| Summary: | The sustainable management of what is irreplaceable and fragile national heritage is becoming a major challenge from different perspectives as important elements of human culture are vanishing. The major purpose of this study was to assess how the cultural heritage of Aksum is managed for their future sustainability from visitor management and stakeholder involvement stances. Primary data was collected from one hundred and fifty respondents. Findings of the study reveal that the sustainable management status of the cultural heritage of Aksum is facing different unique sets of problems which impact negatively on visitor experiences, lack of long term planning, the limited number of professionals, lagging behind in impact management, problems with stakeholder involvement and lack of cooperation. Thus, creating a platform for coordination among stakeholders, re-organization of the management model and the introduction of common practices of visitor management can be useful issues to attend to as a remedial action strategy.
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