International Tourism Case Study: Kenya

These icons indicate that teachers notes or useful web addresses are available in the Notes Page. This icon indicates the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable. For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation.
1 of 25 Boardworks Ltd 2005

Learning objectives
2 of 25

Where is Kenya? What attracts tourists to Kenya? What are the consequences of tourism in the Maasai Mara? How can tourism be managed in the future?

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Map of Kenya

3 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Label the map of Kenya

4 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Learning objectives
5 of 25

Where is Kenya? What attracts tourists to Kenya? What are the consequences of tourism in the Maasai Mara? How can tourism be managed in the future?

Boardworks Ltd 2005

What attracts tourists to Kenya?

Study the photographs and make a list of reasons why tourists are attracted to Kenya.

6 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

What attracts British tourists to Kenya?

Kenya enjoys a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast, temperate inland and very dry in the northern and northeastern parts of the country.
Nairobi
180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 C mm

London
180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 c mm

Ju l Au g Se pt O ct No v De c

Use evidence from the graphs to suggest why British tourists may consider going on holiday to Kenya.
7 of 25 Boardworks Ltd 2005

Ju l Au g Se pt O ct No v De c

Ja n Fe b

Ja n Fe b

Ju n

Ap r M ay

Ap r M ay

Ju n

ar

ar

Tourism in Kenya

8 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Learning objectives
9 of 25

Where is Kenya? What attracts tourists to Kenya? What are the consequences of tourism in the Maasai Mara? How can tourism be managed in the future?

Boardworks Ltd 2005

A typical safari holiday

A typical safari holiday Day 1 Arrive at Nairobi Airport and transfer to hotel. Day 2 Drive west to the Serena Mara Lodge in the Maasai Marait is built in African-style with a thatched roof. Enjoy cocktails on the terrace while looking over the glade. Day 3 Drive through the Mara in the jeeps and see buffalo, rhinoceros, elephants, birds, etc. Day 4 More game viewing with chance to see some of the more unusual species. Day 5 Visit the Maasai. Day 6 View the big game animals from a hot air balloon on your last day at the lodge. Enjoy your last evening with dancing from the Maasai. Day 7 Return to Nairobi.

What are the consequences of this type of holiday?

10 of 25 Boardworks Ltd 2005

Consequences of tourism in the Maasai Mara

What impact do you think tourism has on the animals and environment?

11 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Tourism in the Maasai Mara

12 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Consequences of tourism in the Maasai Mara

An advantage of the game reserves is that animals are protected from being hunted.

13 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Examination question
Like several others, my camp (Maasai Mara) made a special effort to encourage leopards to appear. Every night, one of the guards crosses the river, using a small footbridge, and hangs meat on a tree. One leopard, clearly more interested in fast food than searching for dinner, regularly retrieves it Independent, January 2000

Read the newspaper extract. 1. Why does the guard put meat over the river? 2. What impact does his practice have on the leopards?

14 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Consequences of tourism
Traditionally the Maasai have lead a subsistence lifestyle as nomadic pastoralists.
Subsistence is when people provide for themselves. They do not have surplus for sale although they may exchange products with other groups. Nomadic pastoralists are cattle herders who move around with the seasons. They do not have a permanent home. Until the Kenyan government set up the National Reserve in the 1950s the Maasai Mara was part of the Massais original land.
15 of 25 Boardworks Ltd 2005

Tourism in the Maasai Mara

16 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Tourism in the Maasai Mara

Do you believe that tourism is good or bad for the Maasai Mara? Justify your answer.
17 of 25 Boardworks Ltd 2005

Examination question
With reference to an area you have studied in an LEDC, explain the advantages and disadvantages that tourism can bring.

18 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Learning objectives
19 of 25

Where is Kenya? What attracts tourists to Kenya? What are the consequences of tourism in the Maasai Mara? How can tourism be managed in the future?

Boardworks Ltd 2005

How can tourism be managed in the future?

The World Tourism Organisation believes that all tourism should be sustainable. It states that: Sustainability principles refer to the environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development and a suitable balance must be established between these three dimensions to guarantee that any tourism scheme is long-term.

20 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

What is ecotourism?
Ecotourism is a type of sustainable tourism which aims to take into account environmental, cultural and social considerations.

Study these photographs of Tsavo Game Reserve. What evidence is there in the photographs that this type of safari is more beneficial to the environment than the lodge hotels in the Maasai Mara or Amboseli?

21 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Eselenkei Conservation Area

22 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Eselenkei Conservation Area

23 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Anagrams

24 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005

Key ideas Tourism is an important industry for Kenya. Tourists are attracted to Kenya for its wildlife, its varied landscape, climate and its people. The Maasai Mara is an example of a game reserve in Southern Kenya.

Tourism creates many environmental and socioeconomic consequences these are both positive and negative. Eselenkei Conservation Area is an example of ecotourism which aims to be sustainable.

25 of 25

Boardworks Ltd 2005