Mbeya Region Website

 

 

The Existing Situation and Investment Opportunities 

 

The country’s tourist market is divided into three major tourists’ circuits: the Northern circuit, Southern circuit and Western circuit. Mbeya region belongs to the Southern circuit which commands several tourist attractions including extension of Ruaha National Park, Usangu and Lukwati Game reserves, mountains, Sandy beaches on Lake Nyasa shores, the Rift Valley Plains, unique ecological features of rain forests, historical features as well as cultural tourism. There are several game animals like buffaloes, elands, elephants, lions, reedbuck, roan antelope, hartebeest, crocodiles, leopard, zebras, waterbucks, greater kudu, jackals, impalas, hippos and various types of birds.

A trend of revenue collection for seven years (1998 to 2003 and 2006) from the three hunting companies is as shown in the table below:

 

The trend from the table shows a fall of revenue collection in some years but the potential is still great. There are both natural and man made tourist attractions, they include national parks, game reserves, mountains, sandy beaches on the shores of lake Nyasa, the Rift Valley Plains, unique ecological features, historical features as well as cultural tourism.