Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa
Mountain tourism enjoys a long history in many countries, much of which is unrecorded. This paper addresses one dimension of the neglected past of recreation and tourism in the Global South. The focus is on the development of mountain tourism as a form of niche tourism in South Africa. The paper co...
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Mountain tourism enjoys a long history in many countries, much of which is unrecorded. This paper addresses one dimension of the neglected past of recreation and tourism in the Global South. The focus is on the development of mountain tourism as a form of niche tourism in South Africa. The paper contributes to the limited international historical scholarship on niche tourism. In addition, it extends the literature in South African tourism scholarship on tourism’s past, tourism history and the historical geographies of tourism. Using the limited extant literature and with primary archival sources the early development of mountain tourism in South Africa is investigated. The time period covered is from the mid-19th century to the early 1950s. Arguably, the initial origins of mountain tourism in South Africa must be situated at Table Mountain in Cape Town. The focus shifts subsequently to the growth of mountain tourism in the high Drakensberg range. Although mountain tourism is dominated by domestic visitors it is argued that the South African Railways played a vital role in exposing South Africa — and especially the Drakensberg — as a potential destination for international mountain tourists.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e760c52078244889f782eac8ef0e2532025-08-20T02:10:20ZengWSB PoznańStudia Periegetica1897-92622024-03-0145110.58683/sp.1945Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South AfricaChristian Rogerson0Jayne Rogerson1School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaSchool of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Mountain tourism enjoys a long history in many countries, much of which is unrecorded. This paper addresses one dimension of the neglected past of recreation and tourism in the Global South. The focus is on the development of mountain tourism as a form of niche tourism in South Africa. The paper contributes to the limited international historical scholarship on niche tourism. In addition, it extends the literature in South African tourism scholarship on tourism’s past, tourism history and the historical geographies of tourism. Using the limited extant literature and with primary archival sources the early development of mountain tourism in South Africa is investigated. The time period covered is from the mid-19th century to the early 1950s. Arguably, the initial origins of mountain tourism in South Africa must be situated at Table Mountain in Cape Town. The focus shifts subsequently to the growth of mountain tourism in the high Drakensberg range. Although mountain tourism is dominated by domestic visitors it is argued that the South African Railways played a vital role in exposing South Africa — and especially the Drakensberg — as a potential destination for international mountain tourists. https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/sp/article/view/1945mountain tourism, mountaineering, South Africa, archival research, Table Mountain, Cape Town, Drakensberg |
| spellingShingle | Christian Rogerson Jayne Rogerson Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa Studia Periegetica mountain tourism, mountaineering, South Africa, archival research, Table Mountain, Cape Town, Drakensberg |
| title | Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa |
| title_full | Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa |
| title_short | Past Niche Tourism: The First Chapter of Mountain Tourism in South Africa |
| title_sort | past niche tourism the first chapter of mountain tourism in south africa |
| topic | mountain tourism, mountaineering, South Africa, archival research, Table Mountain, Cape Town, Drakensberg |
| url | https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/sp/article/view/1945 |
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