International Tourism

Case Study… KENYA

Kenya

Tanzania

Sudan

Mt Kenya

Nairobi

Indian Ocean

Lake Turkana

Mt Elgon

Ethiopia

Somalia

Great Rift Valley

Uganda

Maasai Mara

Amboseli Tsavo

Kenya… Map Of Game Reserves

Why Do People Visit Kenya?

Numbers Of Tourists To Kenya

19641972198019881996

61,000286,000438,000612,000992,000

Why do you think the number of tourists to Kenya has increased in the last forty years?

A Typical Safari Holiday…Day 1 Arrive at Nairobi Airport and transfer to hotelDay 2 Drive west to the Serena Mara Lodge in the Maasai Mara…it is built in African-

style with a thatched roof. Enjoy cocktails on the terrace while looking over the glade Day 3 Drive thorough the Mara in the jeeps

and see buffalo, rhinoceros, elephants, birds, etcDay 4 More game viewing with chance to see some of the more unusual speciesDay 5 Visit the Maasai Day 6 View the big game animals from a hot

air balloon on your last day at the lodge. Enjoy your last evening with dancing from the Maasai Day 7 Return to Nairobi

What impact does tourism have on the animals within the game parks?

‘Like several others, my camp (Maasai Mara) made a special effort to encourage leopards to appear. Every night, one of the guards crosses the river, using a small footbridge, and hangs meat on a tree. One leopard, clearly more interested in fast food than searching for dinner, regularly retrieves it…’

The Independent Jan 2000

Why does the guard put meat over the river?What impact does his practice have on the leopards?

Animals are protected from hunting within the game reserves.

Jeeps often gather around the big game animals.

What impact does tourism have on the vegetation and soil within the game parks?

The Maasai are often visited on the tourist trail in the Maasai Mara. The tourists have the opportunity to purchase souvenirs, such as beads, from the Maasai.

The Maasai are nomadic herders (ie they travel from one watering hole to another with their cattle). However, they have been moved from their grazing lands several times to make way for European farmers. Their movements also been restricted by the game parks set up by the government in the 1950s. In fact, the Maasai Mara was part of the Massai’s original land. Therefore, many of the Maasai have had no choice but to settle down.

Advantages Disadvantages

What Impact Does Tourism Have In Kenya?

income?

jobs?

local produce?

conservation?

water supply?landscape?

noise?

crime?

Use these prompt words to help you complete the table. Use examples from Kenya where possible.

litter?

who benefits from tourist spending?

Activity

Using your table…

1.Describe whether you think Kenya has more advantages or disadvantages for allowing tourists into the area.2.Can management techniques override the developing problems tourism brings to Kenya? If so, which, and how?