Tourism and Investment Opportunities in Mafia Island (Tanzania).

Tourism and Investment Opportunities In Mafia Island (Tanzania).

If you have read my articles (See website www.alsuleimany.com) - When The Storms Came In - This Glass Is Bent - and my book Between Us Only (Are You Afraid? - you will recall that though I was born in Zanzibar our Al Suleimany family grew up in these Islands of Mafia (a.k.a. Chole).

Some of our direct relatives (Al Suleimany mainly), are still living there. Mafia was part of The Zanzibar Sultanate, but was annexed by the Germans to be part of Tanganyika then.

It is common knowledge that in East Africa - like many countries of the world today, you need reliable trusting people with local knowledge and talents – for one to conduct and mediate in business ventures and investments.

Mas-trac under our auspices can put you in touch with such peoples, and in any other places in Zanzibar and overall in Tanzania. There is talk of gas and oil found in Tanzania, especially in Coastal side. These were not explored before, but with oil now reaching US Dollars 140, they have become feasible for further exploration and exploitation. This is a one time great opening and opportunity of a market that has all the potentials of high returns of Investments (ROI).

The peoples of Mafia are 95% Muslims, conservative and religious – but simple and accepting peoples. The locals speak a Swahili very near found in Pemba Island in Zanzibar, even the vegetation and environment looks like that in Zanzibar, mainly coconuts, mango trees, cashew nuts, beaches etc. There are no cloves in Mafia.
Mafia is famous for fishing and scuba diving, with peoples coming from all over the globe. It lies between great sea faring lanes of great ships passing between it and the Capital City of Dar es Salaam. It has sweet fresh water like that found in Zanzibar. There are good tourist hotels and resorts that charge even over 250 US Dollars a night.

See Websites below.

Mafia Island has high potential for investment and in tourism with its uninhibited beaches and sites, but it needs a lot of infrastructure development especially in The Services and Tourism Sector – example good restaurants, shops, petrol stations, transport, airlines, etc.


Some Websites on Mafia Island.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_Island
http://mafiaisland.com/index.php
http://www.zanzibarmagic.com/english2nd/mafia.htm
http://mafia-island-tanzania.gold.ac.uk/population/
http://www.tanzaniaodyssey.com/other-indian-ocean-islands/mafia-island.htm
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g317083-Mafia_Island-Hotels.html