Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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The total quantity of water currently abstracted by DWA Botswana in the <strong>Delta</strong> is therefore circa 3.84MCM per annum (0.04% mean annual flow) although this is predicted to rise to circa 11.04MCM per annum (0.1% mean annual inflow) by 2020-25. 2.4.4 2.4.4 TOURISM 2.4.4.1 Tourist Types in the ODRS Different tourist-types visiting Ngamiland District have been identified (Lillywhite and Lillywhite, 1991), and are differentiated by the prices that they pay for their holidays. High Cost These are tourists who stay at a permanent camp (normally operated by a private camp operator). The high cost tourists usually pay an expensive package in advance and are generally confined to more luxurious Safari operators and they are mostly from Europe, America, New Zealand and Australia. Mobile Safari They are the second most important category after the ‘High Cost` tourists for Ngamiland District. They stay in private, public or HATAB (Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana) campsites. Independent Low Cost The independent travellers (low cost tourists) are basically dependent on their resources when they are touring, and do not normally form part of an organized tour group. These independent travellers, usually, do not pay a package price before entering Botswana, and generally, they use public facilities e.g. campsites run by DWNP in protected areas. They are termed ‘low cost’ because normally they incur low expenditure while touring the District. Such tourists mostly come from the neighbouring countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Day Visitors A tourist who does not spend the night in a collective or private accommodation in the place visited is termed a ‘day visitor’. Their overall expenditure is very low compared to previously discussed categories. 2.4.4.2 Tourism Facilities in Ngamiland The Department of Tourism licensing list shows a number of 201 operators (camps, lodges, hotels, Mobile operators, and travel agencies) in Ngamiland District. These are shown in Table 2-10. 51
Table 2-10: Tourism Enterprise Licensed Facilities and their licensing categories in Ngamiland Type of Operators Licensing Category Description of activities Numbers Hotels, motels, guest houses and apartments 52 A Operations that offer facilities on-site only (accommodation). These are mostly based in Maun Camps and lodges B Operations that offer facilities on and off site (e.g. accommodation and game drives, boat trips etc). These are mostly based in the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> and its environs Mobile Safaris C Operations that offer facilities off site only, such as safari or tour operators, and any enterprise that receives and transports travelers and guests, providing them with sleeping accommodation and food & beverages in equipment that is not geographically fixed. Travel Agencies D Operations that act as agents only. These operators are mainly based in Maun. Source: DoT, (2005) 2.4.4.3 Ownership of tourism operations in Ngamiland Table 2-11 gives ownership of facilities as per the Department of Tourism Licensing list. Table 2-11: Ownership of tourism facilities in Ngamiland Ownership Numbers Percentage Citizen 62 30.8% Jointly 59 29.4% Non-Citizen 80 39.8% Total 201 100% Source: DoT, (2005) Note: Information reflected in Table 2-12 excludes citizen turnover proportions since the data is not available. 2.4.4.4 Tourism Activities The tourism activities in the ODRS comprises game viewing, bird watching, mekoro trails, recreational fishing, hunting and mobile safaris. Game viewing The ODRS is endowed with wildlife resources. The wildlife populations include elephants, buffalo, lion, leopard, hippos, giraffe, red lechwe, crocodiles and in some areas sitatunga, antelopes, etc. This activity is normally undertaken by walking, 4 wheel drive vehicles and boats. Bird Watching Lagoons, lush waterways, floodplains, fast and slow moving waters provide a haven for bird species. Bird life is at its peak during spring and summer months (from October to March)(TLB, 2005). The bird species which normally attract tourists include white backed Night Heron, Bat Hawk, Wood Owl, Afican Skimmer and Bee Eater, Swamp Boubou, black breasted snake eagle, pygmy goose, wattle cranes, slaty egret, rufousbellied heroen, amongst others. 12 107 71 11
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