Mount Kilimanjaro reclaims Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction Title at World Travel Awards 2024
Mount Kilimanjaro, which is the highest peak on the continent, has reclaimed its title as Africa’s leading Tourist Attraction site during the World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony held at Diani Beach in Kenya.
There was a total of nine African Nominees for the category; including Tanzania’s other entry, the Ngorongoro Conservation, Lake Malawi, Botswana’s Okavango Delta and the Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt.
South Africa’s which had the highest number of entries in the category walked out empty handed despite fielding the Table Mountain, of Cape Town, which previously won the title several times, the Historical Robben Island, Cape Town’s waterfront harbor and beaches as well as the Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway.
Mount Kilimanjaro won Africa’s leading tourist attraction at the World Travel Awards for the first time in 2013, taking over from the Pyramids of Gizza.
The Pyramids of Egypt won the category for the first and last time in 2012. This was when the awards were established.
Kilimanjaro went on to win the title for four consecutive years in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 before losing it to South Africa’s Table Mountain in 2019.
Cape Town’s Table Mountain again managed to maintain the top WTA position for four consecutive years until 2023 when the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania won it for the very first time.
In 2024 however, Mount Kilimanjaro managed to grab back the top Africa’s leading tourist attraction title at the World Travel Awards after six years. It seems more travellers voted for the giant land feature in the course of 2024.
Mount Kilimanjaro with two main peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi is a dormant volcano located in Moshi Municipality of Northern Tanzania.
Also known as ‘Kili’ the mountain, towering at 5,895 meters (19,341 feet) above sea level, is the highest peak on the African continent and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.
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