The country’s largest tourist attraction, the might Victoria Falls will open its gates to local tourist this week as the government continue to ease lockdown restrictions which had shut down the resort town for over 3 months, Sunday News reports.
This was revealed by Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Cde Mangaliso Ndlovu who was quick to point out that even though the falls were going to open, inter city travel is still prohibited so the falls will be open to Vic Falls residents only:
National parks including the one in Victoria Falls which also houses Mighty Falls have been allowed to open but unfortunately still there is no inter-city travel so we are opening to locals for now.
The publication also spoke to Ms Shelley Cox, coordinator of the “We Are Victoria Falls” initiative and she said she was pleased by the development as it might lead to intercity travel and regional travel eventually:
The reopening of our National Parks and Rainforest for intra-district travel is a hugely positive and hopeful step forward and it is hoped this will lead towards reopening of inter-provincial travel and eventually regional and international tourism reopening and recovery.
Ultimately these progressive steps forward will assist the tourism sector to save livelihoods of the many who are employed within the tourism sector and will allow locals to once again be able to travel and experience the diverse array of natural heritage and landscapes which we as a population are blessed to have within our borders.
Meanwhile, Zimparks is setting safety measures in place in preparation to open the world’s largest waterfall.
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