22 May 2018

Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) tourism development manager for Chobe, Mr Mokganedi Ntana says the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) has partnered with South Africa’s Tshwane Legends Bikers Club (TLB) to promote tourism in the five countries that make KAZA.

In an interview in Kasane during a familiarisation tour by the bikers, Mr Ntana said the five countries have a transfrontier that they needed to market to citizens and the rest of the world through different interest groups hence the bikers.

He said the bikers have a huge social media following and that engaging them would help market the transfrontier park to those who love biking.

Mr Ntana said while the five countries were sovereign it should be appreciated that they have an interconnected product which was the transfrontier park.

He said he was excited that the bikers would have an opportunity to appreciate the rich and diverse landscapes in the KAZA region.

The TLB public relations officer, Mr Ernest Mokganedi said the biking community was one of the fastest growing, and that he was optimistic that using the bikers to promote tourism in the region would assist.

He stated that they prided themselves in unity and embarking on the tour during May, which was also regarded as Africa month.

Mr Mokganedi said the tour would be an annual event, and that he was hopeful that it would grow tourism in the KAZA area. Mr Mokganedi also said the bikers would do charity work while carrying the task of promoting tourism.

The 60 bikers started the tour in May 11 and will finish on May 19. One of the bikers clubs are expected to visit the Chobe National Park, Popa Falls in Namibia and go sight viewing in Angola, visit Victoria Falls before proceeding to Gaborone and going back to South Africa on May 20. BOPA