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22-29 June 2009 Bagamoyo, Prince J. Wasajja KCTC-UGANDA 1

The Royal visit to

Bagamoyo Heritage Site

Prince J. F K Wasajja

A Proposed world Heritage Site

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BackgroundKampala Cultural Tourism Cluster (KCTC)

The Cultural Tourism Cluster,Kampala (CTC-K) is one of therecently approved Clusters underthe auspices of the InnovationSystems and Cluster Programme inUganda (ISCP-U) which isspearheaded by the Faculty of

Science and Technology of Makerere University. The programis designed to stimulate innovationand competitiveness for sustainableeconomic development amongcommunities in the regional membercountries which include UgandaTanzania and Mozambique.Through the Secretariat of the

ISCP- Uganda, a bench makingexercise was arranged for severalselected Clusters in Uganda to visitrelated Clusters in Tanzania. TheCultural Tourism Cluster, Kampalawas therefore mandated to visit theBagamoyo Cultural HeritageTourism Cluster in Tanzania.

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BAGAMOYO HERITAGE

SITE Bagamoyo Cultural

Heritage Tourism

Cluster (BCHTC), about

70 Km North of Dar esSalaam is defined as an

area delimited by the

Sadaani National Park

in the North, Mbegani

Fisheries Institute to thesouth and the beautiful

beaches on the western

Indian Ocean to the

East.

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BAGAMOYO CULTURAL

HERITAGE TOURISM CLUSTERThe cluster is unique for it has awide range of tourism productsand services; characterized bymulti- ethnic and multiracialsociety with her peoplepracticing different beliefs. Thecluster is made up of groupswith different types ofbusinesses and forms thefollowing main sub-clusters;Tour Guides, Artists (Carvers,painters and performers),

Transporters, Food processors,Fishers, Restaurant and Barowners, Hotel and Lodgeowners, Academia andTraditional healers.

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OBSERVATIONS /LESSONS LEARNT

Although our Cultural Tourism Cluster inKampala is regarded as a correspondingcluster to the Bagamoyo CulturalHeritage Tourism Cluster in Tanzania,there are several differences that makeeach very distinct from another.

Bagamoyo district has almost all of theimportant tourism sites and attractions

including all the land, owned by theGovernment. There is a responsive anduse-friendly working relationship betweenthe Government and the local communityof Bagamoyo which enables the locals tohave maximum control over the tourismenterprise.

The cluster has been clearly organizedand divided into sub clusters whichenable the smooth running of activities in

the different sectors of the main cluster.The different sub cluster have a semiautonomous existence which gives themmandate to come with new developmentsand innovations and later report to themain stream executive during the generalmeeting.

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LESSONS LEARNT

The single Bagamoyo district is proud of its

three prominent and well stocked

museums. The main museum is found at

the first Roman Catholic Church in

Tanzania which was established in 1868

and now is an important pilgrimage for the

catholic believers. The museum

documents the history of the Roman

Catholic Church ad her efforts in the

abolition of slavery. The last two are found

at Kaole ruins and Caravan Serai

respectively.

Although five facilitators were trained by

ISCP- EA, only one was still active. The

rest had lost interest even before the

official inauguration of the cluster. It is

rather alleged that this resulted from the

fact that all the five facilitators were not

residents of Bagamoyo.

There are 12 resorts

And Beach Hotels

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NEW AREAS OF

IMPROVEMENTS

Tourism work becomes easier

with the involvement of the

Government and academia.

It is easier to operate the cluster

if it is divided into semi

autonomous sub clusters.

Activities and progress can then

be reported in the general

meetings and the main stream

administration could deal with

the monitoring and evaluation.

In order to retain the authenticity

after the rehabilitation of cultural

and historical monuments, its

important to restore them to

their former appearance rather

than making major alterations.

The C16th wells at Kaole

Ruins

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Promotion of Community Tourism

Major emphasis should also be

put on the documentation and

preservation of artifacts. There

should be documentaries,

pamphlets, brochures, fliers and

posters or any other meansillustrating the tourism

attractions in a place.

Cultural tourism moves hand in

hand with community tourism.

The community in Bagamoyo

district is very much aware ofthe Tourism enterprise in their

place and readily promotes it

with maximum hospitality.

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COLLABORATIONS

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Women groups and Artists in Bagamoyo

Are willing to collaborate with their

counterparts in Kampala.

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The Unique Features

The historical slave Market

Caravan SeraiKaole

The First Moslem City in T.Z

1st Mosque

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Land Marks

The Germens occupied this town at

the end of C19th and tried very much todestroy all traces of Arabs. One of the best

achievement was through the missionaries

Who managed to stop the Arab oriented

Slave trade

A German Fort

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The Old National Museum

Clans

assemblance inTz Museum

The C16th

Persian

Bed

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The New National Museum

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Termites on Kasubi

End of Bagamoyo Tour

Come rest your Heart

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