t41&$*"-*446&/&84-&55&30'5)&&$05063*4.40$*&5:0',&/:"t%&$&.#&3t*446&/0
&DPUPVSJTN
4PDJFUZPG,FOZB
#…"O"OHUPHš*S5ÅS(‘h$i•*…éÑ¿Jx$eeÅi"¿JZ
%COTOURISM !PPRECIATING
THE CONCEPT
0ROMOTING %COTOURISM IN +ENYA
5
IF&DPUPVSJTN4PDJFUZPG
,FOZB&40,
XBTGPVOEFE
JOUPQSPWJEFBVOJRVF
GPSVNXIFSFNFNCFSTXPVMEDPNF
UPHFUIFSUPVOEFSTUBOEUIFDPODFQUPG
FDPUPVSJTNBOEVTFUIJTLOPXMFEHFUP
JNQSPWFQFSGPSNBODFJOMJOFXJUIUIF
QSJODJQMFTPGFDPUPVSJTN5PEBZUIF
TPDJFUZQSPWJEFTBDFOUFSPGSFGFSFODF
JOEFWFMPQNFOUPGTUBOEBSETGPSHPPE
UPVSJTNQSBDUJDFBOEFDPUPVSJTN
FEVDBUJPOJO,FOZB5PSFNBJOPOUIF
DVUUJOHFEHFPGFDPUPVSJTN&40,
TUSBEEMFTCFUXFFOQSPNPUJOHUIF
DPODFQUPGFDPUPVSJTNQSPNPUJOHCFTU
QSBDUJDFTBOEDPEFTGPSPQFSBUPSTBOE
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
UPVSJTUTBOEFODPVSBHJOHDPOTFSWBUJPO
PGSFTPVSDFT
0VSBDUJWJUJFTSFWPMWFBSPVOEQSPNPUJOH
TVTUBJOBCMFQSBDUJDFTFNQPXFSJOH
DPNNVOJUJFTUPQBSUJDJQBUFJOUIF
CVTJOFTTPGUPVSJTNBOEDSFBUJOH
BXBSFOFTTPOFDPUPVSJTNBOE
DPOTFSWBUJPO*OHFOFSBMPVSBDUJWJUJFT
BJNUP
t 1SPNPUFFEVDBUJPOBCPVU&DPUPVSJTN
JTTVFT
t 1SPNPUFBWJTJUPSJOEVTUSZUIBUJT
FOWJSPONFOUBMMZBOETPDJBMMZTFOTJUJWF
t 1SPNPUFDPNNVOJUZCBTFE
TVTUBJOBCMFUPVSJTNUIBUCFOFmUT
BJNTUPQSPWJEFUPVSJTNCVTJOFTTFT
MPDBMSFTJEFOUT
XJUIBOPQQPSUVOJUZUPSFWJFXBOE
t &OIBODFWJTJUPSThFYQFSJFODFT
JNQSPWFUIFJSPQFSBUJPOTUPXBSET
UISPVHIFõFDUJWFJOUFSQSFUBUJPOCZ
ACFTUQSBDUJDF
MFBEJOHUPPWFSBMM
EFWFMPQJOHDPEFTPGQSBDUJDF
JNQSPWFNFOUJOTPDJPFDPOPNJDBOE
t 1SPNPUFSFTPVSDFDPOTFSWBUJPO
FOWJSPONFOUBMQFSGPSNBODF
t &ODPVSBHFQBSUJDJQBUJPOPG
t 8FXFSFJOTUSVNFOUBMJOUIF
DPNNVOJUJFTJOFDPUPVSJTN
EFWFMPQNFOUPGUIF,FOZB4BGBSJ
t 1SPWJEFDPOUJOVJOHFEVDBUJPOUP
$PEFTBOEUIF$PBTU$PEFT5IFBJN
UBSHFUDPNNVOJUZHSPVQT
XBTUPJOWPMWFUPVSJTUTJODBNQBJHOT
UPDPOTFSWFEFTUJOBUJPO,FOZB
/UR MISSION
BOEFOTVSFPVSUPVSJTNSFNBJOT
5IFNJTTJPOPG&40,JTUPCSJOHUPHFUIFS
TVTUBJOBCMF
5PVSJTN$PNNVOJUJFTBOE$POTFSWBUJPO
t 8FIBWFSFBDIFEBMBSHFOVNCFS
PG$#0TMJWJOHJOBSFBTPGIJHI
/UR VISION
CJPEJWFSTJUZXJUIFDPUPVSJTNBOE
5PQSPWJEFMFBEFSTIJQJOUIFLOPXMFEHF
PGFDPUPVSJTNJO,FOZB
/UR !CHIEVEMENTS
t 8FIBWFHVJEFEUIFJOEVTUSZJO
UIFJNQMFNFOUBUJPOPGBWPMVOUBSZ
DFSUJmDBUJPOTDIFNFGPSUPVSJTU
BDDPNNPEBUJPOGBDJMJUJFT5IFTDIFNF
DPOTFSWBUJPONFTTBHFUISPVHI
PSHBOJ[FETFNJOBSTXPSLTIPQTBOE
PQFOEBZT5IFPCKFDUJWFPGUIF
FEVDBUJPOQSPHSBNNFTJTUPHBUIFS
BOETIBSFLOPXMFEHF
t 8FIBWFQMBZFEBMFBEJOHSPMFJO
DSFBUJOHBXBSFOFTTPOFDPUPVSJTN
JO,FOZBUISPVHIPSHBOJ[BUJPO
PGDPOGFSFODFTBOEXPSLTIPQT
UBSHFUJOHWBSJPVTTUBLFIPMEFST8F
BMTPQBSUJDJQBUFJOGPSVNTPSHBOJ[FE
CZMJLFNJOEFEJOTUJUVUJPOTBTBXBZ
PGTIBSJOHLOPXMFEHFBOEJODSFBTJOH
PVSOFUXPSLPGDPMMBCPSBUPSTMPDBMMZ
BOEJOUFSOBUJPOBMMZ
t 8FIBWFEFWFMPQFETUSPOHMPDBM
SFHJPOBMBOEJOUFSOBUJPOBMOFUXPSLT
UIBUIBWFFOTVSFE,FOZBSFNBJOT
BUUIFDFOUSFPGFDPUPVSJTNEFCBUFT
HMPCBMMZ
"ROADENING OUR
HORIZONS
&UTURE &OCUS
)BWJOHBDRVJSFESFMFWBOUFYQFSJFODF
PWFSUIFZFBSTPVSQMBOGPSUIFDPNJOH
ZFBSTJTUPVTFUIJTFYQFSJFODFBOE
FYQFSUJTFBWBJMBCMFXJUIJOUIF&40,
GBNJMZUPEFTJHOUPPMTUIBUXJMMBEESFTT
FNFSHJOHDPODFSOTPGDPNNVOJUJFT
JOFDPUPVSJTNBOEDIBOHFUPVSJTN
CVTJOFTTQSBDUJDFTUPXBSETCFTU
QSBDUJDF,FZGFBUVSFTPGPVSBQQSPBDI
XJMMCF
t &õFDUJWFPSHBOJTBUJPO
t -JOLBHFT
t .FOUPSTIJQ
t $FSUJmDBUJPO
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
6OEFSTUBOEJOH
%COTOURISM
5IF$PODFQU
"CPVUBEFDBEFBGUFS)FDUPS$FCBMMPT
-BTDVSJBODPJOFEUIFUFSNFDPUPVSJTN
5IF&DPUPVSJTN4PDJFUZ5&4
OPX
UIF*OUFSOBUJPOBM&DPUPVSJTN4PDJFUZ
5*&4
EFmOFEFDPUPVSJTNBTASFTQPOTJCMF
USBWFMUPOBUVSBMBSFBTUIBUDPOTFSWFT
UIFFOWJSPONFOUBOETVTUBJOTUIFXFMM
CFJOHPGMPDBMQFPQMFw5IJTOFXGPVOE
DPODFQUPGFDPUPVSJTNJUXBTCFMJFWFE
XPVMEUSBOTGPSNUPVSJTNQSBDUJDFJOUP
BOFDPOPNJDBDUJWJUZUIBUBQBSUGSPN
CSJOHJOHCFOFmUTUPUIFJOWFTUPSXPVME
BMTPCSJOHCFOFmUTUPUIFMPDBMQFPQMF
BOEDPOUSJCVUFUPDPOTFSWBUJPOPGUIF
OBUVSBMSFTPVSDFTVQPOXIJDIUPVSJTN
JTEFQFOEBOU5IFSFGPSFJOEFWFMPQNFOU
UFSNTFDPUPVSJTNJTUPVSJTNUIBUNFFUT
UIFOFFETPGUIFQSFTFOUHFOFSBUJPO
XJUIPVUDPNQSPNJTJOHUIFBCJMJUZPG
GVUVSFHFOFSBUJPOTUPNFFUUIFJSOFFET
GSPNUIFTBNFSFTPVSDFT
:FUEFCBUFTPOUIFEFmOJUJPOPGUIF
XPSEQFSTJTUVOUJMUPEBZXJUITFWFSBM
WBSJBUJPOTUPJU5IFTFWBSJBUJPOTBSF
BUUSJCVUFEJOQBSUUPUIFWBSZJOH
IJTUPSJDBMSPPUTPGFDPUPVSJTNBOEUPUIF
DVSSFOUUSBKFDUPSJFTXJUIJOFDPUPVSJTN
3FBMFDPUPVSJTNPOUIFPUIFSIBOEJT
BNVMUJGBDFUFEDPODFQUUIBUSFRVJSFT
UPVSJTNUPFOTVSFFOWJSPONFOUBMTPDJP
FDPOPNJDBOEDVMUVSBMMZTVTUBJOBCMF
EFWFMPQNFOU5IJTJTXIZUIFNJTTJPO
PG&40,JTUPCSJOHUPHFUIFSUPVSJTN
DPNNVOJUJFTBOEDPOTFSWBUJPO
1SJODJQMFTPG&DPUPVSJTN
t
t
t
t
&ODPVSBHFTUSBWFMUPOBUVSBMBSFBT
.JOJNJTFTJNQBDUPGBDUJWJUJFT
#VJMETFOWJSPONFOUBMBXBSFOFTT
1SPWJEFTEJSFDUCFOFmUTBOE
FNQPXFSNFOUGPSMPDBMQFPQMF
t 3FTQFDUTMPDBMDVMUVSF
t 4VQQPSUTEFWFMPQNFOUPGMPDBM
FDPOPNJFT
5IF&DPUPVSJTN1SPEVDU
5IFFDPUPVSJTNQSPEVDUTIPVMECF
TPDJBMMZBOEFOWJSPONFOUBMMZMPX
JNQBDUCVUSJDIJOJOUFSQSFUBUJPO*U
TIPVMEBMTPCF
t &DPOPNJDBMMZWJBCMF
t "UUSBDUJWF
t "DDFTTJCMF
t 0õFSRVBMJUZTFSWJDF
t 8FMMEFTJHOFE
t 0CTFSWFFUIJDBMCVTJOFTTQSBDUJDFT
t .FFUNBSLFUTUBOEBSET
t #FHPWFSOFEEFNPDSBUJDBMMZ
t .JOJNBMFOWJSPONFOUBMJOQVU
&DPUPVSJTNoUIFCVTJOFTT
5IFDPODFQUPGFDPUPVSJTNBOEJUTHSPXUI
JTOPMPOHFSBUEPVCUBTJTFWJEFODFECZ
UIFOVNFSPVTDBTFTUVEJFTXPSMEXJEF
"OPUIFSGBDUUIBUJTOPUJOEPVCUJT
UIBUFDPUPVSJTNJTBCVTJOFTTBOEJUT
PQFSBUJPOTNVTUUIFSFGPSFCFCBTFE
POWBMJENJDSPFDPOPNJDGPVOEBUJPOT
&DPUPVSJTNBTBCVTJOFTTNVTUUIFSFGPSF
t %FmOFJUTQSPEVDU
t %FmOFJUTDMJFOUFMF
t #FQSPNPUFEBOENBSLFUFEUPJUT
DMJFOUFMF
t #FBQQSPQSJBUFMZQSJDFE
t #FBQQSPQSJBUFMZQBDLBHFE
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
PõFSRVBMJUZTFSWJDF$POTFRVFOUMZNBOZ
VOJRVFBOEOPWFMDPNNVOJUZBQQSPBDIFT
UPFDPUPVSJTNBSFOPUQVCMJDLOPXMFEHF
OPUCFDBVTFUIFZBSFANVDLZCVU
5IFHSFBUFTUDIBMMFOHFGBDJOHFDPUPVSJTN BOEBHHSFTTJWFMZQSPNPUFTBOENBSLFUT QFSIBQTCFDBVTFUIFZPõFSBDPNQFUJUJPO
NBSLFUJOHJTBTTPDJBUFEXJUIAFDPUPVSJTN UIFTFNPEFTUVTVBMMZDPTUTBWJOH
UPUIFIJHIQSJDFEBMUFSOBUJWFQSPEVDUT
FOWJSPONFOUBMSFGPSNTUIBUEPMJUUMF
MJUF5IJTJTUPVSJTNUIBUQVUTBUIJO
AHSFFOWFOFFSPWFSDPOWFOUJPOBMUPVSJTN UPSFTIBQFUPVSJTNBTFDPUPVSJTN
-BTUMZUIFDPTUPGTVTUBJOJOHUSVF
5IJTUSFOEIBTDSFBUFEDPOGVTJPOJOUIF FDPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFTDBOCFBSEVPVT
NBSLFUQMBDFXJUIDSJUJDTBSHVJOHUIBU
GPSNPTUCVTJOFTTFT5IFOBUVSFPGUIF
FDPUPVSJTNJTBGBE
CVTJOFTTEJDUBUFTUIBUQSBDUJUJPOFST
JOWFTUJOUIFFOWJSPONFOUTVQQPSU
5IFOUIFSFJTBHFOFSBMCFMJFGBNPOHUPVS MPDBMDPNNVOJUJFTBOEVTFTVTUBJOBCMF
PQFSBUPSTUIBUDPNNVOJUZFDPUPVSJTN
UFDIOPMPHJFTUIJTMFBWFTUIFNXJUIWFSZ
JOJUJBUJWFTBSFJOVOBUUSBDUJWFBOE
MJUUMFTVSQMVTGPSFõFDUJWFNBSLFUJOH5IF
SFNPUFMPDBUJPOTJOBDDFTTJCMFBSFQPPSMZ OFUFõFDUJTNJOJNBMWJTJCJMJUZPGUSVF
EFTJHOFEBOEDPOTUSVDUFEBOEEPOPU
FDPUPVSJTNBUUIFNBSLFUQMBDF
.BSLFUJOH&DPUPVSJTN
&DPUPVSJTN4USBUFHJD
1BSUOFSTIJQT
1BSUOFSTIJQTJOFDPUPVSJTNBSFB
HSPXJOHQIFOPNFOPOJOBOVNCFSPG
OBUVSBMSFTPVSDFTFDUPSTXPSMEXJEF
JODMVEJOHGPSFTUSZBHSJDVMUVSFBOE
UPVSJTNJOSFTQPOTFUPDIBOHFTUBLJOH
QMBDFJOUIFNBSLFUDJWJMTPDJFUZBOE
FOWJSPONFOUQPMJDZoCPUIOBUJPOBMMZ
BOEJOUFSOBUJPOBMMZ*ONBOZ"GSJDBO
DPVOUSJFTUIJTHSPXUIJTMBSHFMZ
BTTPDJBUFEXJUIDIBOHFTJOOBUJPOBM
QPMJDZBOEMBOEUFOVSFTZTUFNTUIBU
HBWFDPNNVOJUJFTBDDFTTVTFSSJHIUTUP
XJMEMJGFBOEPUIFSOBUVSBMSFTPVSDFT
*O,FOZBUIFHSPXUIIBTMJUUMFUPEP
XJUIDIBOHFJOMBOEUFOVSFTZTUFNT
PSOBUJPOBMQPMJDZ5IFHSPXUIJO
QBSUOFSTIJQTJTMBSHFMZBTTPDJBUFEXJUI
DIBOHFJOEPOPSQPMJDZUPTVQQPSU
DPOTFSWBUJPOFõPSUTPG/10TUIBU
FODPVSBHFEQBSUJDJQBUPSZSFTPVSDF
NBOBHFNFOUBOEFNQPXFSFE
DPNNVOJUJFTUPCFOFmUGSPNOBUVSBM
SFTPVSDFT5IFHSPXUIJTBMTP
BUUSJCVUFEUPOFFEUPEJWFSTJGZ,FOZBT
UPVSJTNQSPEVDUJOUIFXBLFPGGBMMJOH
WJTJUPSOVNCFSTJOUIFTPXJOHUPB
AUJSFEQSPEVDU5IFBSFBTUBSHFUFEGPS
EJWFSTJmDBUJPOCZBGFXMVNJOBSJFTJO
DPOTFSWBUJPOBOEUPVSJTNXFSFHSPVQ
SBODIFTDPNNVOJUZMBOEPVUTJEFUIF
QSPUFDUFEBSFBT5IFTFBSFBTXFSF
CFMJFWFEUPCFIPNFUPPG,FOZBT
XJMEMJGFCVUIBEOFWFSFOKPZFEUIF
CFOFmUTPGUIFSFTPVSDF
#VUXIJMFUIFDPNNVOJUJFTIBEUIF
OBUVSBMSFTPVSDFTUIFZMBDLFEmOBODFT
UPJOWFTUBOETLJMMTUPNBOBHFUIJTJT
UIFPSJHJOPGTUSBUFHJDQBSUOFSTIJQTJO
FDPUPVSJTN5IFJTTVFJTOPMPOHFSIPXUIF
QBSUOFSTIJQTFNFSHFECVUNPSFBCPVU
XIFUIFSUIFJOUFOEFECFOFmUTGPSUIF
DPNNVOJUZBOEUIFFOWJSPONFOUBSFCFUUFS
SFBMJTFEUISPVHIUIJTQBSUOFSTIJQTPSOPU
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
*TFDPUPVSJTN
BUISFBUUPJOEJHFOPVT
DVMUVSFTBOEEFTUJOBUJPOT
-PDBMDPNNVOJUJFTBSFTJHOJmDBOUMZ
WVMOFSBCMFUPUIFEFMFUFSJPVTJNQBDUTPG
UPVSJTNEFWFMPQNFOUBOEFDPUPVSJTNJT
OPFYDFQUJPO%JTSVQUJPOUPFTUBCMJTIFE
BDUJWJUZQBUUFSOTBOEFNFSHFODFPGBMM
BOUJTPDJBMCFIBWJPVSBTTPDJBUFEXJUI
USBEJOHDFOUSFTDBOIBWFBOFHBUJWF
JNQBDUPOMPDBMMJGFTUZMFTBOEUIF
RVBMJUZPGMJGFPGCPUIJOEJHFOPVT
BOEOPOJOEJHFOPVTDPNNVOJUJFT
#VUFDPUPVSJTNVOMJLFDPOWFOUJPOBM
UPVSJTNIBTUIFQPUFOUJBMUPQSFTFSWF
DVMUVSFTBOENFFUDPOTFSWBUJPO
PCKFDUJWFTPGIPTUDPNNVOJUJFTCZ
FTUBCMJTIJOHBOETVTUBJOJOHBCBMBODF
CFUXFFOUIFUPVSJTNPCKFDUJWFMPDBM
DPNNVOJUZOFFEBOEDPOTFSWBUJPO
HPBM5IBUUIFDPODFQUPGFDPUPVSJTN
JTHVJEFECZQSFTDSJCFEQSJODJQMFTJU
IBTCPVOEBSJFT
GSPNXIJDIDPEFT
PGQSBDUJDFDBOCFEFSJWFEQSPWJEFT
PQQPSUVOJUZGPSFDPUPVSJTNUPQSFTFSWF
JOEJHFOPVTDVMUVSFTBOEDPOTFSWF
QSJTUJOFEFTUJOBUJPOT
#OMMUNITY
#HALLENGES
s $ESTINATION MANAGEMENT UPHOLDING THE
CONSERVATION IDEALS AGAINST CHANGING LAND USE
OPTIONS AND LAND TENURE SYSTEMS
s 0RESSURES ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITION TO MARKET
ECONOMIES
s )NAPPROPRIATE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
s 0OOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS OF TOURISM
s 3ELF INTEREST AND CONTRADICTING LAND POLICIES
s "ENElT SHARING
&DPUPVSJTNBOE
$FSUJmDBUJPO
$FSUJmDBUJPODBOCFEFmOFEBTB
QSPDFEVSFCZXIJDIBUIJSEQBSUZ
HJWFTXSJUUFOBTTVSBODFUIBUBQSPEVDU
QSPDFTTTFSWJDFPSNBOBHFNFOU
TZTUFNDPOGPSNTUPTQFDJmFE
SFRVJSFNFOUT5IFTFSFRVJSFNFOUTBSF
CBTFEPOEFmOFEDSJUFSJBBOEDBOCF
FOWJSPONFOUBMTPDJBMPSFDPOPNJD5IF
DSJUFSJPOJTJOFõFDUEFQFOEFOUPOBTFU
PGTUBOEBSET
5IBUDFSUJmDBUJPOJOUIFUSBWFMBOE
UPVSJTNJOEVTUSZIBTHSPXOCZMFBQT
BOECPVOETEVSJOHUIFMBTUEFDBEF
QSPWJEFFWJEFODFPGMJOLTCFUXFFO
DFSUJmDBUJPOBOEUIFFDPUPVSJTN
$FSUJmDBUJPOJTOPXBDLOPXMFEHFEBTB
OFDFTTBSZUPPMUIBUJGFõFDUJWFMZVTFE
DBOIFMQSFTIBQFUPVSJTNBOEBDIJFWF
TVTUBJOBCMFEFWFMPQNFOUJOUIFTFDUPS
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
&40,GBD
4HE RESULTS OF A SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY %3/+ IN
KEY ECOTOURISM DESTINATIONS IN +ENYA REVEAL
THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF ECOTOURISM
$ElNING THE #ONCEPT
t *OHFOFSBMUIFDPODFQUJTOPUXFMMVOEFSTUPPECZNBOZ
DPNNVOJUJFT
t 5IFSFJTIPXFWFSTJHOJmDBOUBXBSFOFTTPGUIFQBSBNFUFST
BTTPDJBUFEXJUIFDPUPVSJTNBOEUIFJNQPSUBODFPGDPOTFSWJOH
OBUVSBMBOEDVMUVSBMSFTPVSDFT
t .PTUFDPUPVSJTNQSBDUJUJPOFSTBHSFFUIBUFDPUPVSJTNJTUPVSJTN
UIBUTVTUBJOTUIFQIZTJDBMBOETPDJBMFDPOPNJDFOWJSPONFOU
t 'PSCVTJOFTTFTJUJTBOJEFBMGPSNPGUPVSJTNJUJTBCVTJOFTT
t 'PS/(0TJUJTBOFOWJSPONFOUBMGSJFOEMZBDUJWJUZUIBUXJMM
DPOTFSWFPVSOBUVSBMSFTPVSDFT
t 'PSEPOPSTJUJTBTVTUBJOBCMFXFBMUIDSFBUJPODPODFQUJEFBMGPS
SVSBMEFWFMPQNFOU
4HE )NITIATIVE
t 5IFJOJUJBUJWFJONBOZDBTFTJTGPSFJHOUPDPNNVOJUJFT
t 8IFSFJOJUJBUJWFJTCZDPNNVOJUZUIFESJWFJTVTVBMMZGSPN
FYQPTVSFUPTJNJMBSJOJUJBUJWFTCZPUIFSDPNNVOJUJFT
/WNERSHIP OF %NTERPRISES
t 0XOFSTIJQPGFDPUPVSJTNFOUFSQSJTFTJTNBJOMZDPNNVOBMPS
QSJWBUF
t 5IFSFJTMJNJUFEQVCMJDPXOFSTIJQPGFDPUPVSJTNFYDFQUUISPVHI
DPVOUZDPVODJMTSFTFSWFT
t $PNNVOJUZPXOFEFDPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFTBSFGPVOEJOHSPVQ
SBODIFTPSGPSFTUFEBSFBT
t 1SJWBUFMZPXOFEWFOUVSFTBSFFJUIFSJOQSJWBUFMBOEPSPOMBOE
MFBTFEGSPNDPNNVOJUZHSPVQTDPVODJMTPSUIFGPSFTU
,AND /WNERSHIP 3TATUS
t ,FZFDPUPVSJTNEFTUJOBUJPOTBSFBMTPBSFBTXJUIFOEFNJD
TQFDJFTMBOEPXOFSTIJQQSPCMFNTDSFBUFECZTVDDFTTJWF
HPWFSONFOUTUISPVHISFQSFTTJWFMBOEQPMJDJFT
t .PTUMBOEJTPXOFECZDPNNVOJUZHSPVQT
t $PVODJMTIPMEMBOEJOUSVTUGPSMPDBMDPNNVOJUZHSPVQT
3OURCES OF #APITAL
t 'PSNBOZFDPUPVSJTNFOUFSQSJTFTJOJUJBMDBQJUBMJOWFTUNFOU
DPNFTGSPNQSJWBUFJOWFTUPSTBOEPSEPOPST
t %JSFDUDPNNVOJUZDPOUSJCVUJPOPGUIFTUBSUVQDPTUT
JTNJOJNBM
t 4VQQPSUGSPNEPOPSTJTJONPTUDBTFTHSBOUXIJMF
QSJWBUFJOWFTUPSJOQVUJTTIBSFDBQJUBM
t -BOEPXOFECZDPNNVOJUZJTJONPTUDBTFTOPU
WBMVFEBOEDPTUFEBTDPNNVOJUZDPOUSJCVUJPO
.EIGHBOURHOOD )NFRASTRUCTURE
t .PTUPGUIFFOUFSQSJTFTIBWFBJSMJOLT
t .PTUSPBETMFBEJOHUPUIFTFGBDJMJUJFTBSFJO
CBETUBUF
t $PNNVOJDBUJPOJTNBJOMZWJB7)'SBEJP
0RODUCTS OFFERED
t 5IFQSPEVDUTPõFSFECZFDPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFT
IBWFBEJTUJODUMJOLXJUICPUIUIFOBUVSBMBOE
DVMUVSBMFOWJSPONFOU
t 5IFQSPEVDUJTJOTPNFXBZTTJNJMBSUP
UIFUSBEJUJPOBMTBGBSJQSPEVDUFYDFQUUIBU
JNQBDUTBSFNJOJNJTFE
t "MPUPGFNQIBTJTJTQVUPOJOUFSQSFUBUJPOBOE
QFSTPOBMJTFETFSWJDF
t 5IFWBSJFUZPGQSPEVDUTQSPWJEFEJTNVDICSPBEFS
UIBOUIFUSBEJUJPOBMTBGBSJQSPEVDU
%COTOURISM AS A LAND USE OPTION
t &DPUPVSJTNJTBQSFGFSSFEMBOEVTFPQUJPOGPS
NBOZDPNNVOJUJFTJO"4"-BSFBT
t .BOZDPNNVOJUJFTXPVMEMJLFUPQSBDUJDFJU
BMPOHTJEFQBTUPSBMJTNBOEGBSNJOH
t *UJTBDDFQUFEBTBTVTUBJOBCMFXBZPG
DPNQMFNFOUJOHFYJTUJOHSVSBMMJWFMJIPPET
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
DUTIFFU
PDDBTJPOFECZEFDMJOJOHBHSJDVMUVSBMPVUQVUTBOE
MPTTPGMJWFTUPDL
t *UJTBDLOPXMFEHFEBTIBWJOHQPUFOUJBMUP
DSFBUFKPCT
t *UNVMUJQMJFSFõFDUTBSFUSBOTGPSNJOHTPNF
SVSBMFDPOPNJFTJOUPNBSLFUFDPOPNJFT
5SE OF 3USTAINABLE 4ECHNOLOGY
t*OHFOFSBMUIFSFJTMJUUMFVTFPGTVTUBJOBCMF
UFDIOPMPHZ
t5IFHSFBUFTUJOOPWBUJPOJTJOFOFSHZVTF
BOENBOBHFNFOU4PMBSFOFSHZJTCFJOHVTFE
XJEFMZGPSMJHIUJOHUIFVTFPGCJPHBTCSJRVFUUFT
GPSXBUFSIFBUJOHBOEFOFSHZTBWJOHKJLPTJT
JODSFBTJOHBTXFMM&YQFSJNFOUTXJUIXJOEFOFSHZ
BSFFNFSHJOH
t*OOPWBUJWFEFTJHOTBSFJODSFBTJOHMZCFJOHVTFE
UPSFEVDFWJTVBMJNQBDUTBOEUPTBWFPOMJHIUJOHBOE
IFBUJOH
6ISITATION
t.BOZWJTJUPSTUP,FOZBDPNFGPSCFBDIIPMJEBZ
BOEXJMEMJGFTBGBSJ
t &DPUPVSJTNTIBSFTWJTJUPSTXJUINBTTUPVSJTN
EFTUJOBUJPOT
t 7JTJUBUJPOJTNBJOMZCZGPSFJHOWJTJUPSTBOE
SFTJEFOUT
t'FX,FOZBOTQBUSPOJTFFDPUPVSJTNGBDJMJUJFT
0ROMOTION -ARKETING
t1SPNPUJPOPGFDPUPVSJTNJTIBNQFSFECZ
MJNJUFESFTPVSDFTXIJDINBLFJUEJöDVMU
UPFOHBHFJOBHHSFTTJWFNBSLFUJOHBTJT
EPOFCZNVMUJOBUJPOBMTJOUIFUPVSJTN
JOEVTUSZ
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
t5IFSFJTBMTPMJNJUFELOPXMFEHFPOUIFOBUVSFPGUIF
FDPUPVSJTNNBSLFUBOEIPXUPNBSLFUFDPUPVSJTN
t 5IFJEFOUJUZQSPmMFPGUIFFDPUPVSJTUJTTUJMMFWPMWJOHBU
UIFNBSLFUQMBDF5IFDIBMMFOHFGPSNBSLFUFSTJTIPXUP
QBDLBHFBQSPEVDUUPNBUDIUIFQSPmMFPGUIFVOEFmOFE
FDPUPVSJTU
%COTOURISM #ONSERVATION
t &DPUPVSJTNJTTVQQPSUJOHDPOTFSWBUJPO
t &DPUPVSJTNIBTMFEUPDSFBUJPOPGXJMEMJGFTBODUVBSJFTBOE
DPOTFSWBODJFT
t .PTUUPVSJTUTUPFDPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFTIBWFFYQSFTTFEJOUFSFTUJO
DPOTFSWBUJPO
t .BOZPGUIFTFUPVSJTUTBSFJOUFSFTUFEUPLOPXUIFFYUFOUUP
XIJDIUIFMPDBMDPNNVOJUJFTBSFJOWPMWFEBOECFOFmUUISPVHI
TVDIJOJUJBUJWFT
t .BOZWJTJUPSTUP&DPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFTQBSUJDJQBUFJOUSFF
QMBOUJOHBOENBLFWPMVOUBSZDPOUSJCVUJPOTUPXBSETUIF
NBOBHFNFOUPGTPNFPGUIFOBUVSBMSFTPVSDFT
t 5IFDPOTFSWBUJPOGFFQBZBCMFCZWJTJUPSTUPFDPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFT
JTQMPVHIFECBDLUPDPOTFSWBUJPO
"ENElT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
t
t
t
t
t
t
$SFBUJPOPGFNQMPZNFOU
4LJMMEFWFMPQNFOUNFOUPSTIJQ
5SBJOJOH
%JSFDUJODPNFGSPNTIBSFIPMEJOH
'PSXBSEBOECBDLXBSEMJOLBHFT
*NQSPWFNFOUPGTPDJBMJOGSBTUSVDUVSFCFUUFSIFBMUIDBSFBOE
FEVDBUJPO
t *NQSPWFESFTPVSDFNBOBHFNFOU
-ANAGEMENT
t /POMPDBMQFPQMFQSPWJEFNBOBHFNFOUDBQBDJUZJONBOZ
FDPUPVSJTNWFOUVSFT
t 8IFSFWFOUVSFJTDPNNVOJUZPXOFENBOBHFNFOUQSPNPUJPO
SFTQPOTJCJMJUJFTBSFMFBTFEUPBQSJWBUFDPNQBOZUISPVHIB
QBSUOFSTIJQBHSFFNFOU
t -PDBMQFPQMFQSPWJEFVOTLJMMFEMBCPVS&NQMPZFFTPGNPTU
FOUFSQSJTFTIBWFCBTJDFEVDBUJPOXJUIMJNJUFETLJMMTJOUIF
IPTQJUBMJUZJOEVTUSZ
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
!BOUT THE %3/+ %CORATING 3CHEME
5IF&40,&DPSBUJOH4DIFNFJTBWPMVOUBSZDFSUJmDBUJPOJOJUJBUJWFCZ
UIF,FOZBOUPVSJTNJOEVTUSZEFTJHOFEUPGVSUIFSUIFHPBMTPGTVTUBJOBCMF
UPVSJTNCZSFDPHOJ[JOHBOESFXBSEJOHFõPSUTBJNFEBUQSPNPUJOH
FOWJSPONFOUBMFDPOPNJDBOETPDJBMDVMUVSBMWBMVFT5IFGPDVTPGUIF
&40,TDIFNFJTPOUPVSJTNCVTJOFTTFTJOUFSFTUFEJOBOEDPNNJUUFEUP
FNCSBDJOHiCFTUQSBDUJDFJOUIFJSPQFSBUJPOT
6OEFSUIJTTDIFNFCFTUQSBDUJDFSFGFST
BTMBOEXBUFSFOFSHZDVMUVSFFUD
UPIJHIFTURVBMJUZFYDFMMFODFPSTVQFSJPS t &EVDBUJPOUPUPVSJTUT
QSBDUJDFTJOBQBSUJDVMBSmFMECZB
UPVSJTNPQFSBUPS*UJTVTFEUPEFTJHOBUF
/BJECTIVES OF THE
BMFBEFSJOUIFmFME5IFSFGPSFCFTU
%3/+ %CORATING SCHEME
QSBDUJDFJODMVEFTBNPOHPUIFSUIJOHT
s 0ROMOTE AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF
JOJUJBUJWFTBJNFEBU
ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY SOUND BUSINESS
t 1SPUFDUJOHDPOTFSWJOHBOEJOWFTUJOH
PRACTICES
JOUIFFOWJSPONFOU
s #ONSERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE ON WHICH
t .JOJNJ[JOHSFEVDJOHXBTUFT
+ENYAS TOURISM DEPENDS
t 1SFWFOUJOHQPMMVUJPO
s )MPROVE THE OVERALL STANDARDS OF THE TOURISM
t &ODPVSBHJOHMJOLBHFTXJUIMPDBM
INDUSTRYTHUS POTENTIALLY ATTRACTING MORE
DPNNVOJUJFT
TOURISTS
t 3FTQPOTJCMFVTFPGSFTPVSDFTTVDI
5IFDSJUFSJBDPWFSFOWJSPONFOUBMBOE
TPDJPFDPOPNJDJTTVFT&NQIBTJT
IBTCFFOHJWFOUPTVTUBJOBCMFVTF
PGSFTPVSDFTBOEQSPUFDUJPOPG
UIFFOWJSPONFOUBOETVQQPSUUP
MPDBMFDPOPNJFTUISPVHIMJOLBHFT
BOECVJMEJOHPGDBQBDJUZPGMPDBM
DPNNVOJUJFTBOEFNQMPZFFT
5IFTDIFNFTUISFFMFWFMTPGDFSUJmDBUJPO
PG#SPO[F4JMWFSBOE(PMEBSFB
EFMJCFSBUFEFTJHOUPFOTVSFDPOUJOVPVT
JNQSPWFNFOUPGQFSGPSNBODF"UFBDI
MFWFMUIFCBSJTSBJTFEUPSFnFDUJNQSPWFE
QFSGPSNBODF0ODFDFSUJmDBUJPOJT
BXBSEFESBOEPNTQPUDIFDLTBSF
DBSSJFEPVUUPFOTVSFDPNQMJBODFXJUI
DFSUJmDBUJPO
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
4HE #ERTIlCATION CHALLENGE
s -AKING CERTIlCATION MEANINGFUL TO THE TRAVELLER
s 4HE FEARS THAT CERTIlCATION AND ACCREDITATION
PROGRAMS CAN WORK IN FAVOUR OF TRANSITIONAL
CORPORATIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
INDIGENOUS GROUPSAND POORER COUNTRIES
s -ANY CERTIlCATION SCHEMES ARE VOLUNTARY LEAVING
TO THE INITIATORS TO CONVINCE PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN
s 4HE TARGET BUSINESSES ARE SOMETIMES SUSPICIOUS
s 4HAT SOME INITIATORS OFFER INCENTIVES FOR JOINING
HAS PUT THE REPUTATION OF CERTIlCATION SCHEMES TO
QUESTION
s 3EEN AS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE ECONOMIC BENElTS
CANNOT BE MEASURED
&DPUPVSJTN1SPUFDUFE"SFBT
.BOZUPVSJTNQSPEVDUTGPVOEJO
OBUJPOBMQBSLTQSPUFDUFEBSFBT
JO
,FOZBBSFMPXJNQBDUBOESJDIJO
JOUFSQSFUBUJPO)PXFWFSUIFZEPOPU
CSJOHCFOFmUTUPMPDBMDPNNVOJUJFT
5PVSJTNQSBDUJDFEJOQSPUFDUFE
BSFBTDBOUIFSFGPSFCFEFTDSJCFEBT
TVTUBJOBCMFUPVSJTN
5IF,FOZBOQBSLTZTUFNEPFT
OPUBMMPXGPSKPJOUPXOFSTIJQ
NBOBHFNFOUPGSFTPVSDFTCFUXFFO
UIFQBSLBVUIPSJUJFTBOEUIF
MPDBMDPNNVOJUJFT5IFJOKVTUJDFT
MPDBMDPNNVOJUJFTBTTPDJBUFXJUI
DSFBUJPOPGQBSLTEPFTOPUBMMPXGPS
QFBDFGVMDPFYJTUFODFZFUQFBDFGVM
DPFYJTUFODFJTBNBKPSBUUSJCVUF
PGFDPUPVSJTN5IFXJMEMJGFQPMJDZ
XIJDIHPWFSOTUIFNBOBHFNFOUPG
QSPUFDUFEBSFBTEPFTOPUSFDPHOJTF
MPDBMDPNNVOJUJFTBTTUBLFIPMEFSTJO
UIFNBOBHFNFOUPGUIJTSFTPVSDF5IJT
NFBOTUIFSFBSFOPEFmOFETUSVDUVSFT
GPSJOWPMWFNFOUPGDPNNVOJUJFTOFJUIFS
JOEFDJTJPONBLJOHOPSJOCFOFmU
TIBSJOH:FUFRVJUBCMFTIBSJOHPGCFOFmU
BOEQBSUJDJQBUPSZNBOBHFNFOUBSF
LFZUPUIFDPODFQUPGFDPUPVSJTN
8IFUIFSJUJTQPTTJCMFUPQSBDUJDF
FDPUPVSJTNJOQSPUFDUFEBSFBTSFNBJOT
UPCFFTUBCMJTIFEFTQFDJBMMZXIFO
UIFQSPUFDUFEBSFBTBSFPXOFEBOE
NBOBHFECZHPWFSONFOUPSHPWFSONFOU
BHFODJFT
#ONTEMPORARY
)SSUES IN %COTOURISM
IN +ENYA
s ,ACK OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION
MAKING RELATING TO ECOTOURISM
s )NADEQUATE RESPONSES FROM GOVERNMENTS
WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE OR LEGISLATIVE MECHANISMS
HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO INVOLVE THEM IN SUCH
DECISIONMAKING
s 4HE LACK OF lNANCIALSOCIAL AND VOCATIONAL BENElTS
mOWING TO THESE COMMUNITIES FROM PROJECTS THAT
COMMERCIALLY EXPLOIT WHAT THEY REGARD AS THEIR
RESOURCES
s 4HE LACK OF TOOLS FOR EVALUATING SOCIOCULTURAL
IMPACTS OF ECOTOURISM LIKE IMPACTS ON COMMUNITY
COHESION AND STRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE RAPIDITY
OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT THAT IN MANY CASES
SIGNIlCANTLY ACCELERATES SOCIAL CHANGE
s ,ACK OF POLICY TO GUIDE GROWTH OF SECTOR AND
ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF DESTINATIONS
s ,IMITED ACCESS TO RESOURCES BY LOCAL PEOPLEn BOTH
NATURAL AND lNANCIAL
s 5NCERTAINTY OVER THE FUTURE OF ECOTOURISM
#HANGES IN LAND TENURE SYSTEMS HAVE SEEN
SUBDIVISION OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY COMMUNAL
LAND4HE OWNERSHIP OF ENTERPRISES WILL SOON
BECOME UNCLEAR AND THERE IS FEAR AS COMMUNITIES
DISINTEGRATE AND LAND IS SUBDIVIDED
s 0OOR BENElT SHARING REGIMES
s 3URVIVAL OF VENTURES BEYOND PARTNERSHIPS
s -ARKETS PRODUCTS ARE SEEN AS DESIGNED FOR UPPER
END OF MARKET
s 5NEQUAL PARTNERSHIPS
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
%CORATED ,ODGES#AMPS
s 4ORTILIS #AMP !MBOSELI
WWWCHELIPEACOCKCOM
s /LONANA #AMP -ASAI -ARA
WWWSANCTUARYLODGESCOM
s "ASECAMP %XPLORER -AASAI -ARA
WWWBASECAMPEXPLORERCOM
s $UMA #AMP -AASAI -ARA
WWWJMARSAFARISCOM
s +ICHECHE -ARA #AMP -AASAI -ARA
WWWKICHECHECOM
s S #OTTARS 3AFARI #AMP -AASAI -ARA
WWWCOTTARSCOM
s 3ARUNI 3AFARI #AMP -AASAI -ARA
WWWSARUNICAMPCOM
s 2EKERO 4ENTED #AMP -AASAI -ARA
WWWREKEROCAMPCOM
s +IZINGO ,ODGE ,AMU
WWWKIZINGOCOM
s ,EWA 3AFARI #AMP ,AIKIPIA
WWWLEWAORG
s "ORANA ,ODGE ,AIKIPIA
WWWBORANACOKE
s )LNGWESI ,ODGE ,AIKIPIA
WWWLEWAORG
s ,OLLDAQIGA &ARM (OUSE ,AIKIPIA
WWWLOLLDAIGACOM
s +OIJA 3TARBEDS ,AIKIPIA
WWWLOISABACOM
s ,OISABA +IBOKO 3TARBEDS ,AIKIPIA
WWWLOISABACOM
s ,OISABA ,ODGE ,AIKIPIA
WWWLOISABACOM
s %LSAS +OPJE -ERU
WWWCHELIPEACOCKCOM
s 3AROVA 3HABA 3HABA 2ESERVE 3AMBURU
WWWSAROVAHOTELSCOM
s -ALEWA 2IVER ,ODGE .AIVASHA
WWWMALEWARIVERLODGECOM
s #AMPI 9A +ANZI #HYULU (ILLS 4SAVO
WWWMAASAICOM
s 4URTLE "AY "EACH #LUB 7ATAMU .ORTH #OAST
WWWTURTLEBAYCOKE
s 3HOMPOLE ,ODGE -AGADI
WWWSHOMPOLECOM
s #HELI 0EACOCK -ARA "USH #AMP -AASAI -ARA
WWWCHELIPEACOCKCOM
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
&40,TIPXDBTFTPG
FDPUPVSJTN
+AKAMEGA ISECHENO BANDAS
%WASO #ULTURAL CENTRE
"O&40,JNQMFNFOUFEQSPKFDUGVOEFE
CZ6/%1
"O&40,VQHSBEFEQSPKFDUGVOEFECZ
6/%1
-PDBUJPO,BLBNFHB'PSFTU
-PDBUJPO"SDIFST1PTU
0XOFSTIJQ,&&1NFNCFST
0XOFSTIJQ6NPKB6BTP8PNFO(SPVQ
%FWFMPQNFOU6/%1UISPVHI&40,
1BSUOFSTIJQ,&&1'%GPSZFBST
%FWFMPQNFOU6/%1UISPVHI&40,
QSFWJPVTMZCZ,84
1SPEVDU4FMGDBUFSJOHCBOEBT
1BSUOFSTIJQ/JM
1BDLBHF'PSFTUMJGFBOEDVMUVSF
4J[FCFET
1SPEVDU$VMUVSF
1BDLBHF$VMUVSBMQSFTFOUBUJPOTBOE
5BSHFUDMJFOUFMFSFTJEFOUTDJUJ[FOTBOE
DVMUVSBMBSUFGBDUT
SFTFBSDIFST
5BSHFUDMJFOUFMF$JUJ[FOTBOEGPSFJHOUPVSJTUT
"OOVBM%BZTGPSUIF&OWJSPONFOU
s -ARCH 7ORLD $AY OF WATER
s !PRIL ARTH $AY
s *UNE 7ORLD %NVIRONMENT $AY
s *ULY 7ORLD POPULATION DAY
s 3EPT )NTERNATIONAL #OASTAL
#LEANUP $AY
s 3EPT 7ORLD 4OURISM $AY
s /CTOBER )NTERNATIONAL $ISASTER $AY
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
-INIMISE DISTURBANCE TO ANIMALS
2ESPECT AND CONSERVE ALL MARINE CREATURES
! 'UIDE TO 2ESPONSIBLE 4RAVEL IN +ENYA
-ANY WILD ANIMALSSUCH AS CHEETAHSBECOME DISTRESSED
WHEN THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY TOO MANY VEHICLESOR WHEN
VEHICLES APPROACH TOO CLOSELY
0LEASE HELP US PROTECT +ENYAS NATURAL HERITAGE
+EEP TO THE SPEED LIMIT
(ELP US PROTECT OUR MARINE WILDLIFE BY SUPPORTING LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONSAND NEVER BUYING PRODUCTS
THAT DERIVE FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS WHALES AND
TURTLES!VOID BUYING UNDERSIZE CRABS AND LOBSTERSWHICH
ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RAPID DEMISE OF THESE SPECIES
4HE +ENYA 3AFARI #ODE
+ARIBUNI 7ELCOME TO +ENYATHE ORIGINAL HOME OF THE GREAT
!FRICAN SAFARI/UR COUNTRY IS BLESSED WITH SOME OF THE
WORLDS RICHEST WILDERNESS AREAS n AND SOME OF ITS RAREST
CREATURES)N ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS VITAL BIODIVERSITYWE
URGE ALL VISITORS TO READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES AND HELP
US PROTECT OUR NATURAL HERITAGE n FOR OUR SAKEAND THE SAKE
OF ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS
7HEN VISITING OUR COUNTRY
4RAVEL WITH REPUTABLE OPERATORS AND QUALIlED SAFARI GUIDES
)NSIST THAT YOUR TOUR OPERATOR AND ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
USE ONLY TRAINED AND CERTIlED SAFARI GUIDES
3UPPORT ECOFRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
4RY TO STAY AT LODGES AND SAFARI CAMPS THAT LOOK AFTER THEIR
LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT WORTHWHILE CONSERVATION
PROJECTS
2EMEMBER THAT MOST PARKS AND RESERVES HAVE A SPEED LIMIT
OF KPH n AND ANIMALS ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY
.EVER FEED ANY ANIMAL
&EEDING WILD ANIMALS CAN UPSET THEIR DIET AND LEAD TO AN
UNNATURAL DEPENDENCE UPON PEOPLE
0LEASE DO NOT BUY STARlSHSHELLS OR ANY PRODUCT DECORATED
WITH THEM FROM BEACH VENDORS)F YOU REALLY LOVE SHELLSBUY
A REALISTIC@FAKEINSTEAD
3UPPORT TRADITIONAL COASTAL LIVELIHOODS
4AKE CARE NOT TO DISTURB THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
0LEASE DO NOT COLLECT OR REMOVE ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTSROCKS
PLANTSSEEDS OR BIRDSNESTS FROM THE WILDOR ALTER THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ANY WAY
4RY TO SUPPORT INLAND MARKET AREASWHERE TRADERS ARE
MAKING AN EFFORT TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS OFF THE BEACHES
0LEASE NEVER GIVE MONEY TO CHILDREN ON THE BEACHAS THIS
CAN ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL
4AKE ALL YOUR LITTER WITH YOU
2ESPECT LOCAL CULTURES AND CUSTOMS
,ITTER AND GARBAGE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO WILD ANIMALS
0LEASE KEEP ALL LITTER WITH YOUAND BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL
WITH CIGARETTES AND MATCHESWHICH CAN CAUSE MAJOR BUSH
lRES
'ET OUT AND WALK n WHERE YOU ARE PERMITTED
2ESPECT LOCAL CULTURES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY BENElTS
.EVER BUY OR REMOVE ANIMALS OR SHELLS FROM THE SEA
3UPPORT PROJECTS AND PROPERTIES THAT BENElT LOCAL PEOPLE
THROUGH EMPLOYMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAND THE
PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOODS
7ALKING AMONG WILDLIFE IS ONLY PERMITTED IN A FEW
DESIGNATED AREAS IN OUR PARKS AND RESERVES0LEASE ENQUIRE
FROM YOUR SAFARI OPERATOR OR GUIDE WHERE WALKING IS
ALLOWED
/N SAFARI
!T THE COAST
+EEP TO DESIGNATED ROADS
(ELP TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
0LEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR DRIVER TO STAY ON ROADS OR
DESIGNATED TRACKS WHEN VISITING OUR NATIONAL PARKS AND
RESERVES
0LEASE TAKE CARE NOT TO TOUCH OR STAND ON CORAL REEFSAND
NEVER DISPOSE OF ANY LITTER ON THE BEACH OR IN THE SEA
&ISHING IS PROHIBITED IN PROTECTED AREASAND SPEARlSHING IS
BANNED UNDER +ENYAN LAW
!LWAYS DRESS IN A RESPECTFUL WAY WHEN VISITING TOWNS AND
VILLAGES n AND NEVER BATHE TOPLESS ON THE BEACH
4HE PROTECTION OF +ENYAS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS A
RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS SHARED BY TOUR OPERATORSLOCAL PEOPLE
AND VISITORS!S A VISITORYOU HAVE THE POWER TO INmUENCE
THE BEHAVIOUR OF OTHERS)F YOU INSIST THAT THESE GUIDELINES
ARE ADHERED TOYOU WILL BE DOING YOUR PART IN HELPING
+ENYA TO PRESERVE SOME OF THE WORLDS GREATEST WILDERNESS
AREAS
&/# ,OGO
KPJO&40,OPX
4HERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES OF
MEMBERSHIP AS FOLLOWS
#ORPORATE n +SH #"/
n +SH )NDIVIDUAL n +SH 4O JOIN SEND YOUR CHEQUE TO
%COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
0 / "OX '0/
.AIROBI
)NCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS
.AME OR NAME OF ORGANISATION #ORPORATE
#"/0/"OX0OSTAL CODE4OWN#ITY
4ELEPHONE&AX AND %MAIL ADDRESS
.EWSLETTER OF THE %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA
$ECEMBER )SSUE .O
GVUVSF
5IF
PG&DPUPVSJTN
5IFGVUVSFPGFDPUPVSJTNBTBTVTUBJOBCMFSVSBMEFWFMPQNFOUUPPMBOE
BUPPMUPFOIBODFDPOTFSWBUJPOEFQFOETPOMPDBMJTBUJPOPGQSFTFOUMZ
BDDFQUFEQSBDUJDFTXJUIJOUIFmFMEPGFDPUPVSJTN5IFSFJTOFFEGPSBO
JOUFSOBUJPOBMTZTUFNGPSJEFOUJmDBUJPOPGFDPUPVSJTNBDPOTVNFSQSPmMF
BOEBHPPEVOEFSTUBOEJOHPGDPNNVOJUZPSJFOUBUJPOTJOSFTPVSDF
VUJMJTBUJPOBOECJPEJWFSTJUZDPOTFSWBUJPO
8JOOJOH
8JOOJOH
8JOOJOH
&40,XPOUIF
#FTU4UBOE
"XBSEBUUIFKVTUDPODMVEFE
(FUBXBZ3FHJPOBM5PVS
JTN'BJS&40,TGPDVTBUUIFGBJS
XBTUPQSPNPUFMPEHFTIPUFMT
UIBUIBWFCFFOBXBSEFE#SPO[F
3BUJOHVOEFSUIF&40,&DPSBU
JOH4DIFNFXIJMFFEVDBUJOHUIF
USBWFMMFSPOUIFOFFEUPNBLF
SFTQPOTJCMFIPMJEBZDIPJDFT"OE
XFXPOXJUIPVSXJOOFST&DP
SBUFEGBDJMJUJFT
.BMFXB8JOT
.BMFXB3JWFS-PEHFJO/BJWBTIBBO&40,#SPO[F
SBUFEMPEHFXPOUIF/BUJPOBM&OFSHZ*OOPWBUJPO
"XBSEBUUIFQSFNJFSPGUIF/BUJPOBM&OFSHZ
"XBSETIFMEJO/BJSPCJJO/PWFNCFS5IF
JOOPWBUJPOTBXBSEJTBJNFEBUQSPNPUJOHFOFSHZ
JOOPWBUJPOTUIBUVTFQJPOFFSJOHUFDIOPMPHJFT
PSJOOPWBUJWFEFTJHOTUIBUNJOJNJTFFOFSHZVTF
"EEJUJPOBMQPJOUTBSFTDPSFEJGUIFJOOPWBUJPOTDBO
CFSFQMJDBUFEBOECFQSPNPUFEUPPUIFSTFDUPST
PGUIFJOEVTUSZBTACFTUQSBDUJDFT.BMFXBJT
QJPOFFSJOHUIFVTFPGXJOEFOFSHZ
*GZPVBSFBMPEHFIPUFMDBNQ
BOEZPVXBOUUPKPJOUIFXJO
OJOHUFBNQMFBTFDBMM&40,BOE
MFBSONPSFBCPVUUIF&DPSBUJOH
4DIFNF5PHFUIFSXFDBODIBOHF
UIFOBUVSFPG,FOZBTUPVSJTN
POFGBDJMJUZBUBUJNF
7RITER%DITOR *UDY +EPHER'ONA s %COTOURISM 3OCIETY OF +ENYA 0/"OX .AIROBI+ENYA 4ELEPHONE &AX %MAILINFO ESOKORG
$ESIGN ,AYOUT 3UNBURST #OMMUNICATIONS s INFO SUNBURSTNETCOM
s WWWSUNBURSTNETCOM