Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Speaking at a Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF) event at the Graskop Gorge Lift on Thursday, May 23, high-level private and public sector roleplayers stressed the need for new attractions along the route.
“We are sitting here with an opportunity to create more than 3 000 jobs. What we need to be able to do is to partner with government – which owns many of the sites – to ensure that tourist numbers do not stagnate. We have a private…
