3800 Flashcards
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Safari-
used to mean hunting has changed into an expedition to observe animals.
Has changed into a non-consumptive activity
Mass tourism Tanzania
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
Problems with Kilimanjaro
6-day climbs up 20,000ft altitude
Altitude sickness
People getting sick from food and water
Pre-existing health conditions
What’s wrong with Porter
Wrong equipment
Crocs
No tents
No food
Tourist deaths have changed from
300 to 100
Porter Deaths have changed from
600 to under 40
how many porter facilities are there
86
Porter age range
23-76
What % of tourists out of 70,000 make it up the mountain
18%
how many porters per person
about 3 per person
Places to go in Tanzinia
Kilimanjaro
Serengeti National Park
The crater
The town of Arosha and the hotel
Zanzibar Island
Motivations for Tanzania
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
Egypt Airport
EgyptAir (MS)
Motivations Egypt
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
Currencyin egypt
Egyptian Pound
Egypt religions
90% Sunni Muslim 10% Coptic Christian
Misgivings Egypt
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
Transportation Egypt
Escorted tours are what most tourists travel in
Never ride balloons
Dont take the taxi’s
Things to know in Cairo
The Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Islamic Art
The Citadel of Saladin
Mosques
Coptic Quarter- Cairo
3 Great Pyramids of Giza
Sinai Desert
Egypt 1959 Aswan Dam
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
religions in Isreal
Jewish, Islam, Christian
Tanzania Misgivings
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
Tourist attractions in Israel
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
