Must-see attractions in Dar es Salaam

  • Nafasi Art Space

    Aiming to be the leading contemporary art centre in Tanzania, Nafasi is a complex of studios housed in an old industrial warehouse in Mikocheni. Many…

  • National Museum & House of Culture

    The National Museum houses a copy of the famous fossil discoveries of zinjanthropus ('nutcracker man') from Olduvai Gorge, plus other archaeological finds…

  • Village Museum

    This open-air museum features a collection of authentically constructed dwellings illustrating traditional life in various parts of Tanzania. Each house…

  • Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System

    The uninhabited islands of Bongoyo, Mbudya, Pangavini and Fungu Yasini, just off the coastline north of Dar es Salaam, form this marine reserve system…

  • Fish Market

    Head down to the Kivukoni fish market in the early morning to see fishers flog their catch to restauranteurs and homemakers with all the zeal of Wall St…

  • St Joseph Cathedral

    This spired, Gothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedral was built at the turn of the 19th century by German missionaries. In addition to the striking stained…

  • State House

    An imposing complex set amid large grounds, the State House was originally built by the Germans and rebuilt after WWI by the British.

  • Azania Front Lutheran Church

    A striking edifice, with a red-roofed belfry overlooking the water, a rather stern Gothic interior and a marvellous, new handmade organ, this is one of…

  • Kunduchi Ruins

    These overgrown but worthwhile ruins include the remnants of a late 15th-century mosque as well as Arabic graves from the 18th or 19th centuries, with…

  • Botanical Gardens

    Although in danger of disappearing beneath development, these botanical gardens provide an essential shady oasis in the city. They were established in…

  • St Peter's Church

    In addition to being almost always packed to overflowing during services, St Peter's is a helpful landmark showing the turn-off from busy Ali Hassan…

  • Askari Monument

    This bronze statue, dedicated to Africans killed in WWI, is now a favourite haunt of street touts and dubious moneychangers.