whl.travel Launches Its Third and Fourth Destinations in South Africa

whl.travel
17 January 2009

SIEN ONDER VIR DIE BOODSKAP IN AFRIKAANS / SEE BELOW FOR THIS MESSAGE IN AFRIKAANS

whl.travel’s ever-expanding family of destination travel portals now includes four from South Africa. The Garden Route and Panorama Route were recently launched as the newest additions, complementing those for Cape Town and the Cape Winelands.

Guests enjoying a picnic with the elephants at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve on the Garden Route

The Garden Route

The Garden Route is a famously beautiful stretch of land along the southeastern coast of South Africa. It strings together a series of sought-after holiday towns including Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, making it one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. It is also blessed with Fynbos, one of the most diverse plant biomes on the planet, and a prominent part of the Cape Floral Kingdom. As such, whl.travel is thrilled to have local partners who make it their business to bring it to life.

Back Road Safaris, whl.travel’s new local connection, is involved in tourism with heart and soul. Their team comprises individuals with interests as diverse as their personalities but with one common denominator – all love the great outdoors.

“The team at www.garden-route-tours.travel are proud to be the 125th site launch of whl.travel,” said Richard, “not only because of the philosophy of caring for the destination and responsible tourism, but to belong to a growing community that is a worldwide proactive movement, that the team here believe will make a sustainable difference to the destinations we serve. May the local connection continue to grow!”

The Panorama Route

Winding its way through craggy mountains and the northeastern end of the Great Escarpment, the Panorama Route has some of the most dramatic landscape in the world. It is also an adventure junkie’s paradise, well known for the variety of adrenaline-pumping activities on offer in and around the Blyde River Canyon, including whitewater rafting, horseback riding, kloofing, Geckoing, Zip-line abseiling, fishing, mountain biking, mountain boarding, wall climbing and hiking.

The Panorama Route website is owned and operated by Induna Adventures, a well-established local tour operator with eight years of operation under its belt and a strong record of demonstrated responsible tourism practices and community outreach. The Panorama Route website is the first of two that the company will be launching; a portal focusing of the western region of Kruger National Park will follow.

According to Jaco Lubbe, “whl.travel is exactly what the Panorama Route has been looking for, a way to market our stunning destination to the world! We are so happy to have become a part of this growing global network, where each and every member shares our desire to bring tourism down to a grassroots level. There are so many tiny but very special products out there and it’s time they got the publicity they deserve! Thanks to the unique design of the whl.travel business model, we feel strongly that we are now in a position to do this and that makes this a very exciting time everyone at Induna Adventures”.

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IN AFRIKAANS

whl.travel Loods hul Derde en Vierde bestemming in Suid-Africa

whl.travel se ewig-uitbreidende bestemming toegangspunte sluit nou ook vier van Suid-Afrika af in. Die Tuinroete en Panoramaroete is onlangs geloods as die nuutse byvoegings en sluit aan by die reeds-geloodste Kaapstad en Kaapse Wynroete.

Geckoing down the Sabie river on the Panorama Route

Tuinroete

Die Tuinroete in ‘n beeldskone gebied strek oor die Suid-Ooskus van Suid-Afrika en met dorpe soos Knysna en Plettenbergbaai is dit een van die land se mees populere vakansie bestemmings vir beide Suid-Afrikaners en internationale besoekers. Die area is oortrek met Fynbos, ‘n versameling van plant spesies wat ‘n masiewe persentasie van die Kaapse Blommeryk uitmaak, en bydrae tot die Tuinroete se beroemde skoonheid. whl.travel voel egter geeerd om ‘n plaaslike vennoot te he wat hierdie gebied met passie en toewyding kan verteenwoordig.

Back Road Safaris is whl.travel se nuuste plaaslike teenwoordiger en is met hart en siel in die toerisme industrie betrokke. Die span bestaan uit individuus met belangstellings so divers soos hulle persoonlikehede, tog met een ding ingemeen: ‘n passievolle liefde vir die natuur.

Volgens Richard, ‘n lid van Back Road Safaris, is “die span by www.garden-route-tours.travel trots om die 125ste blad te wees wat deur whl.travel geloods is. Nie slegs oor die toegeweide besorgdheid oor die bestemming en volhoubare toerisme nie, maar om deel te vorm van ‘n groeiende gemeenskap, ‘n wereldwye proaktiewe beweging, wat ons glo sal ‘n volhoubare verskil maak in die bestemmings waarin ons werk. Mag die local connection aanhou groei en groei!”

Panoramaroete

Die Panoramaroete spog nie slegs met van die mees dramatiese landskappe in die wereld nie, maar is ook elke adrenaline junkie se droom met ‘n verskeidenheid hart-jagende aktiwiteite in die Blyde Rivier Vallei, onder andere white river rafting, perdry, rotsklim, bergfiets roetes, abseiling, visvang, en staproetes.

Die Panoramaroete se blad word besit en bestuur deur Induna adventures, ‘n ervare, plaaslike toer operateur met agt jaar se ervaring sowel as ‘n rekord van praktiese volhoubare toerisme initiatiewe en gemeenskaps uitreike. Die Panoramaroete blad is die eerste van twee wat deur die maatskappy geloots sal word. Die volgende sal fokus op die Westekant van die Kruger Wildtuin.

“whl.travel is presies waarvoor die Panoramaroete gerva het – ‘n manier om ons asemrowende bestemming aan die wereld te bemark! Ons voel gelukkig om deel te wees van hierdie groeiende netwerk waar alle lede in ons passie deel om toerisme selfs op die mees eenvoudige vlak te ontwikkel. Daar is so baie klein toerisme produkte daarbuite, waarvan so buite uiters uniek en spesiaal is. Dit is tyd dat hulle die publisiteit ontvang wat hulle toekom! Dankie vir whl.travel se unike en effektiewe besigheids model. Ons voel sterk dat ons nou in ‘n posisie is waar ons ons passie kan beoefen, en dus is dit ‘n baie opwindende tyd vir alma.”