Shinyanga Tourism

Just 2 hours drive from Mwanza city where you will reach Shinyanga town, which is a nice place to explore, interaction with the Sukuma people very kind and beautiful. Shinyanga is home of Wasukuma and in bid to conserve and preserve its green natural attractions it is practicing Ngitili. Ngitili which in the Wasukuma dialect, means lush green or green grass has made vegetation in villages in which the programme is being implemented lush green and attractive to visitors. Over 80% of the population in Shinyanga own livestock for daily household sustenance and income generation. As a consequence, the numbers of livestock have similarly doubled, representing 20% of the total livestock that reared on 5.45% of the total land of Tanzania.

Traditional dances
In addition to identifying and supporting traditional practices of resource conservation, HASHI (Hifadhi Ardhi Shinyanga) used creative ways to spread messages. Such innovative was supposed to be popular to the Wasukuma culture, traditional dances and rural (moving) theatre. New technologies such as rotational woodlot, improved fallow, fodder bank, upkeep of traditional medicinal trees and fruit trees, were also used.

Wildlife
Shinyanga has a good share of wildlife, but it is undeveloped. An area reserved for wildlife habitation in the region can cover a total of 11,210 square kilometers and it is a home to a variety of wildlife species. Regular species that are found in the area include hippo, lion, zebra, buffalo, wild dog, bushbuck, impala, giraffe and baboons. The diversity of wildlife species in this area attracts a fair number of tourists but it is undeveloped in terms of tourist accommodation, camping sites, hunting tourism and infrastructure.

Learn few words in Kisukuma while visiting Mwanza, Shinyanga and Simiyu
Welcome - tuliho
Come in - tuliho
Good morning - mwadila
Come - zogo
Go - jaga
Way/road - nzera
Water - minze
Food - shilewa
Thank you - wabheja
Chair - ghite
Mother - maayo
Father - baaba
Grandmother - maama
Grandfather - goko
Money - hela

 

ATTRACTIONS

• Serengeti Park
• Northern Circuit Tour
• Saanane Island Park
• Rubondo Island Park
• Beaches
• Rocks Tourism
• Igogo Caves
• City Tour
• Bujora Museum
• Gunzert House
• Markets & Shopping
• Adventure Tourism
• Kageye Historical site
• Volunteer Tourism
• Sporting Tourism
• Investment Opportunities
• Butiama Museum
• Ukerewe Tourism
• Livestock Tourism
• Religion Tourism
• Slums Tourism
• Historical Sites
• Events Tourism
• Farming
• Transportation Adventure
• Natural Remedies
• Education Tourism
• Eating Tourism
• African Lifestyle
• Sengerema
• Misungwi G.R.
• Kagera Tourism
• Kagera Culture
• Mara Culture
• Mara Touring
• Geita Tourism
• Rwanda and Burundi
• Visit Uganda

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