By Ireen Mseteka

Likoma, April 7, Mana: Likoma Team Adventure, on Sunday organized a tour visiting some historical sites in the district in a bid to promote Tourism.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Tour, Director for Likoma Team Adventure, Yusufu Asima said the purpose of the tour which included non-members, was one way of promoting tourism since many people are ignorant of some historical sites.

He said during the tour, the team visited some tourist attraction sites which included, the oldest Anglican Church which is more that 100 years old, Mwala wa belu (a stone which sounds like a bell when hit) and Lodges among others.

“We organized this tour, in order to promote tourism in Likoma. As a district, we have many tourist attraction sites and people out there are not aware of,” said Asima.

One the participants, Kumbukani Salema commended Likoma Team Adventure for the initiative saying that he was overwhelmed to visit the historical sites on the island.

“It was a great experience for the nature lovers and adventure seekers. We enjoyed breathtaking views of the lake, mountains and we also had fun, credit should go to the team for organizing a wonderful tour,” said Salema.

Likoma District Council Tourism Officer, Joice Semu said the tour was vital as it will help upcoming tour guides to be familiar with the tourism sites in the district.

“The tour was very important for upcoming tour guides because apart from getting familiar with tourism sites, the tour will also help to boost their confidence since they now know how they can move with the tourists,” said Semu.