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Dar es Salaam

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Introduction

Dar es Salaam is located along the Indian Ocean coastline of Tanzania and is the largest city in the country with around 2,5 million inhabitants. It is a major port city and is the economical and financial heart of the country.

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Weather

Dar es Salaam has a tropical climate with hot and humid weather year round. Temperatures during the day are around 30 degrees Celsius, while nights drop to between 19 (July to September) and 25 (January and February) degrees Celsius. Rain falls quite evenly throughout the year, but March to May is much wetter, Apil averaging around 300 mm of rain.

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Getting There

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By Train

Centrally located in Zambia, north of the capital Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi is the starting point of a two nights trainride to Dar es Salaam. From here you can travel further by boat or plane to the tropical island of spices, Zanzibar. This so called TAZARA Railway (Tanzania-Zambia Railway) operates scheduled services twice a week, leaving in both ends of the line on Tuesdays and Fridays around 16pm, arriving on Thursdays and Sundays at 9.30am in Zambia, but after noon in the other direction in Dar es Salaam.

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Getting Around

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PropertyAddressTypePopularity
Amans Paradise Annex HouseTangi Bovu,close to Karagwe Qulity Bucher No 1 Pamba Street Mbezi Beach Dae Es salaamHotel-
Beachcomber Hotel & ResortAfrican Road,Jangwani BeachHotel90
Jambo InnLibya streetGuesthouse63
Jamboinn HotelLibya Street 5588 Dar es SalaamHotel39
KayaKijitonyamaGuesthouse73
Mbezi Beach Home RentalP.O. Box 32864Apartment-
The Green Hill Holiday76142 -Guesthouse-
Transit Motel UkongaPlot 7 Nyerere /segerea rds, Ukonga SLB 18083 Dar Es SalaamGuesthouse72
Uplands CentrePO Box 72708Hostel63

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