The Travel Foundation and CapeNature are launching a new partnership in to develop adventure tourism in nature reserves in South Africa's Western Cape.
The main objectives of the project were to develop new and sustainable community-based tourism activities and SME development and create pro-poor employment opportunities.
Finalists in the 'People's Choice' category include a luxury game lodge in Botswana, a destination which has conserved fynbos and marine wildlife, and a marine adventure tourism operator conserving of whales, sharks and penguins.