Holiday Inn Dar es Salaam

... to the south. The Dar es Salaam Region had a population of 2,497,940 as of the official 2002 census. Though Dar es Salaam lost its official status as capital city to Dodoma in 1974, it remains the centre of the permanent central government bureaucracy ...

... to see much of a city/country, but today I took the liberty of spending my day at a white sandy beach north of Dar Es Salaam and work in the evening in stead.  The traffic here is quite insane for a relatively small city but it was an interesting ...

... , and we were quite frayed when with a sense relief for the familiar, we rolled into the station at Dar es Salaam. hopping off was difficult because the station was extremely crowded, very different from our previous experience. A very tall ...

... to the convent.  Anyway, it was great to see her and after a quick clear up we headed back to the convent and supper at the Holiday Inn where an Irish band were playing – Nicky and I didn’t make it up to the band, we headed back home as ...

... quite a bit.  To give us a chance to understand, experience and compare we decided to head to Tanzania and it's capital Dar es Salaam (or "Dars" as known by locals).  We really didn't know what to expect but the pulse of the city felt ...

... lot more besides. Walking up and down between the traffic is not the safest option, but there we are. Our stay at the Holiday Inn in Dar was courtesy of some accumulated points. Only for one night, as our flight to London in the morning meant we would ...

Our original itinerary included an overnight to Zanzibar and then a final day in Dar Es Salaam.  Unfortunately, right before we left for the trip the US had raised the threat level for these areas and the school, and parents, were all very hesitant to ...

... general (that won't melt), and other good stuff from there ;) COOPERATION, LINKS AND PROJECT SECTION UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION FIRST FLOOR ROOM 225 P.O. BOX 35091 TANZANIA It takes about 2-3 weeks to receive anything from ...

... , since I know it will take about a week to get that permit. Fo those of you who don't know, I'm no real fan of Dar Es Salaam. It is a big, dusty, crowded, traffic-filled city. I never really feel all that safe here and I end up sittin in my hotel ...

... , which was a true sign that we were somewhere completely different to the rest of Africa that we have seen (Dar es Salaam having a strong Muslim influence). One night in 'the sauna room' at our hotel was enough to make us leave the following ...

... about the flight.  I moved to a window to watch us land.  How cool….flying over AFRICA!!!!  The airport at Dar es Salam is typical to a 3rd world country.  Small and easy to navigate.  I quickly found my bag on the carousel ...

... `An absolute dump, resenting an army barracks`  So all good fun! But we made the most of the fact we are opposite the Holiday Inn (Absolute luxury over here, but at $189 a nigh, compared to our 12,000TSH...!!) used the poshest toilets we have seen so ...

... the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the city. we were that snarly surly hatefilled couple who had forgotten that travel was a holiday and not two heavily armed people hiding in a fortfied bunker fighting extradition. The decision was made that ...

... been here long enough to know that a system such as this cannot exist here. So, we are not digging a grave right now and we are not at the hospital.  We are safe and sound and enjoying our holiday. Sincerely, Jeff the Atrocious, Jaded ...

... with this gorup before we have to say goodbye to them too and stay behind on the island for our 2 week holiday. It's really warm and sticky in Dar es Salaam - we had our first really warm night last night. The group is now complaining that it's too ...

... days in Dar meeting the staff of Columbia University's team. Its a large city (3 million) with cars and traffic and all. The Holiday Inn was beautiful. Food is mediocre everywhere, but the Indian cuisine is great. Wish I had a chance to walk or drive ...

... places, too, for the homesick or unadventurous traveller. The gelato was good. Tonight I take the overnight ferry back to Dar es Salaam, which will probably be a miserable experience. Then, immediately onto a 12 hour bus to Arusha, in the central north, ...