53% of Indian adventure tourists to South Africa are women

Bengaluru | Saturday | 22nd July, 2017

Summary:

Hanneli Slabber, country head, South African Tourism, says that nearly 53% of adventure tourists from India in 2016 were women. Shark cage diving is one of the adventure activities which has been of great interest to Indian tourists. “We have more Indian women jumping off Bloukrans Bridge or shark cage diving then men,” she says. While her diving attire may have caught them unawares, South Africa’s tourism were not in the least surprised by her spirit: after all, Indian women adventure tourists to the country outnumbered men last year. The majority are keen to try high-adrenaline activities like bungee jumping, skydiving, and shark cage diving..