Request for Proposal(RFP) Tourism Development & Management Analysis for Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria

• Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State is the richest wildlife site in Nigeria and a popular ecotourism destination, primarily for national tourists. Although there are periodic security challenges in the region, it remains a popular tourist attraction during holiday periods. Despite this, the tourism potential of Yankari Game Reserve is relatively untapped, with significant historical and cultural elements underdeveloped. Most visitors are day trippers to utilize the conference facilities or for a short savanna wildlife experience. Yet the game reserve has made significant investments in infrastructure and can accommodate >100 people, if maintenance and management were strengthened.
• WCS has been providing technical and financial support to the management of Yankari Game Reserve since 2014. Strengthening the existing tourism operations could generate sustainable revenue that could support the financing of Yankari Game Reserve and provide both economic benefits to local communities and Bauchi State Government.
• WCS therefore seeks to commission a Tourism Development & Management Analysis to assess the tourism development potential of YGR, evaluate alternative tourism management approaches, and identify realistic opportunities to strengthen tourism performance, financial sustainability and long-term revenue generation. This should include consideration of potential private sector participation in tourism operations through concessionaire or similar partnership models.

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