{"id":24395,"date":"2021-03-03T18:22:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=24395"},"modified":"2021-03-03T18:22:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T18:22:55","slug":"saanane-island-national-park-charting-strategies-to-attract-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/community\/saanane-island-national-park-charting-strategies-to-attract-visitors","title":{"rendered":"Saanane Island national park charting strategies to attract visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> SAANANE Island National Park is planning to improve services which include provision of special traditional diets and construction of luxury tents to accommodate tourists visiting the park.<\/p>\n<p>Acting tourism officer at the Park, Sadick Mohamed \u00a0was\u00a0 briefing the deputy minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mary Masanja who visited the part recently.<\/p>\n<p>He said the park is now putting in place a number of strategies to attract as many visitors as possible in a bid to boost the tourism industry and raise income.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the plan also involves adding different species of animals with a view to attract more tourists to visit the area.<\/p>\n<p>Sadick said the strategy responds to the call of the visitors whom for many years have been requesting for improvement of services by having varieties of attractions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working to increase the number of animals such as chimpanzees provided that the ecology supports the animals to survive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The national park is located two kilometres South-West of Mwanza city centre, lying in the Capri point Gulf of Lake Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign tourists visiting the park also have an opportunity to watch local cultural dances of Sukuma Tribe at Bujora located some few kilometres from Mwanza city centre.<\/p>\n<p>The park is a good place for picnicking, panoramic viewing of the city and sun rising as well as downing including filming. Sport fishing and stone jumping also are conducted in the area including boat excursions in the lake.<\/p>\n<p>Tourist attractions available at the park include impala, zebra, wildebeests, lions, peacocks, more than 70 species of birds both aquatic and terrestrial migrants as well as residents and lake panoramic view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: SAANANE Island National Park is planning to improve services which include provision of special traditional diets and construction of luxury tents to accommodate tourists visiting the park. Acting tourism officer at the Park, Sadick Mohamed \u00a0was\u00a0 briefing the deputy minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mary Masanja who visited the part recently. 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