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Mwigobero Market
Mwigobero Market is on the city’s eastern shore. Small lake boats to nearby islands and villages load and unload passengers and cargo here.
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Caravan Serai Museum
This undistinguished museum has a small display documenting the slave trade. Its at the town entrance, just past and diagonally opposite CRDB bank.
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Iringa Rock Paintings
This large frieze, similar in style to the Kondoa rock paintings, is on the edge of town off the Dodoma road. Go with a guide from Neema Crafts.
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Prison Ruins
These ruins are opposite the jetty. Nearby is a large, hollow baobab tree that was once used to keep unruly prisoners in solitary confinement.
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Urithi Tanga Museum
Tanga’s old boma has been rehabilitated, and now houses this small but worthwhile museum, with historical photos and artefacts from the area.
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Thawi Rock
The most varied, and thus best overall collection of rock paintings in the Kondoa area, is at Thawi, about 15km northwest of Kolo and reachable only by 4WD.
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Selous Grave
Here lies buried Frederick Courteney Selous, the British explorer and conservationist who was killed in the Selous during WWI, and after whom the Selous is named.
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Gaddhaffi Mosque
Funded by the toppled Libyan dictator and opened in 2010, the pink Gaddhaffi Mosque north of the centre is one of East Africa’s largest mosques. It can hold 4500 worshippers.
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Regional Museum
This museum at the Open University of Tanzania is mostly lacking labels, but the little collection of weapons, jewellery and other items form the region’s tribes is quite good.
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State House
An imposing complex set amid large grounds, the State House was originally built by the Germans and rebuilt after WWI by the British.
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Jamatkhana (Ismaili) Mosque
This mosque sits across the road from the Anglican Church. Built in 1954 and used exclusively by Dodoma’s Indian community, it has a distinctly British neoclassical design.
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Bismarck Rock
Mwanza’s icon, Bismarck Rock, is a precariously balanced boulder atop the lovely jumble of rocks in the lake next to the Kamanga ferry pier. The little park here is a brilliant sunset spot.
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Ghorofani Market
Ghorofani, Lake Eyasis main village, lies a few kilometres from the lake’s northeastern end. Its mnada (market), held on the fifth day of the month, attracts shoppers and traders from around the lake region.
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Port
Many people find Ujiji’s beach and small dhow port more interesting than the Livingstone and Stanley razzmatazz. They dont use power tools to build the boats, so the construction methods have been the same for generations.
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Mnada
Katesh is known for its large mnada (market) held on the 9th, 10th and 28th of each month. Maasai, Barabaig, Iraqw and other peoples from a wide surrounding area converge to buy and sell cattle and trade their wares.
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Bunena Church
The towns original cathedral, the 1914 Bunena Church is the oldest church in Bukoba. It paints a pretty picture when seen from Bukoba Beach, but isn’t much up close. The rocky cliff below it, however, is very attractive.
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Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse
Located at the northern tip of Pemba, the Ras Kigomasha lighthouse was built by the British in 1900 and is still actively maintained by its keeper. Scale the tiny staircase (95 steps) for wonderful views back across the island.
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Bunge
The home of Tanzania’s parliament is an African-influenced round building. It’s only open to visitors during sessions (bring your passport), but well worth a look from the outside at other times. Photography is strictly prohibited.
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Boma
The imposing German boma, built in 1895 as a fort and administrative centre, has been beautifully renovated as a hotel. Even if you’re not staying here, it’s worth taking a look and climbing the tower for views over the town.
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Aga Khan Mosque
This is one of the largest mosques in Stone Town and has catered to Stone Towns Ismaili community since 1905. The beautifully detailed building sports gothic-style windows, a large airy courtyard and an impressive Gujarati-style carved door.
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