Bujora Museum and Sukuma Cultural Tourism

Bujora Museum - Sukuma Culture History
The Bujora Museum centre is located at the north-eastern village of Kisesa, 13 kilometres from Mwanza city centre. Bujora is an amazing Museum of the Sukuma, showing how they used to live in the ages of Iron age. Their kinship leaders, elders and division of labour and their economic activities of that time.

Traditional Houses
bujora sukuma traditional houses at Bujora museum - Cultural tourism
At Bujora there is a huge Church building in which residents who live nearby, or visitors from far afield, could learn how to recite the Catholic liturgy. Liturgy lessons have been conducted in the Church, since its inception by Canadian missionaries 60 years ago ( in 1952). The Church was designed by architectural designers who had vast knowledge of cultural buildings, and since then it attracts thousands of visitors annually, who have keen interest of sampling the richness in traditional cultures that exist in the majesty of the Sukumaland.
Wasukuma are the natives of Mwanza formerly known as the Sukumaland, the main tribe used to live in Mwanza since it has been a village. The largest tribe in Tanzania and the most kind people of all in Tanzania. They are very welcoming, helpful and happy, they don't to fight with anyone, just peace. Get to know about their culture and ways of living by visiting Mwanza.

A visit to Bujora Museum is a half a day tour in order to experience everything Bujora Museum offers, including the traditional Sukuma Dance and dance with the snake.
Sukuma Traditional Dance a Man with a Snake at Bujora Museum - african cultural tourism Bujora Museum Drums for traditional dancing - african cultural tourism

Iron technology used to make Iron tools for farming, hunting and weapons.
Bujora Museum Iron Tools - african cultural tourism Bujora Museum Sukuma Traditional Tools for e.g. Hunting - african cultural tourism

Kisesa Sukuma Cultural Tourism
Kisesa Eco and Cultural Tourism is a designed place to show the Sukuma Cultural and where you can meet and greet the Sukuma tribe people. At Kisesa Eco and Cultural Tourism, you can experience the real African life, Outdoor adventures, Unique beaches rich of fishing culture, experience amazing natural attractions, social and cultural uniqueness of new tourism package Tanzania.
Service offered
There are varieties of choices; well designed trips and tours for groups and individuals. Just few to mention are like:-
• Walking Safaris and cultural activities (3 – 4 hours)
• Meet and greet Sukuma and Zinza families (5 – 7 hours)
• Search the source of River Nile (researched), (3 days)
• Cycling trips within Sukuma villages (5 – 7 hours)
• Sunset cruise (on the privacy island) (5 – 7 hours)
• Boat trips to the unique Islands (Ukerewe or Ukara), (2 days)
• Medical, Flora and Fauna Tourism (3 – 4 hours)
• Historical and Heritage activities, (full day 5 – 7 hours)

Utamaduni Camp
On your way to Serengeti from Mwanza or to Mwanza from Serengeti a visit to Utamaduni camp is not to miss. Utamaduni campsite, located just 12km from the Ndabaka, the entry gate to the Serengeti. At the gate you will be treated to a recipe of introductions of great names such as Lake Victoria, formerly known to the Lake natives as inyanja, which means ‘mass of water’ and the Sukumaland, Bujora Museum and the Bismarck hanging stones, among others.
Major activities at the Utamaduni camp would include, fishing and, canoeing tours in locally assembled boats and dhows. A visit to a home of a traditional healer could be an intriguing experience. But don’t forget savouring the sensational Wasukuma dance sprees such as fire eaters dance, the igobogobo dance in which groups of smallholder farmers assemble and begin tilling the land in their maize fields by hand-hoes as they follow the rhythm of an igobogobo drumbeats, a huge traditional drum. It could be fascinating to watch rhymes , and if you are active enough, then take bait and get involved in the farming dance. There are also some other activities such as the snake dance, healing dance and ecotourism. There are also so many soothing or war songs to be sung at the Utamaduni Camp.

Learn few words of Sukuma while visiting Mwanza, Shinyanga and Simiyu rural areas
Welcome - tuliho
Come in - tuliho
Good morning - mwadila
Come - zogo
Go - jaga
Way/road - nzera
Water - minze
Food - shilewa
Thank you - wabheja
Chair - ghite
Mother - maayo
Father - baaba
Grandmother - maama
Grandfather - goko
Money - hela

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