By Simon Nare
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has celebrated World Tourism Day by launching the astrotourism strategy in the Northern Cape, which will be key in driving this new kind exploration in the country.
De Lille said the strategy was the first of its kind in Africa, and the Northern Cape with its dark nights, star gazing and the largest Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in the world, would help push astrotourism.
Earlier this month, Cabinet approved the National Astro–Tourism Strategy and Implementation Plan 2023-2033 for public comment.
“The astrotourism strategy also aims to enhance the synergy between humans and conservation and [be] a creative link between our origins of life on earth and the origins of the universe,” she told the launch in the small town of Carnarvon on Friday.
She said the Northern Cape offered a rich history, culture and beauty which would help grow astrotourism
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