Adrian Gardiner’s story: Shamwari and taking Mantis Collection global with AccorHotels

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From retail to game reserves to luxury eco hotels, the Eastern Cape trailblazer and octogenarian shares insights on his life in South African conservation and tourism, which is also featured in a new book. Gardiner also shares his vision for tourism in one of SA’s poorest provinces.

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Welcome to The Property Pod, South Africa’s premier property investor podcast. On this weekly Moneyweb show we gain insider insights from leading executives, analysts, developers and entrepreneurs in the country’s dynamic property industry.

We are continuing with our tourism and hospitality industry theme on the podcast this week with it being Africa Month, and Africa’s Travel Indaba having concluded in Durban last week.

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We’ve got a heavyweight guest on the podcast who is well known not only in tourism but also the environmental space. He comes from the beautiful Eastern Cape … Mr Adrian Gardiner – the icon behind the famous Shamwari Private Game Reserve, and hotel group Mantis Collection.

The group has been up to several developments in recent years, some big, some small. But Gardiner has also been featured in a new book, a biography on his life. He shares his story in conservation, tourism and entrepreneurship.

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