One could begin at the Anglican St. Nicholas Cathedral next to the Post Office. The church is open for a possible moment of silence and prayer. (On Sundays a prayer service in English is held at 09:00 am). The smaller old church built in the English style is now used as a dispensary.

AROUND CAPRI POINT PENISULA

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At the lake is the busy Kamanga Ferry Station. During a half hour journey the ferry boats take passengers and cars across Mwanza Gulf, first passing the Capri Point Peninsula with its new luxury residences. This ferry leaves every hour. Tourists can climb up to the Captain’s Steering Cabin and get a wide view over Lake Victoria and the city of Mwanza.

To the north next to the ferry landing in the morning there is a busy fish, vegetable and fruit Open Air Market. To the south of the ferry station is the famous Bismarck Rock - the main logo or symbol of Mwanza.It is named after the German Chancellor (1815 -1898) under whom the town of Mwanza was started as an administration center in German East Africa in the 1890s.

Following along the lake shore and viewing the well kept lawns one reaches the “Rock Restaurant” with a round bar in traditional African style with a large tree as the middle pole. It is now managed by

Following the winding road we reach again the lake at the eastern side of the peninsula. At the beautiful conference or Training Center of the Bank of Tanzania, we turn right to reach the office of the Saanane National Park. On the way to it on the right side is an old house built with rocks from an unknown period, perhaps built by Germans.
At the Saanane National Park office there is an interesting museum of the animals of the Lake Region. In 2010 it is still under renovation. One can visit the island by boat in a quarter of an hour. The island presents scenic beauty with many rocks, lake views and picnic places. But there are no animals left (unlike the advertisement for the park) except for a few Thomson Gazelles or Impalas. The entrance fee is quite high for non -Tanzanians (about US$ 30 from 2010).
The next stop will be the beautiful Tilapia Hotel with its two restaurants, swimming pool, hotel boat called the “African Queen” and an outside garden restaurant and bar overlooking the lake in the

Chinese and has a complete Chinese food menu. On the other side of the road there is the State House of the Tanzanian Government which is used for visiting official visitors including the President of Tanzania.

direction of Mwanza to the south.
Passing the Yacht Club one can enter the European Cemetery. At the very beginning on the left are graves from the German period, mainly of soldiers with readable tombstones written in German. There are about five. Only one grave of a British officer is still marked.

The Indian Fortes family has imposing gravestones, together with some prominent Tanzanians. The cemetery now belongs to the Anglican Church.

Going back towards the city center one passes the new luxury Ryan’s Bay Hotel and then comes to the Railway Station built by the British in the 1920s. The distance to the terminal at Tabora is indicated in big figures on the wall using kilometers as a measure.
The end of the walk is a roundabout with a big Nile Perch from whose mouth a fountain draws the attention of photographers. This is a new logo or symbol of Mwanza!

Enquiry: citysafari2@mwanza-guide.com
Text by: Professor James Spillane
Photos by: Hans Kristoffersen
Guide: Fr. George Pelz (German priest)
Price: 1 - 4 persons: US$ 125 (total), 5 - 8 persons: US$ 165 (total).
Including Saanane Island: Please enquire.