Chad’s tourism is currently a niche industry, attracting visitors with its unique landscapes and wildlife, particularly at Zakouma National Park and the rock formations of the Ennedi region, key attractions also include viewing the “mega herd” of elephants in Zakouma, hiking to the Guelta d’ Archei waterhole, and exploring the Tibesti Mountains and Ounianga Lakes and the country is working to highlight its tourist potential and appeal.
To enhance the tourism sector on 17 October 2025 Chad’ s government restored a partnership with African Parks, a non - governmental organization (NGO) focused on biodiversity conservation through protected area management, established in 2000 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The move concerns the delegated management of Zakouma National Park and the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve (ENCR), reversing the decision taken on 6th october 2025 to end the arrangement over concerns about poaching and cooperation.
Zakouma National Park is a 3.000 km² national park situated between the Sahara Desert and the lush rainforest of central Africa, straddling the border of Guéra Region and Salamat Region in southeastern Chad. It is the nation’s oldest national park, declared a national park in 1963 by presidential decree, representing an important stronghold for Africa’s wildlife characterized by a vast ecosystem with perennial river systems and marshy floodplains lined by patches of verdant gallery forest, woodlands, and savanna grasslands.
The Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve (ENCR), located in north - east Chad, consisting in over 50.000 km² of natural sculpted landscape marked by cliffs, arches, mushroom rocks, giant labyrinths and water catchments within the Ennedi Massif, this reserve is known as the Eden in the Sahara. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 for its unique natural formations and globally significant rock art is undoubtedly a great attraction of the country.
In a joint statement, the parties said African Parks will continue to finance and co - manage the sites while negotiations progress towards new agreements.
The reinstatement is expected to stabilise conservation operations and visitor services at two of Chad’ s flagship tourism assets, supporting wildlife protection, community livelihoods and market confidence with the aim to highlight the tourist potential and appeal of the country as a tourist destination of relevance in Africa.
African Parks which manages around 20 protected areas in 12 countries and counts Prince Harry as a board member, said the move provides a stable foundation for safeguarding these landscapes, according to CEO Peter Fearnhead.
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