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DAR ES SALAM

INFORMATION

Country: Tanzania
Area: 162 km2
Population: 4.3 million inhabitants
Language: Swahili‚ English
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Airport: Julius Nyerere International Airport South West of Dar Es Salaam

DISCOVER

Dar es Salaam‚ the capital and main port of the country‚ is located on the east coast of Tanzania. An economic center‚ Dar es Salaam is home to nearly 80% of the country's industrial activities and manages 95% of Tanzania's international trade thanks‚ among other things‚ Its port is connected with other ports not only East Africa‚ the Middle East‚ Southeast Asia‚ but also from Australia‚ the Americas and Europe. Dar es Salaam is therefore a destination of choice for traders in the region.

The city also has a lot of tourist attractions like the National Museum‚ retracing the history of the country since pre-historic times and its collection of Presidential Rolls Royce‚ or the Village Museum which brings together in one village the traditional habitats of 16 ethnic groups living in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is especially one of the starting point for the arrival of tourists who are interested in safaris in the many national parks which it has and also the beautiful beaches of the neighboring island of Zanzibar.

ATTRACTION

Animal safaris
The National Museum
The Village Museum
The Kariakoo Market
The Oyster Bay Peninsula

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