Kenyan Safari - ambitious tourism destination

World Travel Market is an annual event organised by the Reeds Exhibitions. WTM is a widely recognised event attended by a large number of tourism companies representatives, journalists but also open for students who are interested in travelling and environment protection. This year WTM took place 9-12 November.

World Travel Market not only presents to its visitors a wide variety of places to visit, it also organises a series of presentations, discussions and seminars preaching responsible tourism, with international tourism experts participating in the sessions http://www.wtmlondon.com/

But above all, World Travel Market is a festive occasion where travelling amateurs and connoisseurs would revel in the fabulous display of places to visit. Among the countries presented at WTM every inquisitive visitor's eye would find something to appreciate: Malaysia with its amazing rainforests, Uzbekistan with its famous historical Silk Road, Brazil with its colourful festivals.

One of the things that's hard to miss is Kenyan Safari http://www.go2africa.com/kenya

Kenyan treasures

It is a very important tourism attraction enjoying immense popularity among visitors from the USA, Germany, Scandinavian countries, France, Italy and other countries. However, the significance of the Kenyan Safari lies not only in its tourism value but also in its serving the purposes of environment protection. There are challenges facing wildlife and the conservation of biodiversity of Kenya such as climate change, deterioration of habitats and human wildlife conflict caused by the growth of population and irresponsible usage of land and resources. That's why it's essential to protect the wildlife of the country and provide appropriate conditions for life and reproduction of animals, especially rare species.

According to Race Musumba Tavasi, Head of Marketing and Business Development of Kenya Wildlife Service http://www.kws.org/ Kenyan Safari consists of 30 parks spread across the country that vary in species of animals they keep. There is the traditional "Big Five" of course: lions, elephants, buffalos, rhinos and leopards. But there are also rare species of animals such as Roan Antelope, Sable Antelope and Grevy's Zebra. Mrs Tavasi says that "people visiting the Safari have an authentic experience of seeing animals in their natural habitat which is much more exciting than going to the zoo". In her opinion, it is also important that the conditions in which animals are kept "do not interfere with environment" and therefore "the Safari is a means of conserving rare species".

Considering the fact that organisers of Safari Tours offer reasonable packages including tickets, accomodation and visiting the parks it proves to be a tempting opportunity for tourists to get acquainted with the wildlife of Africa without affecting the environmental balance of the country.