Tour operators demand park facilities upkeep amid fee hikes

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2025-07-07

OKAUKUEJO, 02 August 2024 - The Executive Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Teofilus Nghitila on Friday inside the Etosha National Park. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 07 JUL (NAMPA) – Tour operators have raised alarm over the poor maintenance of public facilities in Namibia’s national parks, warning that the neglect is severely damaging the local tourism industry.
Their concerns were voiced during a stakeholder consultation on proposed amendments to regulations relating to park entrance and conservation fees that took place in Swakopmund on Monday.
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