Serengeti General Management Plan
Serengeti General Management Plan
Serengeti General Management Plan
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D. Tourism <strong>Management</strong> Programme<br />
northern sector. In particular, non-vehicle based opportunities will be developed where visitors<br />
can safely experience outstanding natural and cultural features. This dispersal of tourist<br />
activities will also reduce the tourism concentrations and vehicle use in the Seronera Valley<br />
and other high-density areas.<br />
Within the broader ecosystem, SENAPA management will take an active role to encourage<br />
the development of circuits that take tourists through the Park and on to areas and tourism<br />
facilities outside the Park; provided these do not overload the existing SENAPA services and<br />
infrastructure. Wherever possible, these circuits will promote community participation. For ‘it<br />
is imperative for communities living within or around these [protected] areas to be fully involved<br />
in the development and management of these attractions and in addition, to get a<br />
share of the income generated from tourist activities within their area’ (National Tourism Policy).<br />
Limits of acceptable use<br />
The National Tourism Policy recognises that in order to ensure the continued satisfaction of<br />
visitors, it is essential to ‘put into place mechanisms that will ensure tourist activities respect<br />
the use of biodiversity and wildlife conservation’. The types and levels of appropriate recreational<br />
use will be determined through the SENAPA Zoning Scheme (see Section B) and the<br />
associated tourism prescriptions and limits of acceptable use. This zoning scheme will restrict<br />
and sympathetically locate recreation activities to those directly associated with the<br />
park’s resources and consistent with their protection. In keeping with the wilderness character<br />
of the Park, “high profile” activities will continue to be prohibited (e.g. hang gliding or<br />
marathon races). In addition, tourist use will be further restricted and controlled in areas encompassing<br />
endangered, rare and threatened wildlife and habitats.<br />
Appropriate facilities<br />
Within SENAPA, no development can happen unless it is in accordance with the Park’s<br />
Zonation Scheme, or fits within the overall strategy of the GMP. According to management<br />
zones, the Tourism Programme will determine the number, type, location and size of all tourism<br />
facilities located in the Park. The Tourism Programme will also designate stopping<br />
places (“tourism sinks”) at points of specific interest, to reduce congestion on the roads and<br />
to encourage the diversification of visitor use.<br />
Outside of the Park, SENAPA will seek to influence the development of tourist facilities and<br />
services, in order to ensure that they complement what is being developed in the Park and<br />
so as to encourage neighbouring ecosystem partners to cooperate and integrate with the<br />
SENAPA <strong>Management</strong> Objectives.<br />
A learning experience for visitors<br />
Tourism in SENAPA will offer interpretative and educational services and facilities to visitors<br />
who wish to learn about the resources within the Park that contribute to SENAPA’s designation<br />
as a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve; and its role in national conservation<br />
and environmental strategies. A programme of additional complementary interpretative<br />
and public information facilities will be developed and coordinated with the <strong>Serengeti</strong><br />
Visitor Centre.<br />
Partnerships and cooperation<br />
Opportunities will be developed to improve the interactions between SENAPA management,<br />
visitors and the tourism industry, in order to improve the service provided and the quality of<br />
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