Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to find out the impact of infrastructural on the
development of the tourist destination in Mt Elgon national park. The specific objectives
of the study were to find out the effects transport systems in the development of the
tourist destination, the effects of accommodation and hotel facilities in the development
of the tourist destination, and the effects of information system in the development of the
tourist destination in Mt Elgon national park. The study used disconfirmation theory.
The target population was 65 employees and guests who were selected from the
national park in tourism department. The study adopted Stratified random sampling
technique. Open and closed ended questionnaires were used to collect date from the
respondents. The beneficiary of study will be the policy makers in the tourism industry,
other researcher and national park stakeholders. The study findings indicated that
transport systems in the development, accommodation and hotel facilities and
information system in the development of the tourist destination in Mt Elgon national
park. The conclusions of the study were as follows; Mt Elgon national had not
implemented development of transport system which limited tourist transportation.
Quality accommodation and hotel facilities to accommodate tourist at the national park
and the good network system to market the national park and also help in reservation.
The recommendation of the study was as follows; national park should implement
quality transport system, accommodation and network system. This will ensure tourist
accesses, acquiring information about the national park.
