PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - One of the gems of the Garden Route and a major tourist attraction in the Tsitsikamma area – the Garden Route National Park’s Big Tree – was relaunched by Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane last week following a closure of almost three years.
The opening of the tourist attraction to the public formed part of Kubayi-Ngubane’s tourism revival campaign whereby she visited tourist attractions across the country as part of national Tourism Month in September.
This year’s theme is tourism and rural development.
The Department of Tourism spent R17-million on upgrading the facilities around the 1 000-year-old Outeniqua yellowood tree, which is 40m high and has a diameter of 9m.
This project included the addition of bulk services like water and electricity to the area as well as a coffee and curio shop to add to visitors’ experience.
The area had been closed for an extended period due to inaccessibility as a result of roadworks in the area.
The famous Big Tree in Tsitsikamma.
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