Serengeti General Management Plan
Serengeti General Management Plan
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<strong>Serengeti</strong> National Park <strong>General</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
Objective 2: SENAPA visitor facilities improved in order to<br />
provide an optimal tourism experience with minimal<br />
environmental impact<br />
The future desired state of SENAPA is one where the visitor facilities are in keeping with<br />
zonal prescriptions, meet the expectations and requirements of visitors, and do not negatively<br />
impact on the ecological or visual integrity of the Park. The two management targets to<br />
achieve this objective will firstly improve and expand the park facilities, and secondly, develop<br />
procedures to ensure that the tourism facilities of concession holders and tour operators<br />
comply with TANAPA environmental standards.<br />
Target 2.1: Visitor facilities improved and expanded in close consultation<br />
and collaboration with the tourism industry, especially those<br />
catering for local tourists and alternative tourism activities<br />
Within SENAPA there is a diverse array of visitor accommodation, including lodges, permanent<br />
and non-permanent tented camps, and public campsites (see Annex 3: for descriptions<br />
of accommodation types). However, a key deficiency is that there is currently inadequate accommodation<br />
for local visitors, many of whom are operating on a tighter budget than international<br />
visitors. There are presently three rest houses with a capacity of 17 beds and a youth<br />
hostel with 87 beds. The Park receives an average of 700 local visitors per year, a fraction of<br />
the number of international visitors. Provision of accommodation appropriate to the needs<br />
and budget of local visitors will be an important first step in encouraging more Tanzanians to<br />
visit the <strong>Serengeti</strong> and fulfilling the SENAPA Tourism Strategy principle of promoting domestic<br />
tourism.<br />
There are still areas of the Park, located in the Low Use Zone, where there is limited or no<br />
accommodation. These areas have been identified as being ideally suited for the development<br />
of Special Campsites, which are managed by SENAPA but are booked, equipped and<br />
occupied on a seasonal basis by tour operators.<br />
SENAPA management is presently experiencing problems with water supplied to Seronera<br />
via a pipeline built in the early 1970’s from the Bologonja Springs in the northern extremity of<br />
the Park. The condition of the pipeline has deteriorated such that water availability is sporadic<br />
and a continual problem for the Seronera staff village, park offices and other facilities<br />
that depend on the pipeline for their water. These water supply problems have led to difficulties<br />
with the management of the Park’s six public campsites, resulting in two being closed<br />
down. The facilities at the remaining campsites are overused and do not meet visitor expectations.<br />
The most serious issues being the use of pit latrines and inadequate water supplies.<br />
Table D.3 below gives details of the public campsites and the major problems that they face.<br />
Table D.3: Public campsite facilities and issues<br />
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Name Area Facilities Needs/remarks<br />
Dikdik Seronera Pit latrines<br />
Kitchen<br />
5 Picnic shades<br />
Dining hut<br />
Water tank (5000 l)<br />
Pimbi Seronera Pit latrines<br />
Kitchen<br />
Dining hut<br />
Bathrooms<br />
5 Picnic shades<br />
Flushing toilet required<br />
Additional 2 water tanks (for bathroom<br />
and reserve)<br />
Dining hut renovation<br />
Flushing toilet required<br />
Additional 2 water tanks<br />
Dining hut renovation