Cultural tourism stakeholders meeting decided to improve cultural tourism experience in Tanzania

Cultural tourism emphasized in Tanzania because it is part of responsible travel. Tanzania safari company organizes ecotourism safaris in order to make a local community benefit with wildlife conservation. Wildlife safaris in Tanzania are top tourist attractions which get many visitors per year. Local community participates in wildlife conservation, hence they should benefit from tourism.

In a cultural tourism stakeholders meeting held in Arusha on 22nd and 23rd, challenges and things to improve cultural tourism were discussed. Challenges of cultural tourism outlines were multi charges of entrance fees and en route fees are charged without proper regulations. Another challenge was the lack of law and regulations governing cultural tourism business. Main facts discussed were standardization of fees/levies and putting up laws/regulations and policies for guidelines to cultural tourism.

Cultural Tourism Enterprises, Tour Operators, Tanzania Tourist Board, Cultural Tourism Coordinator, and local government tourism officers pointed out the importance and benefits of cultural tourism in Tanzania. Some of them are positive experience on natural attractions to tourists, source of income to local village and Government through tax and fees, Employment to local guides, arousing real sense of cultural tourism which make the local people to identify their value and hence preserve their traditions, Infrastructure development like roads/health, boost trade in local areas with cultural tourist sites and bring about economic multiplier effect to another sector like Agriculture.

Cultural tourism destinations are places which are located en route to wildlife game parks, mountains and other places like beach areas. Tourists visiting tourist destinations like Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro conservation area, hunting blocks, and other tourist attractions. The local people nearby these game parks live in villages whereby they conduct economic activities like agriculture, farming has their own tradition and culture for tourists to experience.

Wildlife safaris, Mount Kilimanjaro climbing, bird watching, adventures are most used vacation holidays used to travelers, however, cultural tourism adds value to travel package offered to tourists.

At the end of meeting on 23rd Oct, it was agreed to improve quality of cultural tourism, put up laws/regulation which guides cultural tourism business, remove all inconveniences and standardizes fees to be easier.

Kilimanjaro as Africa favorite climbing destination, and a lot of fun things to do

Why tourists choose to climb Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro is the Dormant volcanic mountain in Africa and has scenery attractive features. Between all 7 summit highest peaks, Kilimanjaro has a lot of beautiful attractions and fun things to do at foothills, in Moshi. Without the necessity to hike, a visitor can see wonderful waterfalls, nature forest wildlife, coffee tours, and historical Chagga tribe. You can do day tours like sightseeing tours in Moshi, visit waterfalls, german history sites, Lake Challa volcano origin and day hike Marangu. To learn more, visit Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris Ltd, a DMC in Tanzania.

Things to see when you hike Kilimanjaro are a natural tropical forest, wildlife, big game animals on the western side, birds, rocks, volcano, and snow. Kilimanjaro climbing trip takes tourists through 5 different ecological zones which are similar like crossing from the Equator to North pole. Trekking Kilimanjaro starts from Chagga tribe residents cultivating coffee and banana plantations, forest, moorland, volcanic rock to the alpine desert to the summit covered with snow.

Another fun and exciting adventure things to do are helicopter flights to see snows and many attractions like Kilimanjaro volcano. Helicopter scenic flight tours are now more affordable than before and booking a trip is easier. You can book one-hour helicopter flight or 2 hours scenic flights on the roving helicopter.




 To climb to Kilimanjaro summit, tourists climb through natural designated trails or ways called routes. Officially designated routes on Mount Kilimanjaro are named Lemosho trail, Machame route, Marangu route, Rongai route, Umbwe route, and Mweka route. Trekking Kilimanjaro needs reliable information update and proper planning.

A destination Management company, Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris Ltd provides complete information on current Kilimanjaro weather, climbing gears, price list for all Kilimanjaro climbing packages and travel tips for all safety and security. Every traveler can climb Kilimanjaro because Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris DMC offers affordable travel packages and better services. Supporting services for safety Kilimanjaro trekking are AMREF flying doctors emergency evacuation insurance, pulse oximeter, FIRST AID KIT and oxygen bottle. 

After climbing Kilimanjaro, Tanzania safari packages are variable and attractive. Example Wildlife safari tour of 4 days include wildebeest migration in Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater tour for Black rhinoceros. Adding up one day for Lake Manyara is an incentive and Makes 5-day wildlife safari tour. Wildlife safaris Tanzania 7 days include Tours to Tarangire National park, Serengeti National park, Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation area and Lake Manyara, apart from 4 x 4 game drives, walking safaris, nature trekking, and Maasai culture.