Top Dar es Salaam Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises

A tour of Dar es Salaam will take you to the National Museum, Village Museum, Mwenge Carvings Market, Tingatinga art Gallery, Slipway Shopping Centre, The Fish Market, City Centre, Historical Building and many other Sites. The name Dar es Salaam means "the house of peace" formerly Mzizima. It is an enticing mix of sight seeing, shopping and entertainment, the largest city in Tanzania reflects a fascinating blend of its rich historical past and its sophisticated contemporary present. The name was given by Sultan Majid bin Said of Zanzibar when he decided to use the harbor city as a port and trade centre in between 1858 and 1862. Since then the town has flourished and is now the commercial hub of the country with high population, important economic centre and one of the fastest growing cities in Tanzania & most prominent city in arts, fashion, media, music, film, television and a leading financial centre it is also the largest and most populous Swahili-speaking city in the world.

With thriving big game and and hundreds of bird species, Mikumi National Park is offers a real safari experience as a day trip from Dar Es Salaam. Make the most of your time in Tanzania with a full-day, private tour for up to four people that includes morning and afternoon game drives, park entrance fees, lunch, and door-to-door transport.

Optimize limited time in Tanzania on this 3-day tour to Makumi National Park, with hassle-free two-way transfer from Dar es Salaam. Avoid hidden costs with accommodation, park fees, and meals included, leaving you free to focus on finding elephants, lions, and more as you explore the park with a professional guide aboard a 4x4, open-roof vehicle.

Gain an intimate perspective of Dar es Salaam on a private walking tour. Be immersed in the city’s ambience as you explore on foot and by public transport and learn about its history and culture from your guide. Benefit from the comprehensive itinerary to tick off several top attractions, including the National Museum, St. Joseph Church, and Kariakoo Bazaar, in just a half day.

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:

NOTICE: All our staff and guides will ensure all necessary prevention techniques. Also, we will enforce our clients to do the same. this includes keeping distance, wearing a mask as well as frequent hand washing and sanitization. This tour is short but you can have a chance to see big four, most accessible from Dar es Salaam. Within its 3230 square. km it's set between the Uluguru Mountains to the north and the Lumango Mountains to the south-east. Mikumi hosts buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, lions, pythons zebras, leopards crocodiles, and many more just to mention a few.

My experience provides a better way to have a chance to be like a local in Dar -The experience starts with being picked up before 9 pm and being transported to our first location for some drinks or food (vegetarians are required t give the info earlier) -the party starts here with your drinking coupons covering options for various kind of drinks. -Around 12 am we head to the famous clubs in the city where we will get chance to dance a variety of music such as the local Bongo flava, reggae, hip hop and other more till late night. After the party night we will drop you back to your hotel or to your house door step.

Strolling through Bagamoyo’s narrow, unpaved streets takes you back to the mid-19th century, when the town was one of the most important settlements along the East African coast and the terminus of the trade caravan route linking Lake Tanganyika with the sea. Slaves, ivory, salt and copra were unloaded here before being shipped to Zanzibar Island and elsewhere, and many European explorers, including Richard Burton, Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone, began and ended their trips here. In 1868 French missionaries established Freedom Village at Bagamoyo as a shelter for ransomed slaves, and for the remainder of the century the town served as a way station for missionaries travelling from Zanzibar Island to the interior.

Tours of Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara, and more are all easily managed under a single booking with this 6-day tour of Tanzania. A guide provides tons of insight as you travel among popular natural destinations and handles logistics with ease. Inclusions such as food, lodging, and entrance fees make this tour a high-value choice for nature lovers.

Saadani is where the beach meets the bush. The only wildlife sanctuary in East Africa to boast for an Indian Ocean beachfront, it sounds too far fetched to be true – an epic safari adventure filled with scenic Savannah, verdant bush lands married with calm beaches absent from tourists. This description may sound like the stuff of dreams, but here in Tanzania’s Saadani National Park, it is the reality. Yet it is also the one place where those idle hours of sunbathing might be interrupted by an elephant strolling past, or a lion coming to drink at the nearby waterhole!

Very short trip designed for those who want to escape the madness of Dar es Salaam city by taking a weekend on safari. This tour departs and returns to Dar es Salaam, Mikumi National Park Road Safari is a short tour from Dar es Salaam-Tanzania, which takes you to visit one of the spectacular southern circuit National parks of Tanzania. A good surfaced road connects Mikumi to Dar es Salaam via Morogoro, a roughly 6hour drive.) The park is well-known for its population of elephants, giraffes buffaloes, zebras, elands, greater Kudu, wildebeest,

A Tanzania camping safari not only lets you get closer to the wildlife you traveled to see, but also saves you major money, making this tour a win-win for travelers wanting to experience Tanzania’s wildlife on a budget. Visit Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and more over the course of five days, giving you ample opportunities to spot animals like giraffes, elephants, and zebras in the wild.

Mikumi is Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park. It’s also the most accessible from Dar es Salaam. With almost guaranteed wildlife sightings, it makes an ideal safari destination for those without much time. Since the completion of the paved road connecting the park gate with Dar es Salaam, Mikumi National Park has been slated to become a hotspot for tourism in Tanzania. Located between the Uluguru Mountains and the Lumango range, Mikumi is the fourth largest national park in Tanzania and only a few hours drive from Tanzania’s largest city. The park has a wide variety of wildlife that can be easy spotted and also well acclimatized to game viewing. Its proximity to Dar es Salaam and the amount of wildlife that live within its borders makes Mikumi National Park a popular option for weekend visitors from the city, or for business visitors who don’t have to spend a long time on an extended safari itinerary.

Very short trip designed for those who want to escape the madness of Dar es Salaam city by taking a weekend on safari. This tour departs and returns to Dar es Salaam, Mikumi National Park Road Safari is a short tour from Dar es Salaam-Tanzania, which takes you to visit one of the spectacular southern circuit National parks of Tanzania. A good surfaced road connects Mikumi to Dar es Salaam via Morogoro, a roughly 6hour drive.) The park is well-known for its population of elephants, giraffes buffaloes, zebras, elands, greater Kudu, wildebeest,

3 days 2 night Mikumi national park safari entails pick up from your hotel or residence in Dar- es-salaam in the morning, transfer the park, unlike the 2 days, 3 days days give a little bit more time to explore the park including area such as the Mkata, Chomgore(place of python), Mkata flood plains alongside the mikumi park.

Year-round wildlife and frequent sightings in Mikumi National Park makes the scenic reserve a great safari destination, especially if you limited time. Make the most of a 2-day adventure with multiple game drives, included accommodations close to the park entrance, and round-trip transport from Dar es Salaam or Morogoro. The private format means personalized service from beginning to end, with the chance to enjoy the trip at your own pace.

• Boat Safari • Walking Safari in the wild • Unlimited game drive inside the reserve • Selous Game Reserve three days Safari from Dar es Salaam

Mikumi is Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park. It’s also the most accessible from Dar es Salaam. With almost guaranteed wildlife sightings, it makes an ideal safari destination for those without much time (Its a 4 hour drive or 1 hour flight from Dar es Salaam). It is situated less than 300 kilometres from Dar es Salaam, which makes it a very popular park due to its accessibility. The Mikumi flood plain dominates the park, where lion is commonly seen as are packs of wild dog, a rarity elsewhere in Africa. Leopard, Giraffe, elephant, zebra, buffalo, wildebeest, eland, crocodiles, monitor lizard and python are some of the many inhabitants of Mikumi.

NOTICE: All our staff and guides will ensure all necessary prevention techniques. Also, we will enforce our clients to do the same. this includes keeping distance, wearing a mask as well as frequent hand washing and sanitization. Perhaps most unique to Mikumi is the large buffaloes population. The largest member of the antelope family cuts a striking figure as it grazes on the open fields, and the park's huge array of birdlife (over 400 species) make it a birder's paradise as well. Big cats such as lions and leopard are also available

Welcome to Mikumi national parks rich in wildlife like buffalo, elephant, lions, wildebeests, Masai giraffe, hippos, impalas, crocodiles, There are also, zebras and wart hogs. Most of the animals can be seen at all seasons, drive from Dar es salaam to Mikumi national park is about 5 hours driving, this will be a camping safari with tents, during the night you will hear lots of animals, including hyena, sometimes even a lion, also itinerary can be customized depending on your needs and budget,

HIGHLIGHTS: • Unlimited game drive • Accommodation inside the park/outside the park • All meals: 2 Lunch, 1 dinner and 1 breakfast • 4x4 tourist vehicle with open pop up roof • Early morning game drive • Late evening game drive

This is a special tour for those who have limited time and have only a day for safari from Dar Es Salaam city. Mikumi is the third largest park located in the Southern part of Tanzania, it is less crowded and more affordable compared to Serengeti National Park. It is also closest to the capital city of Tanzania, Dar es salaam than any other park in Tanzania (besides Sadaani National Park). Mikumi National Park hosts a big variety of mammals, reptiles, and over 300 species of birds. Animals that are frequently seen in Mikumi National Park include Lions, elands, Hartebeest, Buffaloes, Wildebeests, Giraffes, Zebras, Elephants, Impalas, Warthogs, Elephants, Hippos, more than 300 bird species, and different plant species

Spend a few days away from the hustle and bustle of Dar es Salaam and explore the UNESCO-listed Selous Game Reserve. This all-inclusive 3-day tour is the perfect excursion for those who do not have too much time in Tanzania and want to discover its wildlife. See native species like giraffe, zebras, lions, warthogs, elephants, and much more and enjoy a relaxing sunset boat safari on the Rufiji River.

Bagamoyo is a magical town fringed with amazing beaches, Mangrove forest, unforgettable historical memories as well as various traditional lifestyle, located just 65kms north of Dar es Salaam on the coast opposite Zanzibar, it was the formal capital of the German East Africa. It derived the name from the word Bwagamoyo means “here I throw down my heart” reflecting the desperation and despair of the “broken heart” captives whose voyage into the unknown world began here. The town was the most important trading center pot of the east central coast of Africa, in the late 19th century its history was influenced by Indian and Arab traders, the German colonial government and by Christian missionaries. The visit will include; First German East Africa State House in East Africa, Old Fort, Kaole Ruins, Catholic Museum, Crocodile Farm, Old Port in East Africa, the First Cross erected by the Missionary on the coast of East Africa, Dr. Livingstone’s Church, the fish market, etc.