South African Tourism – Term 2 & 3 Lecture Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, campaigns, parks and attractions from the Term 2 & 3 Tourism lecture notes.

Benefits of Domestic Tourism

Job creation, support for local businesses, opportunities for small enterprises, skill-intensive employment and cultural learning for citizens.

Sho’t Left Campaign

South African marketing campaign encouraging short, affordable domestic getaways, especially for the youth.

Sho’t Left Enterprise Programme

Training initiative that helps previously disadvantaged South Africans become travel agents selling domestic leisure packages.

South African National Parks (SANParks)

Government agency that manages the country’s national parks.

Transfrontier Park (TFP)

A conservation area that straddles two or more countries, allowing wildlife to move freely across borders.

Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA)

A broader cross-border region that includes parks, private reserves and communal land managed cooperatively for conservation.

Eastern Cape

South African province with 800 km coastline and malaria-free game reserves.

Addo Elephant National Park

Major Eastern Cape game reserve famous for elephants; activities include game drives, hiking and horse riding.

Addo Marine Reserve

Protected coastal area adjacent to Addo Elephant National Park, noted for marine biodiversity.

National Arts Festival

Largest arts festival in South Africa, held in Grahamstown each June/July featuring dance, drama, music and more.

Great Fish River Canoe Marathon

Annual September/October canoe race on the Great Fish River in the Eastern Cape.

Bloukrans Bridge

216 m high arch bridge on the Garden Route; offers the world’s highest commercial bungee jump.

Free State

Rural South African province characterised by farmland, goldfields and dispersed towns.

Vredefort Dome

World Heritage meteorite impact site near Parys; oldest and largest of its kind on Earth.

Brandwag Rock

Prominent sandstone buttress in Golden Gate Highlands National Park.

Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Free State park known for golden sandstone cliffs, game viewing and hiking.

Gauteng

South Africa’s economic hub; smallest province but industrial and commercial centre.

Cradle of Humankind

World Heritage fossil area near Johannesburg containing Sterkfontein, Swartkrans and Kromdraai caves.

Sterkfontein Caves

Part of the Cradle of Humankind; site of hominid fossils such as ‘Mrs Ples’ and ‘Little Foot’.

Apartheid Museum

Museum in Johannesburg’s Gold Reef City complex documenting apartheid from 1948–1994.

Gold Reef City

Theme park built around an old gold mine with rides, casino, museums and mine tours.

Heritage of Soweto Tours

Experiences featuring meals, music and history in Soweto’s shebeens and landmarks.

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)

Popular domestic tourist province featuring warm Indian Ocean, Zulu culture, wildlife and mountains.

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

South Africa’s first World Heritage Site; Africa’s largest estuarine system with diverse ecosystems and activities.

uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park

World Heritage mountain range noted for scenic beauty and the continent’s largest collection of San rock art.

Golden Mile / Marine Parade

Durban beachfront strip with entertainment, shopping and water activities.

uShaka Marine World

Durban attraction comprising Sea World aquarium, Wet ’n Wild water park and Village Walk retail area.

Comrades Marathon

90 km ultra-marathon between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, the world’s oldest and largest race of its kind.

Sardine Run

Annual winter migration of millions of sardines up the KZN coast, attracting predators and tourists.

Limpopo

Northern province famed for ecotourism, cultural heritage and myths such as the Rain Queen.

Makapansgat Valley

Limpopo valley containing Stone and Iron Age archaeological sites.

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

World Heritage Iron Age kingdom and trading centre (AD 900–1300) in Limpopo.

Modjadji Cycad Reserve

Limpopo reserve protecting the world’s oldest and largest cycad specimens.

Kruger National Park

South Africa’s largest game reserve, home to the Big Five and over 500 bird species.

African Ivory Route

Limpopo ecotourism trail covering 3.6 million ha of parks and reserves with cultural village camps.

Mpumalanga

Province known for dramatic scenery and the Panorama Route.

Panorama Route

Scenic Mpumalanga drive featuring waterfalls, viewpoints and cultural sites.

Pilgrims Rest

Historic 1870s gold-rush town in Mpumalanga preserved as a national monument.

Bourke’s Luck Potholes

Cylindrical rock formations created by water erosion where the Blyde and Treur Rivers meet.

Blyde River Canyon

25 000 ha Mpumalanga canyon, third largest in the world, renowned for wildlife and vistas.