Kigoma

Kigoma is a city in Tanzania. Beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Capital of the Western Region. Main railway terminus on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Important harbour. Population of 130,142 (2002). The city has little infrastructure. Its roads are still mostly unpaved, electricity and water supply are erratic. Get in The small Kigoma Airport is in the eastern suburbs and has services from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza, organization at the airport is very simple. A twice-weekly overnight sleeper is also avalible from Dar es Salaam via Dodoma and Tabora, the journey takes two nights from Dar es Salaam and one night from cities further inland. A ticket for second class sleepers costs 39,700 Shillings while first class tickets start at 54,900 Shillings. Kigoma is at the end of road B381, leaving the national road B8 at Kasulu. Roads are passable and steadily being improved. Traversing the country takes 3-4 days. The ancient MV Liemba, built in 1913 by Germans, still plys up and down Lake Tanganyika between Kigoma and Mpulungu on the southern shores of the lake in Zambia, stopping at several cities along the coast. There are both first, second and third class onboard. Get around See Ujiji, the nearby former Arab slave trading settlement, the famous meeting place of Stanley and Livingstone. Gombe National Park for chimpanzee viewing Lake Tanganyika Do Buy Eat Drink Sleep Diocese of Kigoma Community Centre, (On Kiezya Rd). Very basic accomodation but good value for the money. Single room from Tsh 250 000..  edit Lake Tanganyika Hotel, (Just off Stanley Rd), ☎ +255-282803052 (info@laketanganyikahotel.com, fax: +255-282803051), [1]. A new and modern hotel on the shore of Lake Tanganyika at the southern outskirts of Kigoma. Clean, comfortable with a lively bar that also serves simple but good food.  edit Jakobsen Beach & Guesthouse (info@kigomabeach.com), Kigoma (past Katonga fishing village), [2]. For peace and quiet. Self-catering. $20.  edit Contact Get out The M/V Liemba sails in direction Mpulungu (Zambia) and has a very erratic schedule. It usually leaves every other Wednesday. Buses go as far as Bukoba (about 20 hours) although for points south such as Mpanda and Sumbawanga you must change in Kasulu, at least in the rainy season. This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!