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ABOUT

ABOUT THE EVENT

Explore the future of coastal and marine tourism at Africa’s Coastal Marine Tourism Trade Market 2026 — a premier multi-day gathering set to take place from 17–20 March 2026 at the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

The event opens with a networking Golf Day on 17 March, followed by the Main Trade Exhibition and Conference on 18–19 March, and concludes with a dedicated Career Day on 20 March for students pursuing tourism and ocean economy pathways.

Bringing together a powerful mix of entrepreneurs, government leaders, investors, buyers, and private sector changemakers, this event creates an exciting platform to foster collaboration, investment, and sustainable tourism growth across Africa’s coastline.

With a strong focus on the blue economy, innovation, and inclusive development, the 2026 edition aims to unlock real opportunities for communities, businesses, and future talent shaping the continent’s maritime tourism future.

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MAIN SERVICES

SAFARI

Visitors are able to feed animals through the car windows. The first safari park was Whipsnade Park in Bedfordshire, England, opened by the Zoological Society of London in 1931 which today's Park .

CAGES

Some zoos keep animals in larger, outdoor enclosures, confining them with moats and fences, rather than in cages. Safari parks, also known as zoo parks and lion farms, allow visitors to drive through them and come in close proximity.

ZONE

The position of most modern zoos in Australasia, Asia, Europe, and North America, particularly those with scientific societies, is that they display wild animals primarily for the conservation of endangered species.

MAPPING

Research purposes and education, and secondarily for the entertainment of visitors Conservation programs all over the world fight to protect species from going extinct, but the unfortunate reality.

GIFT SHOP

Which is an opinion that has spread over the years. However, zoo advocates argue that their efforts make a difference in wildlife conservation and education. Human beings were sometimes displayed in cages along with non-human.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Some critics and the majority of animal rights activists say that zoos, no matter what their intentions are, or how noble they are, are immoral and serve as nothing but to fulfill human leisure at the expense of the animals.

TESTIMONIALS

MARTA KOLINS

Charlemagne had an elephant named Abul-Abbas that was given to him by the Abbasid Caliph. Henry I of England kept a collection of animals at his palace in Woodstock which reportedly included lions, leopards, and camels.

MARTA KOLINS

Charlemagne had an elephant named Abul-Abbas that was given to him by the Abbasid Caliph. Henry I of England kept a collection of animals at his palace in Woodstock which reportedly included lions, leopards, and camels.

MARTA KOLINS

Charlemagne had an elephant named Abul-Abbas that was given to him by the Abbasid Caliph. Henry I of England kept a collection of animals at his palace in Woodstock which reportedly included lions, leopards, and camels.