Tanzania wants to expand its tourism offering with the opening of an international golf course this July and by co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Its aim: to attract new travellers, boost foreign investment and diversify one of the main sources of income for its economy.
“Tanzania is known as the home of wildlife, but we want to show the world that we are much more than that,” explains Hassan Abbasi, permanent secretary at Tanzania’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, in an interview with Euronews.
The tourism official says the country is ushering in a new chapter for the sector, with the goal of expanding its offer beyond safaris and attracting a more diverse profile of visitor.
Among the most ambitious projects is the opening this month of an international golf course in the Serengeti, an initiative through which Tanzania hopes to strengthen its position in the luxury tourism segment.
With 18 regulation holes and an area of around 182 hectares in the Fort Ikoma area, a transition zone between Serengeti district and the national park, the golf course allows people to play surrounded by wildlife.
