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Dar es Salaam City Tour

Dar es Salaam City Tour

Dar es Salaam means harbor of the piece. The name was originated from the Sultan Majid of Zanzibar who founded the city around 1865. The city has many attractions to offer for tourists, Dar es Salaam began as a small fishing village and has grown to a bustling modern city, major port, and center for business and culture in East Africa. has one of the best deep natural harbors in the world. From a small Swahili town in the middle of the 19th century, Dar es Salaam has grown into a large metropolitan center with a population of over 3,500,000 dwellers.

The city population represents the over 120 tribes of Tanzania with their different cultural backgrounds coming together, alongside the oriental civilizations from the far and middle east, and the Europeans including early Portuguese visitors in the 16th Century, the Germans, and later the British. Dar is pretty much divided into the main city and the peninsula, where all the ambassadors stay.

All cultures at one time or another passed through Dar es Salaam. It is necessary to visit Dar es Salaam to understand the secret of letting different cultures live together in absolute harmony. Being the commercial capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam is also the main gateway to the nature reserves of southern Tanzania, which include the Selous Game Reserve and the National Parks of Mikumi, Ruaha, and the Udzungwa Mountains, Saadani and Kitulo.

It also serves as a convenient connection for travel to the islands of Mafia, Zanzibar, and Pemba both by sea and air. A city tour of Dar es Salaam will take you to the National Museum, Nyerere Cultural Centre, the Village Museum, Mwenge Wood Carvings Market, and the Magogoni Fish Market, among other interesting spots.

Dar es Salaam is a typical African city, full of energy, people, The nightlife is also very busy, with massive clubs and casinos to keep you up all night if that’s what you enjoy. As in any city in the world, you need to be alert for opportunists, ladies of the night, or the odd taxi driver trying his luck. Look after your things, be careful who you are with after midnight, and don’t buy anything off the street. You can still dance the night away in typical African fashion and enjoy Dar in a perfectly safe way

Dar es Salaam City tour Highlights

Dar es Salaam is dynamic, colorful, and diverse. Originally a small fishing village known as Mzizima it’s now a bustling city and hub for East African business and trade. Packed with interesting culture, history, food, and people our Dar es Salaam city tour will give you a taste of one of East Africa’s most exciting cities. These are a few of the things you’ll see on the tour:

Kivukoni Fish Market

Our first stop will be to visit Kivukoni Fish Market. Many varieties of fish in every shape and size are sold here, both retail and wholesale, to city dwellers, restaurateurs, and people from outside the city who know Kivukoni Fish Market is the best place to buy fish in Tanzania.

Karimjee Hall to National Museum

Next, you’ll visit the National Museum, home to many historical treasures with a wide variety of exhibits including archaeological findings, rock paintings, ancient footprints, the remains of the first humans, and more.

National Museum to Mwenge Carvers Market

The Mwenge Carvers Market is made up of small shops with stands displaying carvings of different kinds, traditional dresses, the Tinga Tinga paints, and more. You’ll be able to browse the stalls, chat with the carvers and buy souvenirs if you wish.

Mwenge Carvers Market to Makumbusho Village

After that you’ll visit the Makumbusho Village Museum which is more interactive than the National Museum, allowing you to get a feel for the whole of Tanzania in a very short time. here we will spend few minutes learning about Maasai culture, and if you wish you can sing and dance with them just to have fun, to make your trip unforgettable

Makumbusho Village to Kariakoo Market

Kariakoo is the busiest and most exciting market in Dar es Salaam so you’ll be able to enjoy an authentic Tanzanian shopping experience here.

Kariakoo To Mnazi Mmoja

Mnazi Mmoja is another exciting, vibrant place to visit with strong historical significance. You’ll be able to see the Uhuru Torch which was placed here in 1961 to celebrate Tanzania’s independence from Germany.

Mnazi Mmoja and Lunch time

Lunch will be at one of the best fashionable Hotels, where you can experience authentic Tanzanian hospitality and food. After lunch, you’ll visit the Clock Tower and see St. Joseph’s Cathedral which was built hundreds of years ago in the Gothic style.

St. Joseph’s Cathedral to View Point

You’ll visit Samora Avenue to see and learn about the historical Askari Monument. Then you’ll visit the beautiful old Azania Front Lutheran Church and take in the views of Dar es Salaam harbor view from the roof.

In the late afternoon when the tour is over we’ll drive you back to your hotel. It’s been a busy day and you’ll have seen and learned a lot about Dar es Salaam!

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