Buying Souvenirs a long Tanzania Tourism Centres

It is one of the traditional culture for travellers,tourist and visitors to buy some souvenirs around the world and take with them to their homes,others they buy for there relatives,friends and loves one.as a form of gift it can be also in different design if it is a curving items,sculpture,cloth and wear items.

The big challenge for making a good choice is on how to buy a quality items as a souvenir in most of existing curios shops and tourist trading centres especially a long the east Africa tourist destination.
                                                                           

Tanga a historical destination centre located in the northern coastal area of Tanzania is one of the centre where one can buy some quality souvenirs as there is an existing market centre at Forodhani market which specialise on curios mostly from the Kamba and Makonde curving's and Masai products likes neck less,bungles and other traditional regalia,the market centre is close to Independent road and Forodhani garden.

Moshi is another town famous for selling souvenirs and is located at the basement of Mt Kilimanjaro which is the highest point in Africa continent,at the main avenue of double road local known in Kiswahili as Barabara mbili,here is where one can buy some souvenirs just close to buffalo hotel there many curios store packed with varieties of items ranging from clothing to sculptures.

There other few places a long the Moshi Arusha highway whereby one can stop over and buy something and another place is Mto wa Mbu near Ngorongoro and Mara conservation area, in these area which is on the highway from Arusha city to Karatu town there also curios stores a long the road sides.

Stone town in Zanzibar is also a remarkable area with many types of souvenirs to choose coming from different places within east Africa region, a tourist here has a lot of Choices as there varieties of souvenirs from different part of east Africa. For every traveller buying items in some of these areas he or she will have a good chance to buy something good and never regrets afterwards.

Swahili curving and furniture's

    It is common for a newly visitor to come across wooden curving doors and windows in narrow streets in old towns along the coastal of east Africa,as from far north of Kenya coastal centres like Lamu,Pate and Kiunga to the islands of Zanzibar,Kilwa and Comoro islands along the India ocean waters.
   These culture is still practises to date and in many designs like showcase,beds and other types of wooden materials as decoration with the Swahili cultural areas, in hinter land where the culture has spread and it is currently a booming market.
                                                                             

One of a wooden curving door from a major old narrow street of Stone town in Zanzibar main island of Uguja,during the ruins of sultanate these kind of curving's was mainly seen as a prestige to some high social class people with the elite Arabs settle and local Swahili elite people and such that the curving will have some Arabic script on it.

Some of the other old cultural furniture's are so common in most of hotels and also in homesteads are Swahili chairs and the famous Mwakisu Swahili bed type,it made up of wooden sticks and a woven ropes both bed and chair then one can buy some cutions separately or mattress for the bed,normal in the local culture people uses a woven mate on top of the bed and a improvise mattress made local.

These is one of a Swahili woven bed commonly used by many Swahili people a long the east Africa coast and in many hotels.visitors and tourist explore these area have a lot to see and explore apart from the warm tropical climate and wildlife safaris,there is a deep rooted curving and furniture's which can be found in local market areas ranging from kitchen wear to furniture's and decorations,once your visiting these places please take your time to explore these east Africa coastal cultural.

     
                                                                

Kanga a Swahili cultural cloth

                                                                         

In most part of Swahili community along the coastal of east Africa is common to come across women wearing Kanga and shops selling the piece of the cloth at a very cheaper price.
These piece of cloth is in two pieces which resemble each other in colour,pattern,fabric and the name tag which is always in Swahili language and will differ with other pieces as it has a message written on it,normal such messages are in a proverbial way of written and sometimes a buyer will request in advance to be printed according to his or her wish.
Kanga has many symbolic way of expressing the culture of coastal people and some are like;
Wedding times whereby there is a special ritual event performed by elders and the husband to be has to identify his wife to be by identify her from a group of two or more women covered with Kangas,if it happens that he failed to identify his partner then there he must pay a fine of either a cow or anything requested by his in laws.

Receiving a newly born baby it is a must use of Kanga and even today in same hospital it is a rule,all newly born babies have to be wrapped by these piece of cloth and they will be using them until there umbilical unattached them,it is when most Swahili cultural people believes that now it is the right moment for the baby to start clothing after these un attachment of the umbilical.

Many women preferred to use Kanga like a wrap around there bodies,as there in two pieces a Swahili woman will wrap one piece as from her west part going downward and another piece on top to cover her head,these is also a sign of respect to the entire community.even when women are in there homestead they will use kanga like apron when there are cooking or doing any house hold activities.

Another is during circumcision whereby young boys a long the coastal will have to use these cloths during these period until their able to wear cloths again.

when there a event or ceremony among the coastal communities it's also common used like for a burial ceremony as a send of as mourners close to the deceased will wear the same type of cloth with message tag on them,the same with wedding,come together and other events in Swahili areas.

Travellers whom visit the coastal of east Africa and the islands within eastern Africa have to adopted to these culture of Kanga,in many beach hotels tourist like to cover themselves with these clothes as there good in warm tropical climate and easy to wash,majority of women travellers like to use them to and take with them back to there countries as souvenirs.

There readily available in many shops along the coastal trading centres in east Africa,while in any town around one can notice mostly women wearing kanga and even some women use them as baby carrier.it is a very respectable piece of cloth with deep rooted culture in the coastal areas of east Africa as from Kenya to Mozambique areas.

Visiting Tanga a City in Northern Tanzania Coast.

                                                                         

 Tanga is well known as historical centre with history of been the first place to be a centre of administration in today Tanzania mainland,as a harbour and the early gate way of the entire northern corridor of Tanzania tourist circuit and the first industrialist centre in east and central Africa with a concentration of agriculture export mainly tea and sisal products.
 Mkongwe(sisal) as known in local Swahili used to be a major product and a source of employment to many locals.
 The sisal plantations where are source of many upcountry Tanzania migration to the coastal region of Tanga thus creating a demand to the hotels and lodge industry,these locals have contribute alot to the local tourism industry and a new visitor to these warm quite town would easily notice the locals interaction of the communities as there all bond in Swahili culture and language as a common way of living and style.
 Independent street is one of the Major street with colonial land marks and a visitor must visit in his or her excursion,from the main library to the Forodhani garden area there quite old building which are well maintained and an excursionist can easily notice will walking along the independent streets local known as Uhuru street.
 Tanga is too saved with several modern hotels with well equipments that can meet one desire like Nyinda hotels,CBA hotels,Nyumbani and the famous Mkongwe hotel.
                                                                           

Few miles out of the town centre is the amazing Amboni limestone caves,the caves which is few kilometres long and are one of the major attraction sites in the entire East Africa region.the caves which according to the locals communities claimed that was a place used as a slave safety transit hidden place as they await for been shipped to the slave market centre of Zanzibar islands and to was a place used for conducting traditional ritual by the locals like the Digo,Wasambaa,Zigua and others tribes residing in Tanga region.

There few other land marks in Tanga town which a visitor can easily view them including the fisherman's market and bursting sunny township with streets numbers unlike other towns naming in the region,also the Tanga railway station opposite Mkwakwani stadium is the first and oldest rail station to be built in east Africa region.many tourist after a short stay in Tanga preferred to visit Pangani or Lushoto suburban centres which are kilometres away from Tanga.

Pangani its a long the coastline with Tanga and had a niece beach with hotels and villas,a well establish centre where the Pangani river pour its waters into the giant Indian ocean,as a fish harbour these makes it idle for photo scenic and good for day excursion,few kilometres from the centre its Saadani national park which make a tourist spending less as one can easily tour the game park and have a view of world animals.

Lushoto which is regards as a missionary centre by the locals due to the early colonials from Germany reside there and its prop of modern agriculture activities has the best climate in these region and it overlook the famous Usagara mountains,it host nice hotels for accommodation with pleasant environment.I do recommend for who ever visit Tanga to consider visiting Lushoto and he or she will never regret..

Wildlife Park Within a City

As we humans dominate these world some other creatures tends to diminish due to our activities related to our industrial developments,the number of birds and wildlife reduces every other day,deforestation which has gave birth to arid and desert around continents within human surroundings
 Little has been done to protect our wildlife for future generation as the few game parks existing still poachers are preying for the life's of the wild animals.
Today in one of the leading Africa safari world Kenya a wildlife park stands within the vicinity of the Kenya capital city of Nairobi,such that Nairobians can easily take there excursionist more easier than others who have to plan and budget for long trips to have a glance of the living wildlife creatures like the big five animals.
                                                                             

Nairobi national park is home to variety wildlife animals like Lions,Giraffe,Rhinos,Elephants and others,it's just within the Nairobi county and easily accessible from the city,an excursionist can as well have plenty of time to visit the wildlife orphanage which is to in the park and as well learn a lot about wildlife which are mainly found in Kenya national game reserves and Africa in general.

While one is enjoying at the park as the same time one can have a clear good view of the warm tropical city of Nairobi sky scrapers and the planes activities at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Nairobi national park is normal open even on holiday time and can be easily accessed via Jomo Kenyatta international Airport by other visitors from out of Kenya and the world and as the park is located within the outskirts of the city these makes it easier for visitors to stay within the city hotels and lodges.

Since the city has a lot of best top hotels and lodges in Sub Sahara Africa these made it easier for the park to be idle for day excursion not only from park visitors but even those on conference and attending business meetings in Nairobi city can take a break at the park and never regret.

The Greatest Africa Wildlife Reserve of Mara

 In the south west of Kenya a land blessed with the big five wildlife stands Masai Mara National Reserve,a famous and most visited national game park in Africa,with an area of 1,510km's and situated on the eastern Rift Valley area besides Serengeti park of Tanzania.
                                                                         

Here in Mara is also home to several wild animals and birds species,with its grazing grass along the valley on the banks of famous river Mara is where most of wild animals like to wonder as the river never dry and its a sources of life to these creatures.Mara river empty its water into lake victory and its sources come from the part of Kenya highlands and its on these river where the great world animal migration takes places along the Mara plains,wild animals cross from the Serengeti sides on Tanzania to Mara sides in Kenya through these river of life of Mara.

These crossing happened once in a year between July and September,its time where animals migrate in such of pasture before they return after several weeks,there millions in number and worthy for visitors to experience such a great migration happening .

The great five wild animals to are not left behind in these migration as these is the time to they follow there pray such that most of the time tourist catch hunting scenes and photographers are always busy from sun rise to sun set.Not only on the grassland but also on the Mara river it's not easy for animals to cross as the river crocodile are to busy to pray on the animals as there crossing the river,same weak animals to succumb to death when they fail to cross the river and die in river water.

One can easily tour Mara national reserve park right from Nairobi the Kenya capital and fly direct to the park or arrange a road trip,the best time or season to visit is between augost and September where these great migration takes place.

Three Finest Beach Along The Kenya Coastal

                                                                           

Diani Beach

These is the most finest beach found along the Kenya Coastal beach line,it's host some of the best Beach Hotels,Cottages and Villa's in East Africa and attract holiday makers from around the world.

With its shine sunny sands Diani beach is ranked as one of the top destination in the world,it's waters are warm during the day time and these is a real symbolic of a magnificent sandy beach in these tropical warm climate along the Indian ocean shores of East Africa Coastal.

Situated in the Kenya south coast in the flourishing tourism hub of Kwale county besides Ukunda shopping centre.one can fly direct from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi to Ukunda Airstrip next to the beach,there charter flights operating between the two destination such that make it more convenience for visitors,another alternative is to use the Mombasa International Airport then driving across the Likoni channel and straight drive to Ukunda which is less than 50km from Mombasa County.

Watamu Beach

Most visited beach by Mediterranean tourist with it's immediate town of Malindi nicknamed as "little Milan",these shows how persuasive Watamu is to it's visitors as most of those have visit the beach will always re-visit it again and again.

As one of the best beaches along the East Africa shoreline Watamu is famous for hosting fishing sports and a Marine national park besides Hotels,villa's and Cottages,here to is where divers have discovered the Chinese old dynasty ship which sink ed long time during the Indian Ocean early trade.

Watamu beach is to very safe and easily accessed as it has an advantage of Malindi Airport which has daily flights connection with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi the capital city of Kenya and other airports,it's located in Malindi county in the Kenya north coast some 100km from Mombasa tourist destination.

Shimoni Beach

Located at the south coast of Kenya close to Tanzania,these beach boost one of the less polluted area with a quite environment where by the sounds of sea waves can be often hard from a distance.here Shimoni host few Hotels and Cottages besides it's historical sites like the Shimoni caves famous for slave trade and old local ritual which are no longer practised,it's inhabitant are the Digo tribe which is a sub tribe of the Mijikenda Community residing along the Kenya coastal and a visitor can to explore the Swahili culture and local foods

As it's located in Kwale county few kilometres from Ukunda and Diani beach area,a visitor can easily tour the area either by flying through Ukunda Airstrip and drive to Shimoni or drive from other destination through Likoni channel to Shimoni,these three destination are worth a visit and equal one pocket,a visitor would never regret,the best time is through out the year with exemption of June and July because of southern moson winds which makes the sea rough and brings strong currents and windy..