Lalibela Big 5 Game Reserve and Safari Lodge, together with substantial parcels of land adjacent to Lalibela, has new owners.
“The new owners of Lalibela are avid conservationists who acquired Lalibela because of their two passions – the preservation of African flora and fauna and the upliftment of rural communities, specifically children in rural communities,” said Rob Gradwell, new General Manager at Lalibela.
Lalibela will also be broadening its offering by adding a new 10-bed tented camp, due to open in mid-October. Whilst the idea is to add additional capacity by way of extra rooms at existing lodges as well as a private villa, these ideas will be communicated to the travel trade only once they become firm plans.
Resources have been allocated for the removal of alien vegetation. Various species of game are being acquired and these are being introduced both in the Big 5 area, as well as in the new breeding area.
Lalibela believes that the travel trade has a significant role to play in the lodge industry, given the complexities of seasonality and logistics that come into play when deciding on the safari portion of an itinerary. The lodge believes that this is knowledge that only a travel professional can provide.
“With all the exciting changes taking place at Lalibela, this is the ideal time for travel trade professionals to contact us to arrange to visit Lalibela and to learn about the various developments taking place,” said Vernon Wait, Marketing Director.
