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It
is located on the shores of Lake Victoria in the north of Tanzania, near the
Kenyan border. The town offers much amusement to the passing visitors and is a
point of cultural interest for people wanting to experience the vibrant life of
people around Lake Victoria.
Musoma
is an administrative town of the Mara region. Musoma sits on the eastern edge
of Lake Victoria not far from the Kenyan border. There are boats that take you
across Lake Victoria from Musoma.
Located
near Butiama, hometown of the first president of Tanzania, Musoma houses the
Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere Museum. It exhibits document of the rise of
nationalism, the independence movement, and the early history of Tanzania, as
well as displaying various items of interest that belonged to the late leader,
including a copy of Plato’s Republic, which Mwalimu Nyerere translated into
Kiswahili by hand.
There
are few activities that can be undertaken while in Musoma which includes a town
tour in which visitors are exposed to what the locals do during the day. To
experience more of local life and to see how the locals do business, a visit to
the fish market is recommended.
The
town has an old German building that is now used as a government office which
offers visitors an introduction to historic mementos in the area. Mukendo hill
is a place where panoramic views of the town and Lake Victoria are great. At
the base of Mukendo hill there a few caves that have a history of the legend
who ruled the area. A visitor wishing to take photos of their life time this
place is never missed.
Musoma
offers a myriad beach hotels where several activities are also available for
visitors such as boat trips to exotic Islands (Kibuyi Peninsula and Lukuba
Island), deep fishing or just walking down the cool beach, the cool breeze
alternating near the lake shore, they are all here, including biking, a
sundowner, camping, visit to a fishing village and more. Tembo beach hotel and
Matvilla beach hotel offers a handful of activities as well as camping
facilities for overlanders.
Other
accommodation facilities available near the beach include: Peninsula beach
complex, Peninsula hotel, Acacia hotel, Ngerengere lodges (which has another
facility out of town) and Lilian hotel. Town hotels include: Matvilla hotel,
Setavin hotel, Mlima Mkendo hotel, Afrilux hotel, Hotel Orange Tree, Parents
hotel and more are coming up.
Furthermore,
there are several local restaurants where delicious food is served which
includes: Matvilla garden, Mara dishes, Pam beach, Rehema café, Hekima food
house, Mkombozi, Safi food, Police Officers mess and Prisons food court.
The
sunset here makes the view even more compelling because of the apparitions left
behind dancing in the rippled water winding its way down towards the expansive
lake. Also visible are the “Bismark rocks” vegetation on the lake shore, able
to hold the strength of the crashing waves. The sound of the waves climbing as
the evening tide rises is quite audible just before the crickets take over the
melodies of the darkening evening.
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