<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold><italic>Introduction.</italic></bold> This paper examines the nature tourism satisfaction of tourists visiting Okomu National Park (ONP) in Edo State, Nigeria.<bold><italic>Material and methods.</italic></bold> Questionnaires were randomly administered to tourists visiting the park. Factor analysis was employed to identify the major issues influencing tourist satisfaction when visiting national parks.<bold><italic>Results.</italic></bold> The results indicated that the majority of the tourists were youth and were first-time visitors. Furthermore, the results revealed that management, interpretation, accessibility, and expectation are the major requirements for ensuring a good experience and satisfaction when visiting national parks.<bold>Conclusion.</bold> The results of the research reveal that in order to promote tourist satisfaction, managers of national parks need to pay attention to the proper management of the flora and fauna, including the interpretation of natural features.</abstract>

Introduction. This paper examines the nature tourism satisfaction of tourists visiting Okomu National Park (ONP) in Edo State, Nigeria.Material and methods. Questionnaires were randomly administered to tourists visiting the park. Factor analysis was employed to identify the major issues influencing tourist satisfaction when visiting national parks.Results. The results indicated that the majority of the tourists were youth and were first-time visitors. Furthermore, the results revealed that management, interpretation, accessibility, and expectation are the major requirements for ensuring a good experience and satisfaction when visiting national parks.Conclusion. The results of the research reveal that in order to promote tourist satisfaction, managers of national parks need to pay attention to the proper management of the flora and fauna, including the interpretation of natural features.

Nature Tourism Satisfaction in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria

Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences

Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. This paper examines the nature tourism satisfaction of tourists visiting Okomu National Park (ONP) in Edo State, Nigeria.Material and methods....

Nature Tourism Satisfaction in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria

Published Online: May 29, 2020

Page range: 32 - 37

Received: Oct 08, 2019

Accepted: Feb 07, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0024

Keywords
tourist satisfaction, national park, Okomu, Nigeria, Edo State

© 2019 Oghenetejri Digun-Aweto et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Nature Tourism Satisfaction in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria

Published Online: May 29, 2020

Page range: 32 - 37

Received: Oct 08, 2019

Accepted: Feb 07, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0024

Keywordstourist satisfaction, national park, Okomu, Nigeria, Edo State

© 2019 Oghenetejri Digun-Aweto et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
tourist satisfaction, national park, Okomu, Nigeria, Edo State