Nature Tourism In Kenya

Countries including kenya fiji and palau receive millions or even billions of dollars in revenue from wildlife tourism a good reason to protect.

Natural disasters thailand tourism. The nature conservancy is a nonprofit tax exempt charitable organization tax identification number 53 0242652 under section 501c3 of the us. Along with these world heritage sites are over fifty national parks and reserves that account for more than 17000 square miles or 8 of kenyas total landmass. About 10 of the country has been set aside for wildlife conservation and the promotion of nature based tourism.

Another popular tourist attraction is the karen blixen museum. Unesco has listed three natural world heritage sites in kenya they are mount kenya national park mijikenda kaya forests and lake turkana national park. Nature kenyathe east africa natural history society eanhsis africas oldest environmental society.

We were established in 1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in eastern africa. Green thumbs will also enjoy the botanic gardens on the grounds. Most of the countrys tourism is based on nature attractions.

Depending on the duration of the crisis revised scenarios indicate that the potential shock could range between a 60 80 decline in the international tourism economy in 2020. While nature based tourism which includes wildlife tourism has been expanding rapidly in the last decade or so due to increased demand and opportunities wildlife. The nairobi national museum is a great one stop spot to see exhibits on kenyas history nature culture and contemporary art.

During the 1990s the number of tourists travelling to kenya decreased partly due to the well publicised murders of several tourists. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. The tourism economy has been heavily hit by the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic and measures introduced to contain its spread.

In 2016 travel and tourism contributed 76 trillion or 102 to total gdp and the industry provided jobs to one in 10 people according to the world travel tourism council. However tourism in kenya is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange along with coffee. Our mission is to connect people with nature and take action for biodiversity conservation.

Kenya is one of the leading tourist destinations in africa.