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EP GUIDE for 2014____________________________________________

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In this guide you are going to find about:oTransportation

o FoodoEntertainment

oCommunicationoWeather

oTourismoMapoLocationoPeople and culture

Transportation ____________________________________

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•While in Mwanza there are many are many ways to travel. You have no trouble to make your movements at any time of the day.•Here are the most popular and easy you can use to get in, move around and get out of Mwanza.

i) Daladala ( City buses)

You can border a daladala from a point to another point with a fare of 400/= within the city.

ii) Bodaboda (Motorcycle)

The minimum fare for a bodaboda is 1000/= within the city.

iii) Kivuko (Ferry)

The fare for the ferry is 800/= for short trips and ranges between 4000= to 30000/= for long trips.

iv) Taxi

The minimum cost for a taxi within the 3000/=

Food_________________

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•There are a lot of food types in Mwanzathat you will eat and enjoy to the maximum.•It’s your own preference that will guide you to choose what kind of food to eat at a time. See the table below:

ITEM QUANTITY PRICE

Breakfastpackage

Foodchoice+cup of

tea

1500/=

Lunch package

One plate 3000/=

Water 0.5 liter 500/=

Beer A bottle 2000/=

Soda 350ml 500/=

•Popular food in Mwanza

Chips Mayai

Wali Samaki

Chips Samaki

Mshikaki

Ugali Nyama

Entertainment _________________________________

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If you want to get entertained in Mwanzathere are many beautiful places to go. There are clubs, beaches, hotels and very attractive places. Night clubs

Hotels

Boating

Beach resorts

We assure you to have fun to

the maximum for all the time

that you are going to be here.

Communication ______________________________________

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•We know that it is very important for you to communicate while you’re here. There are many network companies available in Mwanza and they dearly perform to the maximum in meeting their customers demands.

•We recommend you to use Airtel as the best choice for us and its services are really affordable.

•You don’t have to worry on how you will get your SIM card done, our EP buddies will be there to assist you.

Weather •Tanzania’s climate displays marked regional differences because of the country’s widely varying topography.In general, the coolest months are from June to October and the warmest months are from December to March.•Throughout much of the country there are two rainy seasons. The masika (long rains) fall from mid-March through to May, with rains virtually every day, although seldom for the whole day.The mvuli (short rains) fall during November, December and sometimes into January.•Concerning humidity is Mwanza also a very friendly town. Because of the relatively high location above sea level (1.134 m) is the humidity normal (medium dry) and vary from 50 - 65% throughout the year.

Weather Graphics

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Tourism ______________________

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•There are a lot of places you can go for tourism while you are in Mwanza.

•These places includes museums, national parks, attractions and many more.

The Bismarck Rocks

Saa Nane Isaland

Bujora Sukuma Museum

•More will be recommended for you when you are here.

Map _______________

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In this document we have included a map that shows the most important parts in the city.

Location _____________________

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•Mwanza is the second largest city situated in northwest Tanzania. The city acts as a port on the shores of Lake Victoria. The capital of Mwanza region, Mwanza is a commercial region in Tanzania. •The geographical location of Mwanzais such that the weather remains favorable all throughout the year. The beautiful Tanzanian city is surrounded by awe-inspiring landscape features. The Bismarck Rocks are wonderful to look at with large deposits of granite. The Victoria Lake in the backdrop enhances the beauty of Mwanza.•Mwanza Airport is close to the main city and there are daily flights from Dar es Salam by Air Tanzania.

Location of Mwanza from the map

People and Culture

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•The native people of Mwanza are Sukuma people who are mostly found in the Lake zone.•An ordinary Sukuma tribe people are giant and powerful on external appearance also they have smoothly blackish colour on their skins. Always they occupy for agriculture and pastoralist these are traditional works although they are participating with other activities. •Their major food are strongest stiffporrifge which prepared by Maize,sorghum and cassavas flour and they eat it with curd ,cook or roast of livestock meat and vegetables .As other tribe Wasukuma have traditional attires .all the time without season they like to dressing for wrap-up through their bodies with green colors sheets, this the color of sheets is special attires for females.Beside males are prefering further to wrap-up the sheet of blue wish color .these are traditional attires for the Sukuma tribe.At the usually condition is not easy to see them in their tradition attires, when they move out of their provinces as you look Maasithroughout in east Africa.•When agricultural season attaining Wasukuma have adjust the traditional dance troops for purpose of encourage and to provide high energy for each family occasion they are digging.