Luxury train product to launch in KNP
T HEBE Tourism Group is to develop a fivestar accommodation experience, called Kruger Shalati ‘Train on a Bridge’, in the Kruger National Park. The train carriages are placed permanently on a bridge in Skukuza atop the Sabi River, and guests will be able to view game from their bath, bedroom and balconies. The project will incorporate the iconic and historic original Selati railway bridge where the Kruger National Park’s first warden, James StevenHamilton, first welcomed guests nearly a century ago. The train will be restored and upgraded and rooms will have floor-to-ceiling windows with unrestricted views of the river and surrounding game. The ‘Train on the Bridge’ will launch on December 16 with 16 en-suite carriage rooms able to sleep 32 people. Each carriage will have two luxury rooms and there will also be a lounge carriage with a bar and an adjacent deck. By March 2020, capacity on the train will increase to 24 rooms, sleeping 48 people. All meals and house beverages are provided as well as two game drives per day.
New food hall comes to Woodstock
GOODFOOD will open its doors on June 7, offering a selection of cuisine from local foodies along with its own GOODBar and GOODCoffee. More than a market, the ‘food hall’, located in the cosmopolitan heart of Cape Town’s Woodstock, brings together a collection of local food and beverage businesses to offer a curated everyday food offering, from breakfasts and lunches to dinners. The food hall will also be home to GOODCoffee and GOODBar. These will offer coffee, cold-pressed juices, and smoothies as well as a platform to showcase exceptional players in the beverage industry. The food hall is open from Monday to Saturday, from 07h00 to 21h00.
Two-tier pricing at RIM
FROM June 1, the Robben Island Museum (RIM) has implemented two-tier pricing for international and South African visitors, changing its pricing model for the first time in 22 years. The new rates for South Africans are R380 for adults and R200 for children aged two to 18 years. International visitors will pay R550 for adults and R300 for children aged two to 18. The tour comprises a return ferry trip, transport on the island, a guided island tour and a guided prison tour by an ex-political prisoner. The funds will allow the museum to protect and preserve the island’s history as a World Heritage Site, and conserve the eco-system of indigenous reptiles, mammals and birds. “Preserving Robben Island as a world-class heritage site requires a lot of effort to balance the conservation of the tangible heritage elements with the mission of increasing local access to the island,” says Morongoa Ramaboa, Robben Island Museum spokesperson.
Plett to host adventure week
PLETT Tourism has launched Plett High Five adventure week. Taking place from September 23-29, the event aims to create personal experiences from the best five adventures in the area. These can be made up from the more than 40 adventures across the region, from the forests of Harkerville to the mountains of Tsitsikamma, and include canyoning, abseiling, zip-lining, skydiving, swimming with seals, blackwater tubing and leaping off the world’s highest bungee bridge. Horse and hiking trails, stand-up paddling, kayaking, surfing and marine safaris are also on offe
