tourism

1. THE ATTRACTION
SECTOR
IN TOURISM
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2. WHAT ARE ATTRACTIONS
•A PLACE OF INTEREST
•THE MAIN REASON FOR TOURISM
•NATURAL OR CONSTRUCTED BEUTY
•CULTURAL OR SIGNIFICANT BEAUTY
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3. ATTRACTION SUB-SECTORS
1. GAMING AND LOTTERIES
2. LEISURE
3. CONSERVATION
4. SPORTS AND RECREATION
5. EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
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4. TYPES OF TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
THE NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
• GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES ( MOUNTAINS)
• ANIMALS AND PLANTS
• SCENIC AND BEAUTY SITE
• CLIMATE CONDITIONS
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5. Tourist Attraction near North West Province
Maropeng
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6. Durban Beachfront – The Golden Mile
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7. uShaka Marine World
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8. Table Mountain- Cape town
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9. Addo Elephant National Park- Port
Elizabeth
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10. CUNSTRUCTED ATTRACTIONS
• CONSTRUCTED OR CREATED ATTRACTIONS
• ANCTIENT OR MORDERN
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11. The Apartheid Museum
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12. Newtown Cultural Precinct
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13. Satyagraha House
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14. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ATTRACTIONS
PRIMARY ATTRACTIONS
• THE MAIN REASON FOR VISITING THE DESTINATION
• IT GIVES CHARACTER AND DEVELOP THE IMAGE OF
TH DESTINATION
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15. SECONDARY ATTRACTIONS
•ATTRACTIONS THAT TOURISTS VISIT ON THEIR
WAY OR FROM PRIMARY ATTRACTION
•SECONDARY ATTRACTIONS IMPROVE OVERALL
ATTRACTIVENESS INCREASE AMOUNT OF
MONEY SPENT AND THE LENGTH OF THE VISIT
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16. Some Activities offered at tourist attractions
Places of scenic beauty
• hiking trails, camping, wildlife viewing, photography, rock climbing,
abseiling, river rafting, bird watching.
Beaches
• Swimming, surfing, wind surfing, fishing, scuba diving, kite flying,
shell collecting, whale watching
Tourist routes
• Shopping, sightseeing, photography, wine tasting on wine routes,
historical tours on historical routes
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Cultural villages
• Guided tours, viewing exhibitions, watching cultural
activities like clay pot making or woodcarving,
participating in music and dance
Theme parks
• Rollercoaster rides, games, outdoor picnics

18. HOMEWORK
• LIST ATTRACTIONS THAT ARE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND SPECIFY
IN PROVINCE DO WE FIND THAT ATTRACTION, THEN LIST
AND EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITIES THAT TOURISTS CAN TAKE
PART IN
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19. THANK YOU
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