WE ARE AFRICA CONFERENCE
The third annual ‘We are Africa’
conference took place in Cape Town recently. Over 250 exhibitors gathered to
promote new luxury properties, property upgrades and advancements in
conservation and anti-poaching techniques. Our managing director, Patrick, was
invited to attend the conference and he met with over 60 exhibitors to discuss
and source new properties and deals for our customers.
Tourist trends and
infrastructure developments within the region were also discussed. Zimbabwe is
experiencing renewed visitor interest in Hwange and Mana Pools National Parks.
Hwange is known for its large elephant herds and Mana Pools has the country’s
largest concentration of hippo and crocodile. In Victoria Falls USD$150 million is being spent on the airport to allow
for larger planes. A second runway will mean more direct scheduled flights to
places such as Kruger Nelspruit, Cape Town and possibly Nairobi, making travel
around east and southern Africa easier and quicker.
The conference began with a conversation lab discussing the alarming growth in poaching and the new measures being implemented to combat this unthinkable practice. After lunch there was a series of interesting speakers including Levison Wood, an explorer, writer, photographer
and former British military parachutist talk about his nine month journey
walking the length of the Nile.
In 2014 Wood became the first man
to attempt to walk the length of the Nile, which saw him spend nine months
travelling through rainforests, deserts, cities and even war zones in Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. In his documentary, 'Walking
the Nile', you learn about his story of modern Africa, including the impact it had
on him and the amazing people he met and the breathtaking places he saw along
the way.
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