Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
7
Kigoma BakeryD2
8
Kigoma CateringD3
9
Sun CityC2
10
SupermarketD2
Information
Baby Come 'n' Call(see 5)
11
Burundi ConsulateD1
12
Congo (DRC) ConsulateC2
Maji Makubwa(see 2)
13
Mamboleo PharmacyC2
Transport
14
Dalla-dalla StandC1
15
Global Travel ServicesD3
16
Passenger Terminal/MV Liemba ticket officeB1
17
Precision AirD2
SIGHTS
Jakobsen's (Mwamahunga) Beach
BEACH
(admission Tsh5000) Actually two small, beautiful coves below a wooded hillside, the
overall setting is idyllic; especially if you visit during the week when few people are
around. There are some
bandas
for shade and soft drinks and water are sold up at the gues-
thouse (
Click here
). No other beach in teh area, including rocky
Rungu Beach
(Amani
Beach; entry/camping Tsh5000/10,000) , 1.5km past Jakobsen's, can compare. It's 5km
southwest of town, signposted off the road to Katonga. Dalla-dallas to Katonga can drop
you at the turn-off, from where it's about a 20-minute walk.
Katonga
VILLAGE
This large and colourful fishing village is quite a spectacle when the 200-plus wooden boats
pull in with their catch. During the darkest half of the moon's cycle they come back around
8am after they've spent the night on the lake fishing by the light of lanterns. Dalla-dallas
come here frequently.
Kibirizi
VILLAGE
There are also many fishermen at Kibirizi, 2km north of town by the oil depots. The early
afternoon loading of the lake taxis is also quite a spectacle. You can walk here following
the railway tracks or the road around the bay.
