IFEATWORLD July 2022

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WORLD
SOUTH AFRICA STUDY TOUR
Registration for IFEAT’s South Africa
Study Tour opened at noon on 6th
July, with a large number of bookings
made within the first 30 minutes.
There are still a few places remaining,
so IFEAT Members are encouraged to
book quickly.
IFEAT’s first event in Africa was
the very successful Cape Town
Conference in 2006. This is IFEAT’s
first African Study Tour, and, like
previous tours, will provide some
unique educational and cultural
experiences in the world of natural
essential oils.
South Africa is an increasingly
important global supplier of essential
oils, and the region is a significant
producer of lesser-known indigenous
essential oils and botanicals,
increasingly used in new cosmetic
and cosmeceutical formulations.
The tour begins in beautiful Cape
Town, giving delegates a chance to
experience the Cape’s floral region:
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Encompassing the largest floral
kingdom in the world, this region
includes the distinctive fynbos flora,
such as buchu, Cape chamomile, Blue
Mountain sage, and Cape snowbush.
Alongside fynbos oils, delegates will
see production of organic rosemary,
lavender, and Artemisia afra, before
travelling to Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Garden, one of the world’s
leading botanical gardens, and the
Cape Winelands. Then it’s on to
Durban and the east coast to see the
production and processing of tea tree,
lemongrass, niaouli, lemon tea tree,
rose geranium, and eucalyptus. The
final day will be spent on safari,
incorporating game drives and bush
walks providing first-hand experience
of fragrant and medicinal plants. A
study tour not to be missed!
For more information and to book
your place, please visit
https://studytours.ifeat.org