History Of Tourism In Kenya

Tourism in kenya is a source of foreign exchange and income for the government.

Effects of littering on tourismworld travel tourism council wttc asia report bangkok 23. During the 1990s the number of tourists travelling to kenya decreased partly due to the well publicised murders of several tourists. However tourism in kenya is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange along with coffee. In kenya eco tourism has slowly grown from an abstract concept to a more niche driven market that attracts both repeat customers and new clients.

The tourism sector recorded the highest number of arrivals ever at 1265136 tourists as at december 31 2011. Beach tourism eco tourism cultural tourism and sports tourism are all part of the tourism sector in kenya. As the oldest living town in kenya lamu town has retained all the charm and character built up over centuries.

Kenyas tourist sites are safe open and ready for visitors president kenyatta says nairobi 8th august 2020 pscu president uhuru kenyatta has expressed balala launches lion and spotted hyena recovery and action plan. In 1989 the country received over 800000 international tourists and it was being predicted that if similar trends continued the country could receive over 1 million tourists by the turn of the century. A part of eastern africa the territory of what is now kenya has seen human habitation since the beginning of the lower paleolithicthe bantu expansion from a west african centre of dispersal reached the area by the 1st millennium ad.

However tourism in kenya is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange along with coffee. As a matter of fact kenya is known as the heart of african safaris. In the past up to 21 of kenyas national income has been derived from tourism.

During this period the sector earned kes 979 billion a significant increase of 329 percent compared to the kes 737 billion from 2010. This helps reduce dependence on other sectors such as agriculture which are subject to weather and market conditions that can often be unpredictable. Tourism in kenya statistics.

Beach tourism eco tourism cultural tourism and sports tourism are all part of the tourism sector in kenya. As home to over 60 game reserves and national parks kenya is a wildlife gallery that has made a name for itself. Kenya is preferred purposely for safari bound tourism amidst other tourist attractions in the country.

This was a 154 percent growth compared to tourist arrivals in 2010. While some tourist sites blend the traditional tourism with more environment friendly tourist activities there are a number of establishments that fashion themselves as exclusive eco tourism sites. With the borders of the modern state at the crossroads of the bantu nilo saharan and afro asiatic ethno linguistic areas of africa kenya is a truly multi.