Idea 86 of 500. Cluster 4: The experience economy
Night safaris
The mechanism, from the book
An app that tells people what is happening tonight converts a day visit into a 2-night stay.
Every idea in cluster 4 uses this mechanism.
A first step
Ask the park or wildlife office whether night drives or night walks are permitted near you, and on what terms. Where they are not, look for private land bordering the forest where a guided night walk is possible. Run one for four guests and ask their price. Their price and a guesthouse's yes are the proof.
- Who pays first
- Wildlife lovers who have seen the day animals and want the night ones, and lodges near the parks that host them.
- What leaves today
- Visitors leave the wildlife areas by evening; the night is an unsold experience that adds a stay.
The idea and the mechanism are from the book. The first step was written for this site as a suggestion; if you know a better one, say so.
The test
Does it keep value that now leaves the island, or build the proof that lets somebody else do so?
The only test any idea on this site has to pass. The four rules that go with it are here.
In the book
- Ch. FiveThe Most Photographed Rock in the World
What a day visit needs in order to become 2 nights
More from cluster 4
- 71Evening cultural performances on a fixed nightly schedule
- 72Moonlit storytelling: the legends, the kings, the histories
- 73Royal feast dinners recreating historical menus
- 74Costume and photography experiences
- 75Archaeology-themed treasure hunts for children
- 76Private guided tours led by historians and archaeologists
Idea 86 of the 500 in the appendix of Why Not Sri Lanka? Every one can be started by one person, one family or one small firm.