According to Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism plans are in the pipeline to massively promote beach tourism to increase tourists' arrival in the country as the country has great potential in beach tourism.
The plan to promote beach tourism is in line with the strategic plan to encourage tourists to increase the number of days they spend in the country.
Therefore TTB ought to increasingly promote tourism attractions available in the country to the targeted countries, especially Australia, Russia, China, India and gulf countries.
Some of the gulf countries have historical ties with our country. TTB can make use of the advantage to attract more visitors from these countries. Some of them share same cultures with us.
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) can as well introduce direct flights from Australia to Tanzania to increase the number of tourists from the Far East country. Most visitors come to Tanzania for prime game-viewing in reserves like the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area; but when you’ve had your fill of the Big Five, the country’s picturesque coastline awaits. Whether you prefer backpacker waterfronts with vibrant party scenes or private islands with abandoned stretches of untouched sand, there are beaches to suit all tastes in Tanzania.
The most famous are located on Zanzibar Island, but for those in the know, there are plenty of magical beaches on the mainland and smaller Tanzanian islands as well.The African Tourism Board is looking to cooperate with African countries to develop beach tourism, marine tourist resources and sports tourism which are best tourist products in Africa in need for local and international marketing and promotional strategies.
Beach and marine resources tourism along the Eastern Coast of the Indian Ocean are potential tourist products in Africa in need for development and exposure to international tourists.
Sinda Marine Island off-the Indian Ocean coast in Dar es Salaam, could attract big numbers of international-class tourists. Indeed Africa needs to diversify its tourist attractions available in the continent other than wildlife resources – the leading tourist attraction in the continent.
Let us expose our islands in this continent to local, regional and international tourists. Tanzania has seven protected marine parks, best for beach tourism, mostly swimming, scuba diving, underwater sports and marine life excursions. Our marine parks in Tanzania were not well marketed to attract big numbers of tourists.
The government and other stakeholders ought to take quick initiatives that would help to develop, then market and promote marine tourism through joint partnership. Africa needs diversified tourism with a focus to marine or beach resources, sports and cultural tourism, all of which are intact and untouched.
Southern beaches on the Indian Ocean coast in our country are rated as the “New Tourist Corridor”. Kigamboni suburb in the area is now an upcoming tourist and luxury satellite city in Dar es Salaam. Known as the “South Beach Zone,” Kigamboni city hosts a number of high-class tourist accommodation and recreational facilities in its long beach stretch south of Dar es Salaam Central Business District (CBD).
South Beach Zone in Tanzania is counted to be attractive destination for beach holidaymakers from all corners of the world. We should now work hard to identify, develop and then expose the African tourist products at the international travel markets as to attract more visitors to visit this continent. Africa needs to build a strong tourism base in areas of culture, wildlife and other heritages available in this continent.
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