Tanzania has unveiled nine new cultural tourism sites across the East African nation with more than 120 major tribes, an official said on Saturday.
The new cultural tourism enterprises (CTEs) are being coordinated by the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) through its arm Cultural Tourism Program (CTP).
The CTP Coordinator Elirehema Maturo said that the new sites made a total of 60 CTEs in the country, in which visitors take time to experience local cultures, the people, the environment and the traditions that are delicate and unique.
The newly unveiled sites include Bujora Cultural Tourism Enterprise, Ukerewe Cultural Tourism Enterprise and Kisesa Cultural Tourism Enterprise, all in the Lake Zone region of Mwanza. Other CTEs include those located on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro such as Kiliman Cultural Tourism Enterprise, Rau Eco and Cultural Tourism Enterprise and Lyamungo, while Arusha region has Meru Forest Eco-Tourism and Momela Cultural Tourism & Campsite. In southern Tanzania’s region of Ruvuma, there are Liuli- Pomonda Cultural Tourism Enterprise and Mbamba Bay.
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