How Does One Get To Kilwa Kivinje? Kilwa Kivinje is only a 20-minute drive from Kilwa Masoko, and no permit is needed to visit the historical sites there. You can easily catch a public minibus, known in Tanzania as a dala-dala, to get there. Alternatively, you can organize a tour through a Kilwa tour operator… Continue reading How Does One Get To Kilwa Kivinje?
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When you think of visiting an old historical UNESCO World Heritage Site located on a Tanzanian island, what comes to mind? I am pretty sure…Stone Town, Zanzibar! What if I told you that there is another place in Tanzania that fits the exact same description—a place with a history that goes back further than Stone Town… Continue reading Kilwa
Swahili Architecture & Design Style
READ ALSO: 5 Interesting Hair Style Quotation Swahili Style Architecture Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa. Rather than simple derivatives of Islamic architecture from the Arabic world, Swahili stone architecture is a distinct local… Continue reading Swahili Architecture & Design Style
The Distance From Dar to Kilwa KM & More on Visiting Kilwa
Did you just Google ‘distance from Dar to Kilwa’ and wonder how far away these Tanzanian locations are from each other? If so, you are in the right place. Keep reading to find out more! READ ALSO: How Does One Get To Kilwa Kivinje? Distance From Dar to Kilwa Masoko/Dar to Kilwa KM/Dar es Salaam… Continue reading The Distance From Dar to Kilwa KM & More on Visiting Kilwa
Kilwa, the Island With the Oldest Remaining Mosque Structure on the East African Coast
Are you thinking of spending some of your vacations in the historical town of Kilwa, Tanzania, an island with the oldest remaining mosque structure on the East African coast? If so, you are in the right place to find out more. Let me start by telling you a bit about Kilwa Kisiwani Kilwa Vacations: Kilwa… Continue reading Kilwa, the Island With the Oldest Remaining Mosque Structure on the East African Coast