Robben Island unveils new website
ROBBEN Island Museum
(RIM) has launched a new
website that features a
virtual tour and information.
“It is an interactive website
aimed at honouring the multilayered
history of Robben
Island – looking at the island
as a place of isolation,
banishment, military post,
leper colony, and a site of
political imprisonment,” says
Sibongiseni Mkhize, RIM ceo.
The new website hopes
to enhance the visitor
experience by giving visitors
the opportunity to orientate
themselves through the
website with a virtual tour,
says Sibongiseni. Visitors
can also view ex-political
prisoners talking about their
experiences.
The site can be used to
book tickets and also access
information on the weather
and ferries.
Tracker launches safe cycling facility
THE Tracker RideFree Bike
Park at Central Park Trails in
Modderfontein, Johannesburg,
was ofcially launched on
March 12. The park features
newly upgraded facilities that
provide visitors with a safe way
to enjoy the outdoors.
Bronwynn Tippett, chief
marketing ofcer of Tracker,
explains: “This initiative is one
we are very excited about.
There is a big need to offer
cyclists a safe alternative
to being on our roads and
RideFree is Tracker’s answer
to the public’s call for safer
cycling. Until we make our
roads safer, bike parks such
as the RideFree bike park at
Modderfontein will provide
enthusiasts the freedom
to ride.”
Riders of all levels and
experience can use the park’s
facilities, with its four different
routes ranging from 10km
fun rides to 50km red trails
for something a bit more
challenging.
Blue Marlin completes first phase of renovation
THE Blue Marlin Hotel
in Scottburgh, KwaZulu
Natal, has completed
the rst phase of an
extensive renovation.
In the initial phase, the
reception, dining and
recreation areas have
been refurbished, along
with the swimming pool.
The second phase,
which will begin in July,
will see the hotel’s 120
rooms renovated. The
upgrades will be carried
out in phases and the
hotel will remain open
throughout the period,
with minimal impact to
guests.
DumaZulu opens aviary
GOODERSON Leisure’s
DumaZulu Game Lodge
and Cultural Village in
KwaZulu Natal has opened
an aviary.
It covers 3 000 square
metres and features
an elevated walk way,
waterfall, and seating
areas. The aviary is home
to species including White
California quails, Black
swans, Cape teal, Stone
partridges, and Silver
pheasants as well as Bluewinged
kookaburra and
Brown Bahama pin tails.
Guests and day visitors
will have the option of
guided walks, where they
can learn more about the
species in the aviary, while
a self-guided option is also
available.
Cheetah Plains adds bush cottage
CHEETAH Plains Private
Game Reserve in the
Sabi Sand Reserve has
added a two-bedroom unit
to its accommodation
offering.
The Bush Cottage is
situated on the outskirts
of the camp and consists
of a master bedroom
and guest room with two
single beds, a lounge/
kitchenette and a
bathroom with a bath and
shower. Both bedrooms
open on to the patio
and offer views of the
surrounding bush.
