The Influence of Indigenous Dwelling Practices on Eco-tourism: The Case of Pastoral-Maasai Communities Along National Parks. (R-7729)

Currently tourism industry is becoming an important economic anchor for many nations worldwide. African countries are increasingly bocoming important tourists' destinations due to rich natural resources, biodiversity and not the least the indigenous culture of various ethnic groups. About 23% of Tanzanian land constitute of national parks and game reservers where local communities lives in o close range to national parks and in other destinations like Ngorongoro crater the Maasai harmoniously co-exist with wild animals which makes it a tourist hotspot.

Keywords:eco-tourism

Disciplines:Heritage

Project type:Collaboration project