Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
The large city hotels sit on the harbour and up the Msasani peninsula. Most trips sleep here once, on the way in or the way out.
Before you go
Best months. The city works all year. June to October and December to February are the easier months. March to May is the long rains, which slows the roads more than the hotels.
What to choose first. Choose the hotel first. Dar is an arrival night or a business stay. A tour company is for one city day, not the reason to book.
Dar es Salaam · Hotel
Kivukoni Harbour Hotel
A large harbour hotel with a pool deck over the channel and rooms that face either the port or the city. It is built for the night before a flight, and for meetings that run past six.
Dar es Salaam · Hotel
Msasani Grand
A big peninsula hotel with a long pool and rooms stepped back from the road. It suits people who want Dar without sleeping in the middle of the ferry traffic.
Dar es Salaam · Hotel
Oyster Bay Hotel
One of the large Oyster Bay hotels, with a sea wall, a formal dining room, and enough rooms that a conference does not take the whole building.
