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Serengeti National Park General Management Plan going out with visitors into the Park. This management action is focused at strengthening the interpretational capacity of these officers through short-course training. Target 3.2: Supply of visitor information materials improved Currently there is a lack of interpretative information available for SENAPA visitors. Two shops are presently operated at SENAPA facilities - at the Seronera Visitor Centre and at Naabi Gate. However, there is a recognised need to improve the quality and range of books, maps, videos and other interpretative information at these outlets. Information on potential visitor attractions, both cultural, historical, such as Fort Ikoma and Kilimafedha Gold Mine, as well as natural resources such as river and kopje systems, is not currently available. Providing up-to-date materials on these attractions (i.e. tourist maps, brochures and walking guides) and making them widely available at strategic locations, such as at park entrance gates, will be an important aspect of efforts to diversify and disperse tourism opportunities in the Serengeti (see Target 1.2). In order to ensure the availability of information to visitors is improved and of a high quality, the following management actions have been developed: Action 3.2.1: Work with TANAPA Desk Top Publishing Unit and technical advisors to develop a standard branding for SENAPA information and interpretation materials and signs In order to present a professional image, it is important that SENAPA publicity and information is carefully planned and designed to convey the park image and reflect the character of the Park. This branding will be adopted consistently for all SENAPA publications, displays and signs, and will be in line with the broader TANAPA branding. To achieve this, SENAPA will work with the TANAPA Desk Top Publishing Unit to agree the brand design and prepare and print appropriate materials. The production of certain materials (such as guidebooks and maps) that are unsuitable for in-house production will be outsourced. In addition, the road signs at all major road junctions will be updated with this new branding, which will also provide an opportunity to incorporate directions to new visitor attractions and facilities. Action 3.2.2: Design essential and simple information materials describing key park attractions suitable for free distribution to all visitors The aim of this management action will be to provide all SENAPA users with easy access to the information they need, in order to have a safe and enjoyable park experience. This will involve producing and disseminating information on the key park attractions, with an accurate map, as well as incorporating a summary of the relevant Zoning Scheme tourism prescriptions and Code of Conduct (see Action 1.1.3). This information will be distributed freely in the form of brochures and leaflets. Action 3.2.3: Ensure the wider dissemination of information about the Serengeti The final management action for this Target will ensure that the information materials developed are made readily available to the general public. This will be achieved by ensuring that the full range of information materials is made available at outlets inside and outside of SENAPA. It is expected that these improved materials (along with other products attractive to visitors) will increase the retail and fund-raising potential of the SENAPA shop located at the Seronera Visitor Centre. In addition, the SENAPA website (www.serengeti.org) will be updated with these latest materials and certain documents will be made available for downloading. The dissemination of information will be linked to the increasing efforts by SENAPA to promote and market the Serengeti both nationally and internally. 70
D. Tourism Management Programme Objective 4: Tourism management improved in collaboration with tourism industry partners The future desired state of SENAPA is one where tourism is effectively managed, in close collaboration with the tourism industry, to provide an outstanding visitor experience. Supporting and informing management actions are administrative systems that effectively coordinate bookings, collect revenue, and monitor environmental impacts of tourism use. This desired future state will be achieved through the following two management targets that firstly, address issues of management systems and secondly, the communication and cooperation with tourism industry partners. Target 4.1: SENAPA tourism administrative and information systems enhanced in order to provide park managers with timely and accurate information on visitor numbers, tourism impacts, and revenue generation Figure D.2 below shows the total SENAPA visitor numbers (resident and non-resident) and revenues for the years 1994-5 to 2003-4 4 , with a projected estimate made for 2004-5 that is based on the first seven months of the financial year. Over this period there has been a gradual increase in total tourism numbers and revenues. Figure D.2: SENAPA visitor numbers and revenue trends Number per year in thousands 250 200 150 100 50 0 Resident (including transit traffic) Non resident Revenues Total visitors 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 (projected) Fiscal Year 11000 9000 7000 5000 3000 1000 -1000 To manage this growing influx of tourists, the SENAPA Tourism Department currently has a staff of 27 led by a warden-in-charge (see Table D.6 below). Patrols are conducted daily to check the state of public and special campsites when in use. Gate conditions are checked in cooperation with the respective zonal warden. At the public campsites, cleanliness and the 4 Resident data include a large number of Tanzanians that are in transit through the park. The total number of Tanzanians actually visiting the park is very small at about 700 per annum. However, a total of 2,713 students visited the park in 2002-2003, with peak visitations in September and March. Tz Shillings, Millions 71
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