Recently, the organisation unveiled the Proposed Draft Management Plan for the park to various stakeholders.The plan lays out a clear vision and the redesign of the park and its incorporation into Maun Planning Area Development Plan. This follows the government's decision to privatise the park, together with the Gaborone and Francistown Educational parks. The three parks, established in the 1960's, were traditionally gazetted for wildlife conservation and were largely used for educational purposes. Proposed in the MEP plan are arrays of projects, the majority of which will be developed by the private sector. Some of the proposed tourism products envisaged on the park include a five star upmarket hotel and another 150-rooms five star hotel with entertainment, gaming, retail and restaurant facilities.
Land measuring 8.3 hectares on the lower right corner of the park will be leased to the private sector for this hotel development. The project will be a green hotel offering special and unique quality, but built along principles of sustainable eco-friendly developments.
