Coast
Dar es Salaam
The country's biggest city and its front door. Kigamboni's beaches are a short ferry from the centre, the fish market is worth an early morning, and most journeys — to Zanzibar, to the southern parks — start here.
Start with these
LodgeBeachfront banda at Kipepeo
A thatched banda a few steps from the water at Kigamboni, with a fan, a mosquito net and nothing else to distract you. Breakfast on the terrace.
TSh 165,000per room / night
Kipepeo Beach Lodge
2 nights, 3 daysMikumi weekend, from Dar
Leave Friday evening, two game drives, back Sunday night. The safari for people with jobs, and the cheapest way to see elephants from Dar es Salaam.
TSh 340,000per person
Park fees extraAmina Safaris
Where it is
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