The Tanzania Cultural Tourism

The Tanzania Cultural Tourism Programme ;
Background
The Tanzania Cultural Tourism Programme started as a five year project jointly executed by Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), Ministry of natural Resources & Tourism (MNRT) and Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), from 1996 to 2001. Its objective was to engage local communities in Tanzania in income generating tourism activities to alleviate poverty and diversify the country’s tourism products. By the end of the project, 17 Cultural Tourism Modules, now Cultural Tourism Enterprises (CTEs), were established. Currently, there are 28 Cultural tourism enterprises located in various regions around Tanzania

Cultural tourism is a pro-poor/ community based form of tourism initiative in Tanzania that gives a chance to local people to organize some excursions/tours in their present natural environment where the real culture of the people is explored by tourists. Since its inception Cultural Tourism has shown good potential for directly contributing to poverty reduction through direct tour fees, jobs/salaries for local people, markets for local product (foodstuffs, handcrafts), exposure to knowledge and increase in confidence to local people to do little-known things. SNV work with TTB and MNRT played a great role in supporting the development of cultural tourism products known as Cultural Tourism (CT) Enterprises. They have endured the test of time, and all are in operation until now. Some new ones are in pipeline. Cultural Tourism business has of late aroused a lot of interest in individuals, communities, districts and regions of Tanzania. It inspires the local community with a spirit of creativity and commitment in whatever business they are doing.

Come and visit the people of Tanzania!




Photographs from the different enterprises. To enlarge click on the photo.