Eco Tourism - Masai Tents in Kenya
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- Created by: Jenny Henry
- Created on: 27-05-13 15:30
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- Eco/ Sustainable/ Green/ Community Tourism - The Masai in Kenya
- Facts
- Location: Masai Mara - between Amboseli and Tsavo National Parks - Kenya/Africa
- Three tented camps - owned and run by Kenyans for tourists to stay in
- Advantages
- Environmental
- Wild life protected and they stay in their natural surroundings
- Less soil erosion due to less building and transport
- Less air and visual pollution as less people go there - well sustained
- Economic
- Money earnt goes directly to the masai not to other companies
- Money can be re-invested to improve infrastructure e.g. schools / healthcare centres
- Social
- Tourists who stay in the tents experience traditional food / entertainment
- Tourists who stay in the tents have to pay to stay there
- Benefits local people as money can be re-invested for the local masai to go to school and have better access to health care
- Creates jobs for Kenyans - making it more sustainable
- Can be seasonal to an extent
- Environmental
- Disadvantages
- Economic
- Local culture can be changed
- Masai can be exploited
- Alcoholism can occur
- Economic
- Facts
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