pristine coastlines in the world. The region is situated approximately half way between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, stretching from Witsand to Plettenberg Bay, right around to Uniondale and ending at Ladismith via the R62. The region boasts 18 game reserves and myriad adrenaline pumping activities. To end a day, visitors can choose between fine dining or a laid-back meal with their feet in the sand, experiencing traditional Cape fishing culture.


12 bucket-list suggestions in the region are: • Cango Caves and meerkat adventures in Oudtshoorn


• Strawberry Farm or golf in George • Stand-up paddle boarding in Witsand • The Point of Human Origin in Mossel Bay • Stok en Hoed short walks in Greak Brak River


• Explore the Knysna estuary and the famous Knysna Heads


• Wine routes in Plettenberg Bay • Monkeyland, Birds of Eden and Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary or dive with the dolphins


• Tsitsikamma Canopy Tree Tops activity • Calitzdorp Port tasting • Slow Food in Sedgefield • Mountain biking routes from Heidelberg to Plettenberg Bay. CLICK TO VIEW AD.


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AQUILA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE www.aquilasafari.com The four-star Aquila Safari Lodge is a 10,000 hectare conservancy in the Southern Karoo, home to the Big Five: elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino. It’s the closest private game reserve to Cape


Town, just a short drive from the city, located in the historic Touws River town. The Karoo is on the national garden route. Setting the scene are spellbinding landscapes, carpets of wild flowers and wildlife. It is a place of wide spaces, immense horizons, craggy mountain ranges, jutting hills, an ancient seabed, and a massive clear sky at night. Aquila has a wide variety of safaris, including day trips, horseback, quad bike, overnight and fly-in safaris, as well as 4x4 trails, fishing and themed weekend breakaways.


Aquila Private Game Reserve has gone to massive efforts and expense to source and re-introduce wildlife into the Cape region and places great emphasis on a wildlife conservation educational experience. In addition, Aquila provides over 300 jobs to


the previously disadvantaged community of Touws River, sponsors local cricket, soccer and rugby teams and a full time school teacher. Since October 2015, four rhino have been


born at the game reserve, including a very special calf, born on New Year’s Eve. After being rejected by his mother, the calf is being hand reared by the Aquila team, who hope to eventually reintroduce him to the rest of the group.


The baby rhino is being looked after by ARC (Aquila Animal Rescue Centre), a non- profit organisation set up by Aquila to care for animals in distress. ARC is home to the Saving Private Rhino initiative, which offers anti-poaching training free of charge to rangers working on private game reserves with elephant and rhino in Africa.


The Saving Private Rhino initiative was set up after three of Aquila’s rhinos were attacked in 2011.


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EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE www.kznwildlife.com Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is entrusted with the long term conservation of the rich biodiversity in the province of KwaZulu- Natal, managing over 100 nature conservation areas.


A key objective is to conserve the indigenous biodiversity of KZN for the benefit of present and future generations. The region includes over 600 bird species, an array of flora, and activities from walking trails and horse-trails to ski, shore and inland fishing, diving, hunting and mountain climbing. The areas include the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site; the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the world famous Hluhluwe- Imfolozi Park, home to the southern white rhino, as well as a host of delightful and vital smaller parks and nature reserves. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife also contributes significantly to conservation research, both through internal research infrastructures and the support of priority research projects. It encourages responsible travel to natural


areas that conserve the environment and improves the well being of local people. More than 400 community Rhino Ambassadors have been appointed to create awareness and educate communities near protected areas and Ezemvelo also runs programmes with youngsters to teach conservation at an early age. CLICK TO VIEW AD.


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