One of the accolades achieved by the Triland Tour between Mpumalanga, Eswatini and Mozambique at the Africa Travel Indaba 2025, is the creation and adoption of its Program of Action 2025 inorder to ensure they strengthen and intensify marketing tourism in the Southern African region.
The pointers raised was to also heighten the factors that as a Triland, you can explore the bushveld and wildlife in Mpumalanga in the morning, then cross over to Eswatini at midday to experience its cultural value and wildlife too, then later enjoy the ocean and nightlife entertainment in Mozambique, all in one day.
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It was also raised by the Inter-Ministerial Networking Session of the three countries that there is a dire need to also infuse the notion of working closely with the private sector in order to realise significant growth in the tourism industry within the three countries and also inclusive of the entire SADC countries which include the likes of Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, eventually it will spread to the entire African Continent.
The plan includes the following:
• Reviewing of the Triland Tour concept to accommodate more members and creating a 3-leg set of tours each year;
• Creating a joint Tourism Development and Promotion campaign;
• Creating an Investment Promotion;
• Focus on the Promotion of major events within three countries and beyond;
• Tourism Routes Development;
• Research and Information Development;
• Tourism activities to be governed by the three main countries;
• Easing of accessibility into the three countries, including easy access to visas where required;
• Ensuring roads infrastructure are in good condition and most importantly, that tourist safety is at the top of the agenda in each country.
Three main events that were identified the following:
• Tourism Expo in Mpumalanga during September (Tourism Month);
• Bushfire in Eswatini (May-June), Umhlanga-Reed Dance (August September) in Eswatini; and
• Fikani Fair Trade in Mozambique (October).
