Tourism
Empowering Kenyan Artisans: Go Blue Project Fuels Creativity and Cultural Tourism
Some of the carvings in the expanded showroom at the Millennium Handcraft Cooperative. The expansion was done with funding from Camões What started as a simple pastime to make his son a wooden toy car, has now shaped Julius Musyoka into an accomplished designer and sculptor of great repute in Kenya. Musyoka stumbled into this…
Eco-Tourism Boosts Livelihoods and Conservation Efforts Along Kenya’s Coastline
A picturesque view of the Mtwapa creek from the Kwetu Training Centre viewpoint/ Photo By Mazera Ndurya For decades, members of the Kidongo Beach Management Unit (BMU) in Majaoni, a fishing community group have rowed across the Mtwapa creek eking their living as fishers. Fishing is their main economic activity using the creek which bestrides…
How Mtwapa Creek is Redefining Eco-Tourism and Community Prosperity
Mombasa County’s only gazetted forest, the mangroves, is under severe threat from urban development, logging, and charcoal burning. However, hope has been rekindled by the efforts of a community-based organization (CBO) called Community Environmental Sustainable Mariculture (COMENSUM). Located in Majaoni village, which borders Kilifi County, COMENSUM has established an eco-friendly information center and restaurant on…
Inspiring Tales from Kenya’s Women Tourism Entrepreneurs: Phoebe Maina’s Side Hustle to Full-Time Success with Steri Tours
Phoebe Maina, CEO of Steri Tours and Travels. Photo credit Phoebe Maina What began as a side hustle for Phoebe Maina in 2017 blossomed into a full-fledged company by 2020, amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Phoebe Maina, now the CEO of Steri Tours and Travels, transformed her passion for travel and community development…
Empowering Sustainable Travel: Highlights from the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Africa Summit
Some delegates at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Africa Summit. Photo Credit, STTA. As the world awakens to the importance of sustainable tourism, Judy Kepher-Gona saw a significant gap in the industry: the lack of a dedicated platform to discuss and promote sustainable tourism comprehensively. This realization led her to found the Sustainable Tourism Africa Summit…
Inspiring Tales from Kenya’s Women Tourism Entrepreneurs
Stellamaris Miriti founder Stejos Tours & Travel | Photo by Stellamaris Stellamaris Miriti, Founder Stejos Tours & Travel embarked on her journey into the tourism industry while still pursuing her software engineering degree in college. Her passion for travel led her to identify a gap in the industry – lack of travel opportunities tailored for…
Ngomeni’s Historic Shipwreck Enchants World Archaeological Experts
Ceasar and Filipe dive at Ngomeni | Photo by Caesar Bita History is replete with adventures and misadventures but one that is currently the subject of a major archaeological study is the mishap in the Vasco Da Gama fleet of the 16th Century along the Kenyan Coast. Vasco da Gama came to today’s Kenya in…
Underwater archaeology: A new frontier in harnessing blue economy
Photo Courtesy of Dr Caesar Bita, NMK As Kenya boasts of successfully exploiting its conventional cultural assets to fuel tourism growth, archaeologists are working round the clock to promote the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UHC) as the next frontier in harnessing the blue economy. It is a new product in the tourism industry that can empower communities…
Kenya’s Cruise Tourism Surges as more ships call
Luxurious MSC Poesia ship cruises into the Port of Mombasa in its maiden voyage to the Kenyan Coast| Photo courtesy KPA The Mombasa Port Cruise terminal continues to witness stellar performance receiving the fourth first caller vessel since the start of 202. This, according to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) points to increased connectivity of the…
Jumuiya Ya Kaunti za Pwani Unveils Groundbreaking TCH Blueprint 2030: Charting a Sustainable Course for Coastal Tourism and Cultural Heritage Development
The October 27, 2023 launch of Kenya’s Coastal Blueprint 2030, in collaboration with Portugal’s Camões, I.P., highlights a push for inclusive and sustainable tourism. Held at Forodhani restaurant in Mombasa, the event signals a collective effort to unlock the coastal region’s blue economy potential.
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