Nestled in a small patch of remnant tropical forest, the
51-year-old national park is home to chimpanzees and other wildlife, but
lack of proper road infrastructures is one of the challenges thwarting
tourism development.
Hapiness
Kimei, head of tourism development of the park, said that the situation
has been making it difficult for tourists to visit some of the
thrilling destinations in the sanctuary.
“Lack of road infrastructures has been compelling tourists to use
water ways as the sanctuary is located along Lake Tanganyika. This means
of transport is expensive, making many tourists to opt for other
tourist destinations, which are easily accessible,” Kimei said on
Wednesday.
Gombe is the smallest of Tanzania’s national parks, a fragile strip
of chimpanzee habitat straddling the steep slopes and river valleys that
hem in the sandy northern shore of Lake Tanganyika.
Its chimpanzees, habituated to human visitors, were made famous by
the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, who in 1960 founded a behavioural
research program that now stands as the longest-running study of its
kind in the world. Enditem
Source: Xinhua/NewsGhana.com.gh
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