A cable car could increase tourist numbers by 50 percent by providing access to the mountain for those unable to climb it, Constantine Kanyasu, the deputy minister for tourism, said. 'There are two companies one from China and another from a Western country that have shown interest.' '
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: A vehicle drives past Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania's Hie districtFILE PHOTO: A vehicle drives past Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania's Hie district December 10, 2009. REUTERS/Katrina MansonBy Nuzulack Dausen
The country is conducting feasibility studies on possible routes at the moment, Kanyasu told Reuters. Porter and guide groups who take tourists up the mountain oppose the project because they fear cable cars will reduce the number of climbers.
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