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Community involvement and support for the conservation of natural resources is a prerequisite for the long term sustainability of protected areas. Benefits’ sharing has been appraised by many as an important management requirement since it can positively affect communities’ perceptions of protected areas. Using the qualitative methodology this study sought to assess the extent to which the community is involved in and is benefiting from tourism in Ngezi Recreational Park. The study elucidated that community involvement was very low. There were few benefits that were available from tourism in the park which however were not evenly distributed to all community members. Little understanding of what is meant by park tourism, lack of financial resources, absence of outdoor activity culture, failure to participate in recreation or income generating activities and exclusion from park tourism management contributed to unequal distribution of tourism benefits. The paper concludes that more still need to be done to boost the level of community involvement in park tourism and recommends that the park restock its game, aggressively market the park and the activities it offers, include the community in park tourism management, and put up a trust fund to evenly distribute tourism benefits amongst community members. The findings of this study help provide a stepping stone in assessing the level of community support for protected areas which is important for wildlife conservation and tourism. Without community support, cases of poaching, habitat encroachment and hostility towards tourists may be the end result which is detrimental to the tourism industry.

Enhancing community involvement in tourism: an assessment of the interaction between Ngezi Recreational Park and the surrounding community