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When you hear the name Saa Nane what comes to mind? Time? Similar location coordinates to that of 2 pm on the clock? A reflection of the best time to visit the park? What came to your mind first? For me I was too confused with the all above options bombarding my mind😂. I later learnt that the island was previously owned by a European settler called Sir Enein. Because of the name’s difficult pronunciation the Tanzanian’s found it hard to correctly pronounce his name. So, they began referring to him as ‘Saa Nane’ -the Swahili word that sounds closest to that pronunciantion- and that’s how the name came to be😆.
Saa Nane is a ‘man-made’ park located ten minutes away from Mwanza CBD. I say that it is a man made park because the animals living in the park are brought in from different parks in and outside TZ. Because of this, there are not so many animals on the park. Some of the animals currently present are three zebras, gazelles, one lion, monkeys, peackocks and some big big monitor lizards.
To access the park and museum you will part with KES 2,500 which caters for entrance fee, boat ride fee and boat parking fee. It is however cheaper to go as a group📝as you will be able to share the boat ride charge which is Ksh 1,750. For example; because I had a travel buddy we each paid KES 1,450 which included transaction fees. The transaction fees came about because the only mode of payment acceptable at the park’s entrance is Mobile and Electronic payment.📝 So forget about carrying cash and carry your Visa card 😉.
Once you pay, you will be introduced to your tour guide for the day. You will then choose between starting from the museum or from the park. We chose to start from the park but if I can recommend, kindly start with the museum because once you experience the beauty of the park you will not be so interested in the museum🙊.
We will now proceed to the boat that will ferry us to the park.
Upon arrival here is the beautiful view you will be met with 😍😍
Among the many things that you will enjoy at the park, there are five main points that are a must see. I will start with these five and then proceed to share some images including captioned details. Enjoy💃
1. Secret corner
2. Girrafe tree
3. Sunset view
4. Jumping Stone
5. Picnic site
I forgot to take pictures of this spot🙊. You are however allowed to carry your own snacks or eat the parks hotel. If you are a fan of camping you will also get ample grounds complete with electricity and running water.
Now that we are back to the mainland let’s get a glimpse of the museum shortly as we say goodbye💃
As you exit you can opt to have a meal at the parks canteen. We had some rice and maini and it wass so tasty, came with a beautiful beautiful view of the lake and relatively cheap!! The plate cost us Ksh 150.
This marks the end of today’s blog and the Mwanza series as well. From the last three posts, are you convinced that you really need to add and tick Mwanza off your bucket list? Let me know in the comment section 😉
And as per the usual see you in two weeks as I share with you a food haven in Kikuyu😋. Thank you for reading ❤️.
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