South Africa Tops Tourist Destinations In Africa

Tourists at the uShaka Village

A survey by Bloom Consulting Country Brand Ranking for Trade and Tourism has ranked South Africa’s tourism industry as the number one most attractive tourist destination in Africa.

Behind South Africa were countries like Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Mauritius, Tunisia, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Namibia with Ghana placing 11^th position.

The survey was based on indicators like the economic performance, digital demand, online performance and the country brand strategy (CBS) rating of the countries among others.

South Africa has one of the rich tourism industries in the world and it is no wonder it tops all on the African continent.

Wrecked Ship at the Ushaka Village 

The country is blessed with some of the world’s amazing and greatest heritage sites.

One of such is the Cradle of Humankind, which is the world’s richest hominid site, home to around 40% of the world’s human ancestor fossils.

The 53000ha area is also home to a diversity of birds, animals and plants, some of which are rare or endangered. It has the Lion & Rhino Park with other animals as Antelopes, Zebras’ and other animals in addition to the Kromdraai Wonder Cave.

Credits: Ghanareporter