World Travel Awards (WTA) has voted Serengeti National Park in Tanzania the leading national park in Africa for the year 2019.Serengeti emerged victorious at the WTA award giving ceremony in Mauritius over the weekend.
This comes just a year after SafariBookings.com rated Serengeti the best African Safari Park last year, reflecting continued popularity of the park with safari-goers and industry experts alike.
“The award is a mileage to Serengeti as far as attraction of tourists is concerned. It is obvious that many holidaymakers will want to visit the park,” said Senior Assistant Conservation Commissioner, Communication, with Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) Pascal Shelutete.
Mr Shelutete told the ‘Daily News’ in a telephone interview yesterday that the award will play an important role in promoting Serengeti National Park, globally.
“Many tourists who visit Tanzania are from outside the African continent and since WTA is widely recognised, we expect more tourists to flock Serengeti,” he stated.
During the ceremony, Diamonds La Gemma dell’Est in Zanzibar was voted Africa’s Leading all-inclusive Resort 2019, taking the same award as Africa’s Leading Beach Resort 2019.
Thanda Island in Tanzania was rated as Africa’s Leading Luxury Island 2019 while Singita Game Reserve was voted Africa’s Leading Game Reserve Brand 2019.
The finest travel brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean were unveiled on Saturday at a star-studded gala ceremony in Mauritius. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the WTA Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony at Sugar Beach.