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IRINGA

Iringa is a beautiful and charming city located in the Southern Highlands in Tanzania. The word ‘Iringa’ in Hehe tribe and language means ‘fort’. The town is beautiful to look at from the top with rough terrains intercepted by large green areas. Iringa has a long historical background and it was set up by the Germans against the Hehe revolt in the 1890s. The administrative and political capital of the Iringa Region is Iringa.

The Ruaha River flows to the south of Iringa. There are many valleys and ridges that spread in the northern direction in Iringa. As the altitude of Iringa is very high, almost 5000 feet above sea level, the climate of the place is cool and also the temperature reaches freezing point in the months of June-August.

The architecture of Iringa is very different from that of other Tanzanian cities and towns. There is a mix of Bavarian and African architecture in the buildings of Iringa.

There are several places of tourist attraction in Iringa. The Isimila Stone Age site and the Gangilonga Rock are important among them. There are several restaurants and bars in the town, where tourists can pamper their taste buds

MWANZA,ROCK CITY

Mwanza

The city of Mwanza is the major Tanzanian port on Lake Victoria and a major centre of economic importance in the region. The lake borders the country’s East African neighbours Uganda to the north west, and Kenya to the north east, and export and transport between the countries is a foundation of Mwanza’s economy. Around the city of Mwanza, the land is primarily devoted to agricultural enterprise. Tea, cotton, and coffee plantations throughout the area produce large volumes of cash crops that pass though Mwanza on their way to market. The town’s industrial harbour and busy streets make it a prosperous, and busy, place to explore.

For visitors, the city makes a good base from which to explore nearby Rubondo Island National Park and the western parts of the Serengeti. Rubondo Island National Park offers pleasant day-hikes and bird watching around the lake shore. Mwanza’s proximity to the western Serengeti makes it a necessary stop for visitors who want to experience a less bust part of the park and see the magic of the Serengeti without the parade of safari vehicles and seasonal crowds. Mwanza is also the centre of the Sukuma tribe, the largest tribe in Tanzania, who have inhabited and farmed the region for centuries. Cultural tourism programmes to their local villages and farms can be arranged through the local cultural centre.