Travel Through Tanzania’s History

Tanzania has a diversity of cultures and lifestyle based on great history of human habitation stretching back to our distant ancestors (Bantu Migrations) and the earlier penetrations of Missionaries, Traders and Explorers who created their empire to some part of a country.

Between 13^th -19^th centuries the country has a long history of highly cosmopolitan population of Indians, Arabs, and African Merchants for trading activities as well as a completion on Portuguese, Arabs, British and German dominance.

However Tanzania’s history gives a clear picture of where we came from and what we have been through; Old memories are the most attractions that any tourists would like to see and learn through the history, Jumia Travel shares the attractive destinations that mark the best of our origins  and what we have been through so far.

Kilwa Kisiwani and ruins of Songo Mnara

Located on two islands close to each other about 300km South of Dar es Salaam, these places were the most important Swahili trading historical sites on the way back from 13^th-16th, where Gold and Ivory were traded for perfumes, Chinese porcelain, carnelians and silver . Also the place has the history of slave trade activities where they were shipped to Comoros and Mauritius.

Engaruka

Engaruka is one of a very important historical site from 500 years ago, situated in Arusha Province, on the road to Oldonyo Lengai and lake Natron lies at the foot of the Rift Valley, where farming society of more than 1000 number of people who had their settlements developed their farming activities through irrigation and cultivation by involving stone lined terraces and skilled measurements to avoid soil erosions.  Nevertheless the community left Engaruka but still the site has a mark as earliest place with the genius farming system.

Zanzibar

This is a World Heritage site which is also recognized by UNESCO; Zanzibar has much more to offer for the historical background from Sultanic regime, Ancient Mosques, Persian Bathhouse, colonial buildings and slave trade activities. This is also the best destination where you can get a full history of the Coastal regions of Indian Ocean especially around stone town.

Bagamoyo

Caravan porters praised the city as Bwagamoyo “Crush down your heart”, Bagamoyo served as trading centre for Ivory, Copra as well as slave trade, this is also a place where you can get a proper history of the first Explorers, Missionaries and the remnants of  Old Fort , German Boma,  the Catholic Museum and the first Mosque built in Tanganyika.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

It is a world heritage site recognized by UNESCO where by human and distant ancestors have been parts of this conservation landscape millions of years.  It protect Oldupai Gorge that holds the earliest evidence of mankind existence in Africa.

Visitors can learn more details about the fossilized bones and stones tools in the area dating back to millions years ago, as well as the history of immigrants Maasai people and the formation of Ngorongoro crater.