This study aimed to investigate on entrepreneurial performance and capabilities for community based tourism programmes (CBTPs) and their supply chain businesses with a focus on cultural tourism initiatives for communities located at close proximity to protected areas in Arusha region, Tanzania. A cross sectional survey design was adopted. Information was gathered from a sample of 210 respondents using questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion and participant observation. Both descriptive statistics and multivariate inferential statistical techniques were used for data analysis. To...