Ujiji Attractions
Ujiji is one of Africa's oldest market towns, it was a slave trade town settled by the Arabs. Ujiji is famous for being the location of the meeting between Henry Morton Stanley and Dr David Livingstone. The two men met on November 10th, 1871 and a plaque commemorating their meeting is set in a walled compound marking the spot.
Ujiji was a prominent settlement until the railway was built in Kigoma and still boasts a thriving dhow-building industry. The boats are constructed the same as they were generations ago without the use of power tools.
The residents are mainly Muslim and the houses are typical Swahili coastal style. The post office is a solid structure from the German period.
The local Livingstone Museum contains pictures by local artists of the Livingstone-Stanley meeting as well as drawings and books.
Ujiji was a prominent settlement until the railway was built in Kigoma and still boasts a thriving dhow-building industry. The boats are constructed the same as they were generations ago without the use of power tools.
The residents are mainly Muslim and the houses are typical Swahili coastal style. The post office is a solid structure from the German period.
The local Livingstone Museum contains pictures by local artists of the Livingstone-Stanley meeting as well as drawings and books.
