Kagga Kamma Eco Lodge Spa in the Western Capes Cederberg has launched a new remote observatory as part of an astro-tourism strategy aimed at attracting niche travellers.
Kagga Kamma Eco Lodge Spa Board Member Louis Loubser said Kagga Kammas unparalleled night skies have long supported stargazing and storytelling sessions linking San mythology with contemporary cosmology. The new observatory marks the first phase of the lodges expanded astro-tourism offering, he added.
The lodge, known for its Bortle 1 dark skies ultra-dark stargazing conditions, has partnered with Peter Dunsby , Cosmologist and Professor at the University of Cape Town, to create a facility that can be accessed remotely by scientists and amateur astronomers from around the globe.
