Abstract:
The focus of this study is on the nature reserves and resorts owned by the Department
of Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA). The
Free State Province boasts a number of nature reserves and resorts which have a
potential of boosting tourism in the province. Tourism is one of the priority sectors of
the Free State Growth and Development Strategy. Tourism entails visits to places of
interest and includes visits to relatives or friends, travel for business purposes or trips
for holiday, medical or religious purposes.
