Mwanza City Tour - Explore Tanzania

Mwanza History
Mwanza the city with more than 120 year old also known as the "Rock city" because of it's beautiful rocks around the city. Mwanza and Tanzania in general was colonized by the German and British, before independence 1961 under Julius Kambarage Nyerere the first president of Tanzania.

Mwanza formerly known as the Sukumaland was founded by a German Colonial agent Emin Pasha in 1892. The word Mwanza was founded from the word "Muansa" where German called a rock where they built their house, probably a misunderstanding from a Sukuma word "Nyanza" which means Lake.

In 1908 Mwanza consisted of 1200 Africans, 64 European inhabitants and 50 Indian traders. There were a handful of European firms and a district office. Others were a company of soldiers, a post and Telegraph line to Tabora, a hospital and a hotel . In 1953, Mwanza was elevated to the status of a town council by the then British colonial governor, sir Edward Twining. In 1980, Mwanza became the second municipality after TANGA. In 2000, president Benjamin Mkapa elevated Mwanza into city status, becoming the second city in Tanzania after Dar es salaam.

Essential Places
A visit to important places around Mwanza city; Bismark rocks, Kamanga ferry, Samaki samaki, Airport, Kapri-point, Rock city shopping mall, CCM Kirumba stadium, Nyamagana stadium, The Hanging tree, Municipal Council, Soko kuu and the old Mwanza Bus stand, Courts, Regional Commissioner Office, Mwaloni Fish market (Eastern and central Africa's largest fish market), Mlango mmoja, Makorobi (if interested in shopping), Mwanza port (if interested), Germany Gunzet house, Indian old buildings, Maasai market, Railway station and Bugando Hospital.

Economic Activities
Main economic activities are farming, livestock keeping, transportation, businesses, mining, fishing and processing industry. Favorable climatic condition for agriculture. Also Mwanza is a major transport transit point for the railway, connecting the Indian ocean port of Dar es salaam via Mwanza by rail and watery by Lake Victoria reaching 2 other East African countries Uganda and Kenya.

Nightlife
Clubbing

Mwanza Hotel Casino and Gambling
If you wish to go to the Casino at night or to do some Gambling at Mwanza Hotel Casino.

For more details about city tour please contact us.

 

ATTRACTIONS

• Serengeti Park
• Northern Circuit Tour
• Saanane Island Park
• Rubondo Island Park
• Beaches
• Rocks Tourism
• Igogo Caves
• City Tour
• Bujora Museum
• Gunzert House
• Markets & Shopping
• Adventure Tourism
• Kageye Historical site
• Volunteer Tourism
• Sporting Tourism
• Investment Opportunities
• Butiama Museum
• Ukerewe Tourism
• Livestock Tourism
• Religion Tourism
• Slums Tourism
• Historical Sites
• Events Tourism
• Farming
• Transportation Adventure
• Natural Remedies
• Education Tourism
• Eating Tourism
• African Lifestyle
• Sengerema
• Misungwi G.R.
• Kagera Tourism
• Kagera Culture
• Mara Culture
• Mara Touring
• Geita Tourism
• Rwanda and Burundi
• Visit Uganda

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