Mwanza Attractions

Mwanza is the second largest city in Tanzania with the largest port on Lake Victoria. The port at Mwanza handles most of the cotton, tea and coffee grown in the western part of the country.

Mwanza is the cultural center of the Sukuma, the largest tribe in Tanzania. Rocky hills and granite outcrops surround the city. A famous landmark is the Bismarck Rock, a large formation of granite rocks.

Early 18th C explorers visited Mwanza to find the source of the River Nile.

The city of Mwanza is the ideal base from which to explore the nearby Rubondo Island National Park.