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DAR ES SALAAM AND THE SWAHILI COAST [Tanzania]

To most travellers, Dar es Salaam is just a convenient port of call on the way to more exotic destinations of Zanzibar, the game parks, Pemba or Mafia Islands. This is a great pity, as the city is a fascinating tropical port that is well worth a visit. With a population estimated around 2,500,000, it is also the country's richest city and an important economic centre. Though Dar es Salaam lost its official status as capital city to Dodoma in the mid-1970s, it remains the centre of the permanent central government bureaucracy and continues to serve as the capital for the surrounding Dar es Salaam Region.

boat and beach [© 2007 Pulse Africa - pulseafrica.com]    city [© 2006 Pulse Africa - pulseafrica.com]    





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Best time for visiting Dar es Salaam & Coast

August to March

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Travel Guide
Tanzania Offers
  • Zanzibar Half-Term Special
    Kids up to twelve stay for free and kids between twelve and eighteen pay a minimal board supplement. Make the most of this half-term special at Baraza Resort and Spa. Valid: 16th June ~ 31st October.
    hotel - Baraza Zanzibar, Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania [© 2008 Pulse Africa - pulseafrica.com]
  • What makes a Pulse Africa trip so special?
    It is about our attention to detail which has come from years of experience and constant travelling to the destinations concerned. It is about creating the correct expectations and then fulfilling them.
    landscape - Madagascar [© 1980 Pulse Africa - pulseafrica.com]
Tanzania Highlights
  • Migration map
    Interactive migration map throughout the year... Click on the arrows before the month (top righ corner of the map) to see where the herds of animals should be each month of the year.
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  • Ruaha National Park
    There are not many places left in Africa that I consider to be wild and relatively unexplored. Ruaha National Park is one of these. Approximately two hours flying time in a light aircraft heading due west from Dar es Salaam (also accessible...
    property - Mwagusi Camp, Ruaha, Tanzania [© 2011 Pulse Africa - pulseafrica.com]
  • Quintessential Tanzania
    A friendly smile awaits us in the arrivals hall, our names carefully displayed on a signboard, our luggage is swiftly removed and we are marched through to our safari vehicle; our safari has begun!
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