Kenya has the biggest growth in tourism in the world -Take a walk on the wild side!

2006-05-11

The big country Kenya in Africa, has great national parks for unique wild life adventures as Aberdare National Park, Amboseli National Park, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, Hells Gate and Mount Longonot National Parks, Kora National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Marsabit National Park, Meru National Park, Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Nairobi National Park, Ndere Island National Reserve, Saiwa Swamp National Park, Sibiloi National Park, Tsavo East National Park, and Tsavo West National Park. Some of the best Game Reserves are Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Kisumu Impala Sanctuary, Samburu National Reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Masai Mara National Reserve, Marine Parks and Reserves, Kiunga Marine National Reserve, Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park, Malindi/Watamu Parks and Reserves, Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve, Punguti Marine National Reserve, and Tana Delta Reserve. For they who want to take a step into the wild side, can do as most travellers doing today: go to Kenya!

Photo. Massai are expert of hunting lions.

However, while international travel should have been badly affected by these threats, latest figures from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) show a 5.9% growth in international tourist arrivals for the first seven months of the year as compared with the corresponding period in 2004.

Kenya has the biggest growth in tourism, and the outlooks are promising for continueing the positive trend.

In fact, the UNWTO expects the year to end with an increase of 5 to 6%, saying that this is "exceptional" given that peaceful 2004 was a record year for the industry, and that the estimate exceeds the forecast long-term average growth of 4%.

Be aware of that World Tourism Organization has changes acronym to UNWTO.

So what about 2006? The outlook is also good for growth in tourism in general. People don`t stop travelling despite dramatic and tradegic incidents.

To travellers, I will say as Lonely Planet do: "Don`t worry about how the trips will work out. Just go!" Or to say it as the famous author Mark Twain 1835 -1910 wrote: "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened". Enjoy your travelling. Travelling is life!

Stein Morten Lund, 11 May 2006