Abstract
Nowadays, tourism plays pivotal role for economic and social development of many nations. It is considered as the world’s first investment movement of the 21st century. Thus, developing countries are giving due attention to service delivery industries like tourism that contributes a lot to their economy. Ethiopia has its own long centuries of history and rich culture. For instance, Amhara national regional state has been endowed with rare and endemic cultural and natural heritages. In this regard, the island monasteries of Lake Tana which are the green flower baskets of the lake have potentials for the development of tourism in the area but yet it is fully unexploited. Currently, tourism sector is facing multifaceted challenges, and it is attracting the intellectual gaze of many scholars from various disciplines. This article is a step in that direction. The grand objective of this article is to examine the historical vicissitude of tourism developments in the island monastery of Kebran Gabriel. Towards this end, archival sources are consulted and interview is made with informants. So, it is needless to say that this article attests the challenges and prospects of the island monastery of Kebran Gabriel as a tourist site since 1950’s. Key words: Kebran Gabriel, treasury, attraction, preservation, museum.
Highlights
Tourism is a recent phenomenon, its roots are as old as civilization itself
Industrial revolution was a land mark for the developments of tourism because it brought advancement in transportation and communication that enabled the people to have access to tourist sites and it marked tourism not to be the issue of upper class by creating
Though Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia in the 4th century, evangelization in Gojjam and Lake Tana area delayed until the 14th century
Summary
Tourism is a recent phenomenon, its roots are as old as civilization itself. The imputes for people to travel in prehistoric period was in search of food and favorable climate, which changed for in the course of time for war, trade, economic gain, religious conviction and study. Tourism as an idea of spending some time for entertainment outside one’s residence is a recent phenomena. In the period before Industrial Revolution, the travel for entertainment was dominated by the upper class. Industrial revolution was a land mark for the developments of tourism because it brought advancement in transportation and communication that enabled the people to have access to tourist sites and it marked tourism not to be the issue of upper class by creating.
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