Livingstone Memorial, Ujiji
Livingstone Memorial Ujiji
The place where Stanley found Livingstone in 1871 and said, “I presume you are Dr. Livingstone?”
Ujiji is the oldest town on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the end point of the Arab–Swahili trade routes. In November 1871, the journalist Henry Stanley found the explorer David Livingstone, who had been missing for years, here, and he uttered the famous line “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” The memorial site has a monument marking the meeting spot, two mango trees said to have been grafted from the original mango tree, and a small museum. The museum displays life-size statues of the two men, paintings, and maps of their expedition routes. Admission costs a few US dollars. Guides are often volunteers, so tipping at your discretion is appreciated. The memorial is about 8 km from central Kigoma, about 20 minutes by motorcycle taxi or taxi. You can also stop by the old town of Ujiji and the lakeside boatyards.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Ujiji Old Town & Lakeshore
- Kigoma Railway Station
- MV Liemba
- Jakobsen's Beach
- Kibirizi Fishing Village
- Gombe Stream National Park
- Mahale Mountains National Park