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Viva Expeditions’ Africa product manager, Tanya Gurtin, is hosting a group of travel agents in South Africa as part of South Africa Tourism’s MegaLekker famil.

Viva Expeditions has seen a surge in enquiries for South Africa over the past week, as interest builds for next year’s All Blacks tour.

Envoyage has revealed that Vietnam will host the 2026 Icons event from 2-6 November with Intrepid Travel partnering as key sponsor.

World Journeys’ recent South Africa fam trip, part of South Africa Tourism’s Mega Lekker event, included an experience aboard a luxury Rovos Rail train while in Cape Town. 

World’s Journeys’ South Africa fam trip participants have returned home, having experienced Cape Town and the Winelands, luxury safaris in Ngala Private Game Reserve and Madikwe Game Reserve, the South African Tourism Mega Lekker event at Sun City and a boutique hotel night in Johannesburg.

South African Tourism has delivered its second annual Mega Lekker Escape sending 100 New Zealand and Australian travel agents and media on 10 simultaneous famils across South Africa.

A strong delegation of African suppliers and tourism offices are set to converge on Auckland for the New Zealand leg of a showcase on 23 July, which will then head to three Australian centres.

South African Tourism’s inaugural Mega Lekker Escape has been hailed a huge success by those involved from New Zealand.

World Journeys reports that andBeyond Phinda Forest Lodge has reopened after a major refurbishment. 

World Journeys reports that although enquiries for travel to Africa started slowly as borders reopened, they have grown exponentially month-on-month more recently, as the destination regains its popularity. 

High on the list of experiences are luxury safaris and rail journeys – in particular the longer itineraries with Rovos Rail.