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Tanzania: Provision of Permits for Tour Operators Now Available Through Online Service TOUR operators, owners of tourist lodges and campsites in the country have started obtaining permits online for conducting any tourism activities outside national parks and Ngorongoro Conservation areas. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the shift from analogue to digital started on July 1, 2013 and served to remind all operators to apply for permits online. "Following adoption of the electronic permitting system, application for permits can be done online. A customer can fill the form on their own or through assistance by our officers at our offices," the statement read in part. Some of the offices that applicants can visit include Tourist Hunting, CITES and Photographic Tourism Office in Arusha, Selous Game Reserve at Matambwe and Mtemere entry games and Wildlife Division headquarters in Dar es Salaam. The statement said that in accordance with regulation 4 of the Wildlife Conservation (Non-Consumptive Wildlife Utilisation) Regulations of 2008, requires all owners of tourist lodges and campsites operating in wildlife areas to obtain a permit from the Director of Wildlife before conducting any tourism activities outside national parks and conservation areas. Non-consumptive wildlife utilisation refers to a form of utilisation which does not include taking-off of wildlife. Types of undertaking that exemplify this form of wildlife utilisation include, but not limited to activities such as operating tented camps, lodges, site seeing and educational activities. The form of wildlife utilisation entails commercial and recreational activities include commercial photographing/filming/cinematograph; rafting; canoeing and balloon flight (require prior consent from the Director of Wildlife), camping (in established camp site, special camp site or fly camp site) game viewing, sport fishing, motor boat safari and night game drive. The conditions...
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:20:43 +0000

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