VISIT
Welcome to Dar es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam shortly refereed to as Dar is the major commercial city of the country with a very busy life at around 4 million population and yet a fastest growing city after all.
Being it a center city, Dar Es Salaam has the most exciting life with a lot of entertainment regimes, International hotels, restaurants, shopping centers and attractions.
However not every part of Dar Es Salaam is beautiful, some part of it can be annoying and feel uncomfortable to be around.
with a mix of people from different regions, Dar Es Salaam hosts almost people from every corner of Tanzania.
About Dar
Area:1,590 square km.
Population: over 3 million
Temperature: 28°C
Where To Go
+ National Museum, House of Culture
Dar Es Salaam national museum originally established as King George V memorial center, preserves the history, culture, as well as displaying natural environment of the country.
If you are interested to know about the culture of Tanzania this is a place you can start while in Dar.
There are exciting exhibitions to view as well including, fossils uncovered by Dr Leakey that explain about the human evolution, to a bicycle that was made totally out of woods, from frame to tires.
Location: Kivukoni
Opening: Daily, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Entry Fee: 6500 Tzs (about $ 3 US)
+ Bongoyo Island
Bongoyo island is an uninhabited island found about 2 miles north of Dar Es Salaam, and probably the most visited island of the four Dar Es Salaam marine reserve islands, others being Mbudya, Pangavini and Fungu Yasin
Bongoyo island has two beaches for you to enjoy, sharks lagoon, coral life and more.
To have more fun on this island you can as well book for a fishing trip and short cruises.
Your trip to the island will begin from slipway, Bongoyo Island ferry terminal. Map
For booking and more info contact Slipway
Tel: +255 22 2600893
Mobile: +255 713 328 126
Here are few tips about Bongoyo
If you are with children it is best to bring with you something good to eat because food on the island is kind of basic
If you plan to take a walk around bring with you boots or trainers because of the island's hard rocks.
+ Village Museum
The village museum is a place where you can get ideas about the traditions and customs of Tanzania. The local refer to it as"Kijiji cha makumbusho" a swahili mirror image for historical village.
As the name suggests,the village museum displays a lifestyle that has been around for a long time and long ago before the modern lifestyle took over among the locals.
Opening: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm daily.
Location: Makumbusho Check the Map
Contact makumbusho cultural center
Tel: +255 22 700193
Mobile:+ 255 783 163 934
+ Mbudya Island
Like Bongoyo island, Mdudya is also an uninhabited island that holds the ruins of Germany outpost and a tomb that is thought to be of the descendant of Prophet Mohamed.
Upon spiritual beliefs some visitors visit the tomb to pay homage and making sacrifices for cleansing and fortune.
Mbudya has nice sandy beaches that offer great opportunities for diving, in some areas around these beaches you can enjoy barbecued fish with chips and drinks.
The nature of the island is covered with palm trees and baobab trees, it is among these trees where the rare Coconut crab is found. you would want to see this huh?
Getting to the Island
-Hire local motorized dhow or ngalawas
Dial these Contact for modern transport
White sands resort: +255 758 818 696 -699
Silver sands resort: +255 22 265 0231
Kunduchi Beach resort: +255 22 265 0050
Bahari Beach: +255 22 555 0301
+ Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens
These gardens that were introduced by the German director of Agriculture Professor Stuhlmann during the colonial era in the 19th century were set as trial plots to taste different type of plantation and trees to determine if they could grow in this region's type of climate.
Ever since that time, these gardens have been preserved and now they display incredible plants like red hibiscus, bougainvillea and scarlet frame trees. its just colorful. You can visit the garden for some peace of mind.
Location: Samora avenue