South Africa named top adventure travel destination for 2016
Virtuoso International Luxury Travel, considered the travel industry’s leading luxury network, lists South Africa as the top adventure travel destination in the world for 2016.
In the 2016 Virtuoso Luxe Report, South Africa pipped Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands to the post and also comes third place – beaten by Italy and France – in the top global destination category too.
These results are reportedly based on responses of elite travel advisors credited for being trend forecasters and Virtuoso said in a statement that South Africa is way ahead when it comes to luxury, with eight of our country’s hotels listed in the Top 50 of the Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
The top global destinations according to Virtuoso are:
1. Italy
2. France
3. South Africa
4. Mexico
5. Australia
The top adventure destinations are:
1. South Africa
2. Costa Rica
3. Galapagos Islands
4. New Zealand
5. Peru
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