Grade 11 Travel and Tourim (Tourist attractions in the SADC Region)

1. Tourist attractions
MAIN TOURISTS ATTRACTIONS IN THE SADC COUNTRIES (WORLD
HERITAGE SITES)

2. Recap
 In the previous lessons we learned about the concept’s of domestic and regional
tourism.
 We also learned about the Southern African Development Community. A economic
union made up of 15 countries from the south part of the continent with close
proximity.
 We learned of SADC Member countries, their location and capital cities on a map.
 Today we are going to look at tourism attractions within these SADC Countries.
 Angola, Botswana, DRC, Madagascar & Lesotho

3. Learning objectives
At the end of this lesson you should be able to
 Recall and remember the tourist attractions found in Angola, Botswana,
Democratic republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Lesotho
 Understand the concept of Southern African Development Community
in tourism context
 Value the importance of learning about World heritage sites
 Be able to effectively plan, arrange and execute a tour to any of the
SADC destinations learned about

4. Context
 Attractions provide the most important reason for leisure tourism to a destination
 They are the focus of recreational and sometimes educational activities
 Natural attractions
- Mountains, rivers, lakes, beaches, national parks, deserts….anything made by man
 Man-Made attractions
- Created for tourism purposes
- other times they are created for a significant reason not related to tourism but to make a
statement

5. Top 5 Attractions in Africa
Pyramids of
Giza
Victoria
Falls
Masai Mara Robben Island
Mount
Killimanjaro

6. SADC Map
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7. Angola
kissama national park
 On the westcoast of angola, consist of a coastal savannah with boab trees, grasslands
and mangroves
 After the Angolan civil war, a wild life re-introduction reform added zebra’s, girafees,
elephants to the parks sea turtles and extensive wildlife.

8. Botswana
 Okavango delta
 Is a vast inland river delta in northern Botswana, it is known for it’s sprawling grassy plains,
which flood seasonally become a lush for animal habitants
 The moreme game reserve occupies the east and central areas of the region , here dugout
canoes are used to navigate past hippos, elephants and crocodiles.
 On dry land wildlife includes lions, leopards, giraffe’s and Rhino.

9.  Chobe national park
• The gateway to chobe is kasane, a
small town sandwhaved between
zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia
boarders.
• Camping, accommodation
,houseboats & photographic safari’s
are some of the services offered at
the Chobe national park

10.  Tsodilo hills
• Are rare and unique place with
atmosphere and mystery
• It s believed to be the site of the first
creation by the khoisan who painted more
than 3500 rock paintings against the
magnificent stone faces of the hills

11. Madagascar
 Tsingy de Bemaraha strict nature reserve
- These undisturbed forests, lakes, and mangrove swamps are the habitant
for rare and endangered lemurs and birds

12. Royal hills of Ambohimanga
 it is associated with strong feelings of sacred character both in ritual practices
and popular imagination for the past 500 year’s
 consist of a royal city and a burial site and an ensemble of sacred places

13. Democratic republic of the Congo
 Kahuzi-biega national park was gazetted in 1970 to conserve the
grauer’s gorilla the world’s largest gorilla species
 Remains the only place in the world where visitors can see these gorillas in
the wild
 The park was named after two spectacular extinct volcanoes which
dominate it’s high altitude sector, mont kahuzi ( 3,300 M ) And Biega
(2,700 m)
 It’s a safe destination managed by wildlife conservation society

15. Virunga national park
 One of the most diverse protected areas on the planet
 Half the biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa found in vurunga
 Also a geological wonder containing two of the world’s active volcanoes.

16. Salonga national park
 Home to africa’s largest tropical rainforest reserve situated at the heart of
central basin of Congo river, the park is very isolated and only accessible
by water.
 It is the habitant of many endemic endangered species such as the dwarf
chimpanzee, Congo peacock, forest elephant and the African slender
crocodile.

17. Lesotho
o The maluti mountains
- Form the boarder between Lesotho and South Africa
- Are of a mountain range of the highlands of the kingdom of Lesotho, they extend for
about 100 km into the free state.
- -The afri ski resort in the maluti mountains attracts winter sports enthusiasts from
Johannesburg.

18. • Basotho pony trails
 Pont trekking holidays on the hardy Basotho ponies are immensely popular and a
fantastic way of exploring.
 Includes the riding of horses.

19. Katse dam
 One of the most spectacular water features in the country, located on the malimabatso
river.
 central to Lesotho’s highlands water project.
 The dam is second in size in Africa to Ghana’s lake volta.
 Sani pass – the mother of all South African mountain passes
 Situated between kwaZulu Natal And Lesotho.

20. Mauritius
 Port Louis
- Capital city of Mauritius in the indian ocean
- Known for it’s French champ de mars racing track
- blue penny museum focuses on the islands cplonial and marirtime history along with
it’s culture

21. Grand Baie
 A village in Northern Mauritius
 it’s sandy beaches include baie public beach
 the village has restaurants and lively bars

22. Charamel falls and the coloured earths
of charamel
Charamel falls coloured earths of charamel

23. Namibia
 Fish river canyon
- Located on the south of Namibia
- Largest canyon in Africa and the second largest in the world
- 180 km long, stretche’s from seheim down to orange river
- Forms a boarder between South Africa and Namibia

24. Etosha national park

25. Namib Desert
 Stretche’s inland from the atlantic ocean
 covers large swathes of Namibia, parts of Angola and South Africa

26. Kalahari desert
 Stretche’s around 360 000 square miles across Botswana, Namibia and
South Africa
 Part of the 970 000 square mile Kalahari basin which includes Okavango
river and other wet areas

27. Skeleton coast

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