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Kumbo is
home to many tourist attractions, which are often left
unexploited. It is a mountainous area, with undulating
plateaus and hills, providing spellbinding panorama that
stretches as far as the eyes can see.
The numerous caves, the uncountable rivers and the
several waterfalls are very inviting to lovers of the
natural environments and to visitors.
The
streams and valleys usually leave admirers amazed at the
wonders nature can provide. The beautiful scenery makes
the place just marvelous; outstanding infrastructures
like the St. Theresa's Cathedral, the Bishop’s house and
the beautiful hotels. Unfortunately, multitudes
worldwide have no idea of this. |
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The
presence of good hotels and restaurants adds more taste
to the beauty of Kumbo. The nice thing about these
facilities is that their services are relatively cheap.
Anybody getting into Kumbo for the first time cannot be
stranded.
The topography of the Kumbo Urban
municipality consists of rolling hills separated by
narrow valleys through which streams flow thus creating
natural boundaries separating hills. The area is
undulating providing for few flat lands available mostly
on hilltops. The rivers are often punctuated with rapid
and spectacular waterfalls.
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ABOUT TOURISM IN KUMBO |
The
tourist industry is one of the strongest growth markets
worldwide. Reports say more than 650 million people
travel every year and by 2010, the number of tourists is
expected to reach one billion. Following Vivianne's
feasibility study on tourism in Kumbo, much still has to
be done concerning this sector. A clear indication is
the fact that there is no Delegation for Tourism, which
should be put in place to follow up tourist activities.
Consequently, the tourism industry in Kumbo is kind of
neglected. According to the study, Kumbo has distinctive
advantages that tourists could enjoy: the good tropical
climate, tradition, good scenery (mountains, waterfalls,
caves), not to talk of the museums that contain
artifacts that are more than a century old. Many
tourists will hardly think of Kumbo as an ideal holiday
destination. Kumbo is hardly thought of when it comes to
holidays or tourist destinations but Vivianne has
discovered some amazing features that will excite
holidaymakers and others who are looking for real
thrills.
Vivianne suggests a host of things that could be done to
foster the tourism industry in Kumbo, such as devising a
means to clean the market and the town itself, maybe by
grouping youths to do it from time to time. Again, she
talked of improving the transport system in town after
8:PM by this; hotels could have their own taxis or
vehicles to carry customers from the hotels and back
during late hours. In relation to this, some strategic
streets could be lighted for the sake of security and
this could also prolong income-generating activities
right into the night. In addition, Vivianne proposes
that the Ministry in charge of Tourism could organize a
bi- annual inspection of hotels, restaurants, and other
tourist attractions, then from time to time the
Association of Hotel owners and some groups can do the
inspection to see to it that these places are kept up to
standards.
Regarding Ecotourism, she recommends that 10 resource
persons could be identified to accompany the group of
tourists on their tour. They will be in charge of
setting up camps and the necessary equipment needed by
these tourists, and carrying of the camping equipment
from one place to the other. Again, in order to develop
the Ecotourism sector, she continues, partnership could
be formed with international bodies and by so doing it
will offer them an opportunity to visit Kumbo for a
tourist adventure. Though Kumbo does not have good
ecotouristic potentials like Oku, it harbours good
hotels where tourists could spend the night before
taking off. Moreso, there are good restaurants that
prepare foreign dishes. With the spirit of the Bui
Synergy now reigning among the 6 councils in Bui,
Ecotourism will go a long way to foster development and
relations that this Synergy often longs for.
Nevertheless, Kumbo is home to many tourist attractions,
which are often left unexploited. It is a mountainous
area, with undulating plateaus and hills, providing
spellbinding panorama that stretches as far as the eyes
can see. The streams and valleys usually leave admirers
tongue tight at the wonders nature can provide. The
beautiful scenery makes the place just marvellous;
outstanding infrastructures like the St. Theresa's
Cathedral, the Bishop's House. Kumbo is a place of great
antiquity, with a culture and tradition, where colourful
traditional dances of the Jujus and relics of the
Shrines are a priceless treasure. The people of Kumbo
have preserved their tradition and culture from time
immemorial. Kumbo encapsulates the full flavour of the
African tradition. In Kumbo there are precious artifacts
which whether made of clay or wood perpetuate ideas that
have come down from the dawn of time. Museums contain
most of these artifacts with a long history behind them.
Some of these artifacts are more than century old and
they depict various aspects of the Nso Culture such as
dressing, hunting, food, manage and things like
masquerade dances. |