The statistics though make for some grim reading as the level of downturn in particular at the Kenya coast is becoming clear for all to see, leaving many individuals spoken to during the day wondering why the government is still sitting on its hands.
Fishers of Bluefields Bay tell stories of a time when the coral grew so high parts of the reef were impassable, when boats had to navigate around the coral tips emerging out of the Caribbean’s blue waters.
Several of the winners of the recent African Responsible Tourism Awards are challenging old preconceptions and stereotypes, and reinventing traditional tourism models along the way
