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Safari-

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used to mean hunting has changed into an expedition to observe animals.
Has changed into a non-consumptive activity

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Mass tourism Tanzania

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Tanzania raised their prices way high and still made the same amount of money because the wealthy people pay the same amount as the masses would

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Problems with Kilimanjaro

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6-day climbs up 20,000ft altitude
Altitude sickness
People getting sick from food and water
Pre-existing health conditions

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4
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What’s wrong with Porter

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Wrong equipment
Crocs
No tents
No food

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5
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Tourist deaths have changed from

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300 to 100

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Porter Deaths have changed from

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600 to under 40

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7
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how many porter facilities are there

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86

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Porter age range

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23-76

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What % of tourists out of 70,000 make it up the mountain

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18%

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how many porters per person

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about 3 per person

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Places to go in Tanzinia

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Kilimanjaro
Serengeti National Park
The crater
The town of Arosha and the hotel
Zanzibar Island

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Motivations for Tanzania

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Wildlife
Safaris
Interesting culture
Shopping choices
English is commonly spoken
Lovely beaches
Historical sites
Nice warm weather all year long
Mombasa is a prime cruise embarkation

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Egypt Airport

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EgyptAir (MS)

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Motivations Egypt

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Has unique and rich culture and history
Costs within the country are low it’s a shopping bargain
The locals are friendly to visitors
It appeals to those who like cruises
The weather is nice during the winter

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Currencyin egypt

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Egyptian Pound

13
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Egypt religions

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90% Sunni Muslim 10% Coptic Christian

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Misgivings Egypt

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Crime and terrorism
Made lots of progress but still not too safe
Hostile Middle East fear
yea
Bad water
Use water bottles
Widespread disease
Yeah there is get your vaccines before going
Blisteringly hot
Go in winter
Aggressive salespeople and beggers everywhere
Yea just walk away from them

14
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Transportation Egypt

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Escorted tours are what most tourists travel in
Never ride balloons
Dont take the taxi’s

15
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Things to know in Cairo

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The Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Islamic Art
The Citadel of Saladin
Mosques
Coptic Quarter- Cairo
3 Great Pyramids of Giza
Sinai Desert

16
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Egypt 1959 Aswan Dam

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World Heritage Sites
The Egyptian government went to the UN for help moving temples so they wouldn’t flood (help from greek, and Italians)
The cost of saving 2 sites was 80 million
The project was completed in 1967
They put an artificial dome over them

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religions in Isreal

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Jewish, Islam, Christian

18
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Tanzania Misgivings

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it’s too far
There is a danger of disease
African languages make it impossible to communicate
All there is to do is go on a safari
it’s so expensive to get there
it’s dangerous

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Tourist attractions in Israel

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Dome of the rock
Waling wall/weeping wall
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Via Dolorosa
Mount of Olives
The Garden of Gethsemane
The Tomb of Mary
Mt. Moriah
Mt. Zion
The Garden Tomb
Israel Museum
Holocaust Museum

20
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Via Dolorosa

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The pathway Jesus took as he was

21
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Mt. Moriah

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Where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son

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Mt. Zion

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Where King David was buried

23
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Israel Museum

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Dead sea scrolls

24
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Motivations For Israel

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very important to different faiths
the history and culture are fascinating
resorts and thermal spas
great indoor and outdoor activity

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Misgivings for Isreal

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One of the most unsafe places in the world
The Middle East is unsanitary
The flight there is too long
I’m concerned about airport and airline bombings

26
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Why is Dubi a Boomtown

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Why did Dubi start to become a banking hub they knew they would run out of oil and then stumbled into tourism

27
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What to do in Dubi!

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Skydiving
Helicopter tours
Boat tours
Ferris wheel
Atlantis resort
Wild Wadi waterpark
Jamera Beach
The Dubi Mall

28
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Worlds only 7-star hotel

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Burj Al Arab

29
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The Dubi Mall

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Second largest mall in the world by total land area and the 26th largest shopping mall in the world
Rolex store in the Mall has a museum of Rolex’s
Aquarium and Zoo
Ice arena rink
Waterfall
Emaar Hotel around the mall

30
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Burj Khalif

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The world’s tallest building at 2700ft tall
800-1500 per night
50-100 to go up
light show on the building at night

31
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geology (9 decks)

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