World-class annual MTB event for cross-border tourism in a transboundary PA

Solution instantanée
Cycling along the edge of the Fish River Canyon on Day 1 of the Desert Knights Mountainbike Tour, photo by Jacques Marais
Desert Knights is a 7‐day event that was designed to promote cross‐border tourism activities in the Ai/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. The event combines night‐time mountain biking and a day of canoeing and aims to contribute towards unlocking the tourism potential of the park through staging of a world class annual multi-stage MTB event. Proceeds of the tour will support joint conservation activities of this unique Transfrontier Park.
Dernière modification 29 Mar 2019
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Contexte
Challenges addressed
Land and Forest degradation
Lack of public and decision maker’s awareness
Scale of implementation
Multi-national
Ecosystems
Temperate grassland, savanna, shrubland
Tundra or montane grassland
Thème
Connectivity / transboundary conservation
Outreach & communications
Tourism
Emplacement
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Karas Region, Namibia
East and South Africa
Impacts
The event was initially piloted over two years (2011 and 2012) where logistics and market demand were tested, and journalists and operators were invited to participate and profile the event. As a result, for the 2014 tour, 100 tourists had signed up within 2 weeks of bookings opening, and from 2015 two events will now be held each year.
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