Landscape News

Kruger National Park (KNP) is currently implementing additional gate access control systems at its entrance gates in the Southern part of the Park, which will require that as from 1 September 2017, all visitors who are 18 years old and above must produce a positive identity document for scanning in order to gain access. For non-South African visitors, they must produce passports but a South African driver’s licence will also be acceptable. The new system will assist with monitoring of people’s movement who enter and exit the Park, and will ensure that information related to any persons entering the park is centrally recorded and monitored. “The system will apply to everybody including SANParks staff members, suppliers and other residents of the Park and is expected to improve on our... Continue Reading

Botswana introduces Tourism Development Levy of US$30.00 – effective 1 June 2017   Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism has announced a mandatory Tourism Development Levy (TDL) to raise funds for conservation and national tourism development, support the growth of the industry, broaden the tourism base, and improve the lives of the people of Botswana. As from the 1st of June 2017, with the exception of residents and citizens of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, visitors will pay USD30.00 (US Dollars) in cash, or by debit or credit card at ports of entry. A unique receipt, corresponding with the passport, will be generated automatically. This is to be presented to Immigration Officials. The passport... Continue Reading

We were very proud to be featured as one of the finalists on the Cape Talk Nedbank Business Accelerator program. Our managing director, Grant Lind, was interviewd on 567 Cape Talk radio by Africa Melane, and was then given some interesting advise by business consultant Pavlo Phitidis. It was great to get this exposure for the business. Take a look and listen… http://business.capetalk.co.za/nominee/1825/landscape-tours         Continue Reading