Kilwa Kivinje Attractions
Kilwa Kivinje is an historical slave-trading center that prospered during the 18th and 19th C. Located on the southern caravan route, the town exported thousands of slaves during the 1860's - most were sent to the United States. Kilwa Kivinje flourished as a lucrative port for the ivory and slave trade. The town also grew as residents from Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara arrived.
Kilwa Kivinje was the site of the German's southern administrative headquarters in the late 19th C. The old Boma and German market hall are from this colonial period.
An old mosque, various houses and a cemetery with tombs and pillars are all worth visiting. The streets of Kilwa Kivinje also give visitors a taste of coastal life with children playing in the streets and women sorting trays of dagga for drying. The dhow port is still bustling with brightly painted boats.
Kilwa Kivinje was the site of the German's southern administrative headquarters in the late 19th C. The old Boma and German market hall are from this colonial period.
An old mosque, various houses and a cemetery with tombs and pillars are all worth visiting. The streets of Kilwa Kivinje also give visitors a taste of coastal life with children playing in the streets and women sorting trays of dagga for drying. The dhow port is still bustling with brightly painted boats.
