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The country has been nominated in ‘Africa’s leading destination’ category since 2008, but this year Tanzania finally managed to win this highly coveted continental tourism title.
As for the Serengeti, this is the third time the hotspot is clinching Africa leading national park category in a row after attaining the honour in 2019 and 2020.
It also happens to be a triple victory for the country, as Zanzibar Island has again been voted ‘Africa’s leading beach destination in the same awards event.
Hotel Verde on the island (also known as Azam Luxury Resort and Spa), has on the other hand, grabbed the ‘Africa’s leading green hotel 2021,’ award.
And, not surprisingly, Serengeti once again won ‘Africa’s leading national park’ title, while the ‘Four Seasons’ safari lodge of the Serengeti was declared ‘Africa’s leading luxury lodge 2021,’ further cementing this destination as a leisure spot, for excursion or resting.
There was yet another victory for Tanzania at WTA in relation to the rather exclusive Thanda Island Lodge in Mafia district, winning Africa’s leading luxury island award 2021.
The Thanda Island, mostly known among wealthy travellers, has not only won the continent’s top position but also emerged the top Global WTA destination having been declared ‘World Leading Exclusive Private Island in 2021.’
It seems like the country’s islands are a force to reckon with in tourism, as the Chapwani private island in Zanzibar was named ‘Africa’s leading private island 2021,’ winning the title for the second year in a row, after last year’s awards.
At the time when the country is struggling to revive its tourism industry as it was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, the WTA listing will help Tanzania emerge from the ashes as the world recovers and resumes travel.
Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)’s senior assistant conservation commissioner for corporate communications, Pascal Shelutete, said in a statement yesterday that Serengeti has been named Africa’s leading national park for three consecutive years.
Other nominees in the 2021 listing include Etosha National Park in Namibia and the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
‘Serengeti National Park is a habitat for a wide variety of animals, birds and plant species and it is world famous for the wildebeest migration and its large lion population, he specified.
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