by ruge | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
The island of Kilwa Kisiwani is located in the south of Tanzania, a short boat ride from the mainland. It was once a thriving seaport; from the eleventh century the sultans of Kilwa grew rich from control of the gold trade. Gold was mined at Great Zimbabwe far off in...
by ruge | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
In the far south of Tanzania, Mikindani is an old port town that was once a centre of trade on East Africa’s Swahili coast. Its original inhabitants were members of the Makonde tribe, who were joined by Arab traders in the 9th and 17th centuries, trading in...
by ruge | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
Olduvai Gorge is a site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleoanthropologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, leading them to conclude that humans...
by ruge | Apr 4, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
Engaruka, situated 63 km north of Mto wa Mbu, on the road to Oldonyo Lengai and Lake Natron lies at the foot of the Rift Valley escarpment. It is an important historic site as some 500 years ago, a farming community of several thousand people chose to develop an...
by ruge | Apr 4, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
East Africa is often thought of as the ‘Cradle of Mankind’ given the discoveries at Olduvai Gorge by Louis Leakey and the ancient footprints at Laetoli. However, 20 km south of Iringa is the Isimila Stone Age site, which has long been recognized as a key...
by ruge | Apr 4, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
Welcome to the land of Kolo rock paints, a world class historical heritage site, an ancient rock art remarkable not just for its quantity and quality, but for its astonishing time span — millions of years. Kondoa is among the oldest districts, set along the famous...
