Summary
· The acquisition of the boat, is part of the initiative for the sector to reach five million tourists and bring in revenue of $6 million by 2025.
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism,
Mohamed Mchengerwa will on March 14, launch modern boat that will be used for
marine tourism in the Indian Ocean.
The acquisition of the boat which
apart of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s effort to promote tourism in the
country, is part of the initiative for the sector to reach five million
tourists and bring in revenue of $6 million by 2025.
He has said that the boat has been
christened Tawa Sea Cruiser has been made by native Tanzanians through the
Songoro Marine Transport Ltd Company and is capable of taking about 50 tourists
at a time.
But as Mchengerwa expects to launch
the tourist boat, three ships have this week docked at Tanzania’s different
ports with approximately 400 tourists from different parts of the world.
The ships that have docked include
Corals Geographic Cruise which has brought 120 tourists, Le Jaques
Cartier-Ponant with 105 visitors and Le Jaques Cartier-A & Luxury
Expedition which is expected to dock on March 14, with 138 tourists.
In addition, Mchengerwa said that
the boat built in the country is one of the most modern boats owned by the
Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) with modern equipment to offer
tourists a memorable tour.
He said that the boat has been made
with glasses with special lenses that enable the tourist to see various sea
creatures in the comfort of their seats.
According to Mchengerwa, owning its
own tourist boat will help the sector increase and promote local tourism where
people from different parts of the country will be able to come and see for
themselves the various tourist attractions that Tanzania is blessed with which
are not found in many parts of the world.
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