Kruger 'magic is under threat'
Elise Tempelhoffz, Beeld
Pretoria - The "new"' visitors to the Kruger National Park prefer to walk around with tour guides in the reserve or to drive around with them.
Kruger Park spokesperson Raymond Travers said on Monday: "The game reserve definitely will not be turned into a casino or a holiday resort."
Travers was commenting on the difference between traditional visitors, who drive themselves around and sit around campfires at night, and "new" ones, who want to be "entertained".
The "new" visitors are mainly members of the black upper-middle class who prefer four-star accommodation.
Plan open for comment
A newly proposed management plan for the Kruger Park, on which the public can now comment, states that the game reserve will have to adapt its infrastructure to provide for the needs of the "new" visitors who do not necessarily want to stay in self-catering units.
But, some say if visitors want to live in the lap of luxury, they are at the wrong place because the game reserve will lose its magic if the management wants to introduce "luxury" there.
The proposed plan states that the game reserve actually wants to restore its tranquillity by scaling down its day visitors so that there will be less traffic on the roads.
Altogether, about 70% of the Kruger Park's visitors come only for the day.
News source: www.news24.co.za
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