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Things to see in Dar es Salaam

Tourist information: 

Tanzania Tourist Board
IPS Building, PO Box 2485, Dar es Salaam
Tel: (022) 211 1244.
Website: www.tanzaniatouristboard.com
 

Askari Monument

The bronze Askari Monument is dedicated to Africans killed during WWI. Rudyard Kipling, the famous British writer and poet wrote the inscription that appears in English and Swahili.

Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Azania Front Lutheran Church

The remarkable, red-roofed Azania Front Lutheran Church was built by German missionaries in 1898 and has gained popularity as a major place for worship for the local Christian community. The whitewashed facades, tiled canopies and beautiful garden face the harbour.

Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Botanical Gardens

These leafy, tranquil gardens, which date from the German colonial era, offer a haven of peace from the maelstrom of central Dar es Salaam. Numerous types of attractive palms and ferns flourish here, whilst peacocks can be found roaming the grounds.

Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Samora Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Msasani Peninsula

To the north of the city centre lies the Msasani Peninsula, on the western side of which is an attractive, lively Msasani fishing village, which is thought to stand on the site of one of East Africa's oldest coastal Arabic settlements. Further west along Msasani Bay are a series of 17th-century ruins that are thought to be Dar es Salaam's oldest graveyard.

Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
National Museum and House of Culture

Formerly known as the National Museum, this attraction close to the Botanic Gardens has been transformed to help showcase the country’s cultural heritage. In addition, it still retains famous fossil discoveries made by Leakey in Olduvai Gorge, including the well-known ‘Nutcracker Man.' There is a further assortment of historical displays on regional civilisations, the development of the slave trade and the German and British colonial periods of Tanzania's history.

Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Shaaban Robert Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: (022) 211 7508.
Website: www.houseofculture.or.tz
Nyumba Ya Sanaa (Nyerere Cultural Centre)

The 'House of Arts' as it is also known is a handicraft centre where young artisans congregate to work, display and sell their wares. Jewellery, textiles, pottery, etchings, paintings and carvings are all on display and available at very reasonable rates. There's also the chance to participate in some of the craft work. The centre lays on traditional dance performances at the weekends, when there is a bar and small restaurant open too.

Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Ohio Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: (022) 213 1727.
St Joseph’s Cathedral

The cathedral contains original German inscriptions from 1897, the year it was built, as well as various bits of artwork.

Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Sokoine Drive, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Village Museum

This open-air museum, situated 10km (6 miles) north of the city centre, features a collection of 19 authentically reconstructed dwellings that show traditional ways of living from throughout Tanzania. The museum also lays on traditional dance and music performances during the afternoons.

Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: New Bagamayo Road at Makaburi Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: (022) 270 0437.
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