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DANIR 2021 | Our sub-groups
THANDA
A bright future for the
group’s crown jewels.
Thanda consists of companies in tourism, the
hospitality business, the hotel industry and prop-
erty development registered in South Africa, Tanzania
and Malta. We have two crown jewels: Thanda Safari
in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, a private safari game
reserve consisting of 14,000 hectares, and Thanda
Island, an exclusive use private island located in its
own marine nature reserve off the coast of Tanzania.
Both are exclusive, five-star establishments and
members of the prestigious “Leading Hotels of the
World”. The group also includes Thanda Classic
Cruise, a well maintained “lady”. The vessel was built
in Wales in 1930 and has had many famous people on
board including Winston Churchill and Madonna. At
these facilities we offer outstanding service, fantastic also investigating the possibility of more excursions
accommodation, and unforgettable experiences.
INNOVATIVE CHANGES TO TACKLE LIFE
WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
The consequences of COVID-19 have continued
to negatively affect the hospitality industry. Unfor-
tunately, Thanda Safari was hit hard by continued
restrictive travel regulations and border closures,
which have made them heavily dependent on
bookings from South African guests. Unfortunately,
this has resulted in reduced revenues and yield. The
introduction of Thanda Starlight Productions, which
organises events such as wellness weekends, wine
evenings and bird banding events, has proven to be
popular. These events have attracted new guests who
do not usually visit Thanda Safari. We have also man-
aged to reduce our costs, although unfortunately this
has meant a reduction in the number of employees.
October 2021 was our best month ever, so we are
cautiously optimistic that travel regulations will begin people of the region.
to ease and that our international guests will be able
to visit us again next year.
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Thanda Island, our business in Tanzania, was not
entirely unscathed by the effects of COVID-19,
but it has proven to be a safe “bubble-to-bubble”
destination. Enquiries have also started to increase
and there is a renewed enthusiasm and optimism
on the island, especially with the launch of our new
package prices for the exclusive use of the island, our
own helicopter transport, and access to a superyacht
during the stay.
Moving forward, one of our most important goals
for Thanda Island is to offer even more to our guests.
A helicopter has been purchased, enabling us to offer
more efficient and better transport service. We are
that guests can add to their stay. These can range
from day trips to the spice markets of Zanzibar,
excursions to Mafia Island and Chole Bay for com-
munity involvement or diving trips, expeditions to
Uganda for gorilla trekking, visiting the Victoria Falls
or the best Safari Lodges in the Serengeti.
In South Africa, we have begun with the first phase
of the development of Thanda Royal Residences,
which involves the construction of luxury villas that
will be available only to the owners as part of an
international lifestyle members club by invitation
only, or alternatively included in our rental pool for
Thanda Safari guests. This exciting project has many
long-term benefits for Thanda Safari and the Thanda
Group. Not only does it help to increase the number
of available rooms for other guests, but it also gives
the owners a legacy investment and the opportunity
to earn money from their houses while simultane-
ously contributing to increased employment for the
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