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A VISITOR PROFILE OF MAPUNGUBWE NATIONAL PARK AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE
49 ABSTRACT
Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site (MNP) is a unique national park in South African in that it includes a World Heritage Site of significant importance for the people of southern Africa. MNP is a relatively new national park with low visitor numbers and occupancy rates which threaten the sustainable management of the park. This study aimed to develop a general visitor profile and to describe the motivator factors for visitation to the park in order to support the development of tourism at MNP. A literature study relating to previous studies on visitor profiling at national parks in South Africa identified common visitor characteristics and motivator factors. The study both confirmed and contradicted previous findings from other national parks in terms of visitor profiles and motivations. In addition, this study identified a new motivator factor for national park visitation.
KEYWORDS South African National Parks, Mapungubwe, Visitor profiling, World Heritage Site.