Published on : Thursday, December 13, 2018
Sinokuthaba Zakhele , Abatsha Tours and Safaris operations manager informed NewsDay Weekender that portion of their grand vision, besides offering thrilling travel and tourism packages is to create employment .
She described the rags to riches story of her company which she proudly considers that it’s going to improve the domestic safari and tourism industry by exploring untapped markets, especially in the country’s unpopular tourist sites.
“Abatsha Tours and Safaris was established by a group of business-minded youths in 2017. Firstly, it started by facilitating tourism projects then thought of upgrading to form a company that would later sustain us in the near future, since we were unemployed youths. The company was officially registered this year in August and started operating in November,” she said.
In terms of the outgoing and holidaymakers, the new baby in the safari fraternity provides a wide range of services.
“We provide travel agency, tours, hunting, hospitality, cultural explores and exhibitions. The company’s main objective is to develop or resuscitate neglected tourist resorts. It also seeks to create employment for youths in remote areas, whereby it will teach them professional skills that boost the tourism industry,” Zakhele said.
The eight-member group has looked for services of two experts to assist them tailor-make products that will be reasonably priced to ordinary Zimbabweans and foreign tourists.
“We, as a company are keen to see domestic tourism boom. We will offer lucrative tailor-made holiday packages that will encourage our local clients to travel and explore Zimbabwe at reasonable, affordable prices.”