1 Day Dar es Salam City Tour Tanzania

Dar es Salaam which means ‘HAVEN OF PEACE’ was given its name by Sultan Majid bin Said of Zanzibar when he decided to use the harbour city as a port and trade Centre in between 1858 and 1862. Since then, the town has flourished and is now the country’s commercial hub. It is the former capital city until 1974 before being officially transferred to Dodoma with a high population, an important economic Centre and one of the fastest growing cities in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is the most prominent city in arts, fashion, media, music, film and television and a leading financial Centre it is also the largest and most populous Swahili-speaking city in the world.

What to Explore on your city tour

Visit Tazara Railway

 It is a Bi-National single-track Railway built from 1970 to 1975 financed and supported by the Chinese government It was the longest railway in sub-Saharan Africa covering 1,860 km (1,160 mi) long and is operated by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), linking the Southern Africa Regional Transportation Network to Eastern Africa’s seaport of Dar es Salaam, offering both freight and passenger transportation services between and within Tanzania and Zambia.

The National Museum 

Established in 1934 as a memorial museum dedicated to King George V, it opened to the public as the National Museum in 1940 and expanded in 1963. The entry gate is located in Shaaban Robert Street; it houses many historical treasures the most important of which are the remains of the first humans “Paranthropus boisei” discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey at Olduvai Gorge. The museum also has a large colonial history section with Ethnographic displays including traditional crafts, headdresses, ornaments and musical instruments. Hunting and gathering, initiation rites, traditional healing and witchcraft are a few other themes; also on view are leather and bark clothing, and a wooden bicycle in working order.

Village Museum (Bagamoyo Road) 

Collection of main on-site traditional buildings from different places and ethnic groups in Tanzania in which it gives a global picture on the different main traditions of Tanzanian tribes. 

St. Joseph Cathedral

It is the main Catholic Church in Dar es Salaam and most Government leaders who share the same faith perform their prayers in this Church which is opposite Zanzibar Ferry Boats Terminal. It was built by the Germans around 1897 and completed in 1902 in Gothic-style architecture.

Tinga Tinga Art Gallery 

The name Tingatinga was derived from the founder of the painting style, a Tanzanian named Edward Said Tingatinga who passed away on 17th May 1972, he left behind his art flying his name to the world, a wife, two children (Daudi & Martina) and six painters who later taught many more other painters.

The Slipway 

It was an old boat yard located on the Msasani Peninsula formerly used for building and repairing Boats and ships, launching and retrieving small boats including servicing fishing boats as well. Currently Slipway area has been modernity modified to serve both Local and International standard services including the traditional Souk Market with handmade products.