The most pride of these town it's unique architect,with a rich history dating back from slave trade and harbour activities along the Indian ocean waters.Firstly was established as a military town and was one of the main world wars centres of fighting between German East Africa and then British East Africa,these did not affect these historical town,most of it's monuments still standing and together with building architect.Second Tanga has maintained its local attraction withing and in it's surrounding like the famous Amboni caves Some few kilometres from the town,the graves from the late prominent early rulers of these town.Thirdly as a regional headquarter it has manage to reclaim its administrative status,as a harbour town on the shore of Indian ocean these has maintain the lifestyle of its inhabitants who mostly survive through farming and fishing.
As a Swahili culture centre one visiting Tanga will always come a cross women wearing veils and men put on Kanzu,a common cloth used by Swahili men a long the East Africa Coast,there few market place like Ngamiani market located in town centre where local traders deals with varieties of goods from fruits,vegetables and other items,Mgandini is another market located down Taifa road where its famous for agriculture products,also there is another craft market in market area,here is where traders deals with souvenir's.
Close to the Tanga Museum there is a fish market mostly with locals dealing with fresh catch,as a town a long the ocean there to a yatch club and some hotels close to the water front.
A long the beach line there is Tanga Resort which offers accommodation and out door activities including kayaking,Mkonge Hotel is too one of the town prestigious hotel together with Nyinda Hotels,there several lodges which makes these town affordable to different class of people,here the nightlife is fantastic with lot of local cuisines provided during the late night a long some streets,whats real makes these the best place it's free crime life style,people respect each other,it easy to access Tanga through Dar es salaam main airport one can fly to Tanga airport or when coming via Kenya south coast side via lungalunga/hororo boarder crossing.
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