TZANEEN: Popular tourist spot closes its doors
Heather also shared that it was something very devastating to her...
Rumours started spreading about the closure of a well-known and big tourist attraction site around Tzaneen since last year.
The rumours are being laid to rest as Heather van Heerden, former owner of Sunland Boabab has spoken out.
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Heather made contact with the Letaba Herald to ask to put it publicly that indeed the rumours are true.
“Half of the tree fell down in 2017 and the place is now closed to the public,” she told Herald.
Heather also shared that it was something very devastating to her as this was a part of her family for many years.
Heather also mentioned that the tree that fell was over 800 years old and that although there is still a branch attached to the roots, it was not the same as what people usually came to see and experience.
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According to Heather, the land has since been leased to other people who could possibly use it for farming.
“It is very sad really. This wasn’t just a tree that meant a lot to me, but to people all around too. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done. All I ask is that people respect that the place is now closed to the public. I ask that they give the people in charge the time and privacy they require from hereon,” she concluded.
